1947 - Today
Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill (born 14 September 1947) is a New Zealand and Northern Irish/British actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Omagh, Northern Ireland, Neill moved to Christchurch, New Zealand, with his family in 1954. He first achieved recognition with his appearance in the 1977 film Sleeping Dogs, which he followed with leading roles in My Brilliant Career (1979), Omen III: The Final Conflict, Possession (both 1981), A Cry in the Dark (1988), Dead Calm (1989), The Hunt For Red October (1990), and The Piano (1993). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Neill has received more than 10,827,079 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Sam Neill is the 323rd most popular actor (up from 358th in 2019), the 466th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 543rd in 2019) and the 49th most popular British Actor.
Sam neill is most famous for his roles in Jurassic Park and The Hunt for Red October.
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Among actors, Sam Neill ranks 323 out of 10,030. Before him are Laura Antonelli, Donald Pleasence, William Shatner, Mickey Rooney, F. Murray Abraham, and Alan Arkin. After him are Frances Farmer, Heath Ledger, Ali MacGraw, Robert Mitchum, Emma Thompson, and Matt Damon.
1941 - 2015
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 317
1919 - 1995
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 318
1931 - Present
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 319
1920 - 2014
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 320
1939 - Present
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 321
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 322
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 323
1913 - 1970
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 324
1979 - 2008
HPI: 73.23
Rank: 325
1939 - Present
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 326
1917 - 1997
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 327
1959 - Present
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 328
1970 - Present
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 329
Among people born in 1947, Sam Neill ranks 31. Before him are Paco de Lucía, Salman Rushdie, Glenn Close, Gigliola Cinquetti, Herman Van Rompuy, and France Gall. After him are Josep Borrell, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Rob Rensenbrink, Gloria Gaynor, James Woods, and Jonathan Pryce.
1947 - 2014
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 25
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 26
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 27
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 28
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 29
1947 - 2018
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 30
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 31
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 32
1947 - 2017
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 33
1947 - 2020
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 34
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 35
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 36
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 37
Among people born in United Kingdom, Sam Neill ranks 466 out of 6,924. Before him are Graham Hill (1929), John Smith (1580), Morrissey (1959), Donald Pleasence (1919), John Hicks (1904), and Christian de Duve (1917). After him are William Ewart Gladstone (1809), Richard Arkwright (1732), Thomas Cromwell (1485), Gregory Bateson (1904), Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532), and Stanley Matthews (1915).
1929 - 1975
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 460
1580 - 1631
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 461
1959 - Present
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 462
1919 - 1995
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 463
1904 - 1989
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 464
1917 - 2013
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 465
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 466
1809 - 1898
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 467
1732 - 1792
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 468
1485 - 1540
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 469
1904 - 1980
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 470
1532 - 1588
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 471
1915 - 2000
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 472
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Sam Neill ranks 49. Before him are Albert Finney (1936), Ralph Fiennes (1962), Colin Firth (1960), Olivia Newton-John (1948), Deborah Kerr (1921), and Donald Pleasence (1919). After him are Emma Thompson (1959), Wentworth Miller (1972), John Cleese (1939), Daniel Craig (1968), Kate Winslet (1975), and Bob Hoskins (1942).
1936 - 2019
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 43
1962 - Present
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 44
1960 - Present
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 45
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 46
1921 - 2007
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 47
1919 - 1995
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 48
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 49
1959 - Present
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 50
1972 - Present
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 51
1939 - Present
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 52
1968 - Present
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 53
1975 - Present
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 54
1942 - 2014
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 55