1905 - 1994
Sebastian Lewis Shaw (29 May 1905 – 23 December 1994) was an English actor, theatre director, novelist, playwright and poet. During his 65-year career, he appeared in dozens of stage performances and more than 40 film and television productions. Shaw was born and brought up in Holt, Norfolk, and made his acting debut at age eight at a London theatre. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sebastian Shaw has received more than 41,213 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Sebastian Shaw is the 836th most popular actor (down from 750th in 2019), the 994th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 937th in 2019) and the 130th most popular British Actor.
Sebastian Shaw is most famous for being the actor who portrayed the character of Magneto in the first three X-Men films.
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Among actors, Sebastian Shaw ranks 836 out of 9,996. Before him are Katina Paxinou, Peter Weller, Michael York, Dorothy Malone, Ray Milland, and James Mason. After him are Marisa Paredes, Brad Dourif, Jennifer Garner, Mike Myers, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Matt LeBlanc.
1900 - 1973
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 830
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 831
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 832
1924 - 2018
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 833
1907 - 1986
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 834
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 835
1905 - 1994
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 836
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 837
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 838
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 839
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 840
1980 - Present
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 841
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 842
Among people born in 1905, Sebastian Shaw ranks 57. Before him are Sada Abe, Barnett Newman, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Joseph Cotten, Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria, and Severo Ochoa. After him are Piet Hein, Heinz Lammerding, Dolores del Río, Daniil Kharms, Enrique Ballestrero, and Dhyan Chand. Among people deceased in 1994, Sebastian Shaw ranks 63. Before him are Rollo May, Cesar Romero, Joseph Cotten, Sylva Koscina, Terence Young, and John Candy. After him are Chung Il-kwon, Nicolás Gómez Dávila, Robert Bloch, Max Bill, James Clavell, and Cab Calloway.
1905 - Present
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 51
1905 - 1970
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 52
1905 - 1988
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 53
1905 - 1994
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 54
1905 - 1996
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 55
1905 - 1993
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 56
1905 - 1994
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 57
1905 - 1996
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 58
1905 - 1971
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 59
1905 - 1983
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 60
1905 - 1942
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 61
1905 - 1969
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 62
1905 - 1979
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 63
1909 - 1994
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 57
1907 - 1994
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 58
1905 - 1994
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 59
1933 - 1994
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 60
1915 - 1994
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 61
1950 - 1994
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 62
1905 - 1994
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 63
1917 - 1994
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 64
1913 - 1994
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 65
1917 - 1994
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 66
1908 - 1994
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 67
1921 - 1994
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 68
1907 - 1994
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 69
Among people born in United Kingdom, Sebastian Shaw ranks 994 out of 7,765. Before him are Edmund Leighton (1852), John Kay (1704), John E. Walker (1941), Prince Michael of Kent (1942), Ray Milland (1907), and James Mason (1909). After him are Alasdair MacIntyre (1929), Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin (1914), James Stirling (1926), Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (1477), Stephen Frears (1941), and Charlotte Gainsbourg (1971).
1852 - 1922
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 988
1704 - 1779
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 989
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 990
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 991
1907 - 1986
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 992
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 993
1905 - 1994
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 994
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 995
1914 - 1999
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 996
1926 - 1992
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 997
1477 - 1539
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 998
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 999
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 1,000
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Sebastian Shaw ranks 130. Before him are Ian McDiarmid (1944), Denholm Elliott (1922), Eric Idle (1943), Michael York (1942), Ray Milland (1907), and James Mason (1909). After him are Charlotte Gainsbourg (1971), Honor Blackman (1925), Robert Hardy (1925), Helen McCrory (1968), Geraldine McEwan (1932), and Stewart Granger (1913).
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 124
1922 - 1992
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 125
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 126
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 127
1907 - 1986
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 128
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 129
1905 - 1994
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 130
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 131
1925 - 2020
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 132
1925 - 2017
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 133
1968 - 2021
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 134
1932 - 2015
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 135
1913 - 1993
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 136