ACTOR
Stan Laurel
1890 - 1965
Stan Laurel
Stan Laurel (, LORR-əl; born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, director and writer who was one half of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 107 short films, feature films and cameo roles. Laurel began his career in music hall, where he developed a number of his standard comic devices, including the bowler hat, the deep comic gravity and the nonsensical understatement, and developed his skills in pantomime and music hall sketches. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stan Laurel has received more than 7,522,476 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Stan Laurel is the 155th most popular actor (down from 123rd in 2019), the 229th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 203rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular British Actor.
Stan Laurel was a comedian and actor who is most famous for his comedic duo act with Oliver Hardy.
Memorability Metrics
7.5M
Page Views (PV)
69.75
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
56
Languages Editions (L)
6.20
Effective Languages (L*)
3.91
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Stan Laurel ranks 155 out of 13,578. Before him are Orson Welles, Jean Renoir, Laurence Olivier, Ava Gardner, Eli Wallach, and Tommy Lee Jones. After him are Antonio Banderas, Sandra Bullock, Burt Lancaster, Fernandel, Oliver Hardy, and Rita Hayworth.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOrson Welles
1915 - 1985
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 149
Jean Renoir
1894 - 1979
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 150
Laurence Olivier
1907 - 1989
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 151
Ava Gardner
1922 - 1990
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 152
Eli Wallach
1915 - 2014
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 153
Tommy Lee Jones
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 154
Stan Laurel
1890 - 1965
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 155
Antonio Banderas
1960 - Present
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 156
Sandra Bullock
1964 - Present
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 157
Burt Lancaster
1913 - 1994
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 158
Fernandel
1903 - 1971
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 159
Oliver Hardy
1892 - 1957
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 160
Rita Hayworth
1918 - 1987
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 161
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1890, Stan Laurel ranks 17. Before him are Alfred Jodl, Fritz Lang, Kurt Lewin, George II of Greece, Lawrence Bragg, and Colonel Sanders. After him are Man Ray, Carlos Gardel, Walther Funk, Robert Ley, Fanny Kaplan, and El Lissitzky. Among people deceased in 1965, Stan Laurel ranks 9. Before him are Le Corbusier, Albert Schweitzer, Syngman Rhee, Farouk of Egypt, Martin Buber, and Moshe Sharett. After him are Edward Victor Appleton, Eli Cohen, Louise Mountbatten, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, Maxime Weygand, and Hermann Staudinger.
Others Born in 1890
Go to all RankingsAlfred Jodl
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1946
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 11
Fritz Lang
FILM DIRECTOR
1890 - 1976
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 12
Kurt Lewin
PSYCHOLOGIST
1890 - 1947
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 13
George II of Greece
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1947
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 14
Lawrence Bragg
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1971
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 15
Colonel Sanders
BUSINESSPERSON
1890 - 1980
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 16
Stan Laurel
ACTOR
1890 - 1965
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 17
Man Ray
PAINTER
1890 - 1976
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 18
Carlos Gardel
SINGER
1890 - 1935
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 19
Walther Funk
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1960
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 20
Robert Ley
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1945
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 21
Fanny Kaplan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1890 - 1918
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 22
El Lissitzky
ARTIST
1890 - 1941
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 23
Others Deceased in 1965
Go to all RankingsLe Corbusier
ARCHITECT
1887 - 1965
HPI: 83.05
Rank: 3
Albert Schweitzer
PHYSICIAN
1875 - 1965
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 4
Syngman Rhee
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1965
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 5
Farouk of Egypt
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1965
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 6
Martin Buber
PHILOSOPHER
1878 - 1965
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 7
Moshe Sharett
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1965
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 8
Stan Laurel
ACTOR
1890 - 1965
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 9
Edward Victor Appleton
PHYSICIST
1892 - 1965
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 10
Eli Cohen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 1965
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 11
Louise Mountbatten
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1965
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 12
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1965
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 13
Maxime Weygand
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1867 - 1965
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 14
Hermann Staudinger
CHEMIST
1881 - 1965
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 15
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Stan Laurel ranks 229 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Brown (1773), Laurence Olivier (1907), Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (1901), Alcuin (735), James Hunt (1947), and Charles Glover Barkla (1877). After him are Clement Attlee (1883), Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (1869), Harold Godwinson (1022), Syd Barrett (1946), Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900), and Benjamin Disraeli (1804).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRobert Brown
BIOLOGIST
1773 - 1858
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 223
Laurence Olivier
ACTOR
1907 - 1989
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 224
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
COMPANION
1901 - 2004
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 225
Alcuin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
735 - 804
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 226
James Hunt
RACING DRIVER
1947 - 1993
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 227
Charles Glover Barkla
PHYSICIST
1877 - 1944
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 228
Stan Laurel
ACTOR
1890 - 1965
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 229
Clement Attlee
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1967
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 230
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
PHYSICIST
1869 - 1959
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 231
Harold Godwinson
POLITICIAN
1022 - 1066
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 232
Syd Barrett
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2006
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 233
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1979
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 234
Benjamin Disraeli
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1881
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 235
Among ACTORS In United Kingdom
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Stan Laurel ranks 23. Before him are Peter O'Toole (1932), Jason Statham (1967), Judi Dench (1934), Ben Kingsley (1943), Richard Madden (1986), and Laurence Olivier (1907). After him are Jeremy Irons (1948), Peter Ustinov (1921), Gary Oldman (1958), Olivia Newton-John (1948), Alec Guinness (1914), and Graham Chapman (1941).
Peter O'Toole
1932 - 2013
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 17
Jason Statham
1967 - Present
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 18
Judi Dench
1934 - Present
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 19
Ben Kingsley
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 20
Richard Madden
1986 - Present
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 21
Laurence Olivier
1907 - 1989
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 22
Stan Laurel
1890 - 1965
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 23
Jeremy Irons
1948 - Present
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 24
Peter Ustinov
1921 - 2004
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 25
Gary Oldman
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 26
Olivia Newton-John
1948 - 2022
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 27
Alec Guinness
1914 - 2000
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 28
Graham Chapman
1941 - 1989
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 29