1890 - 1965
Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, writer, and film director 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. He was a member of "Fred Karno's Army", where he was Charlie Chaplin's understudy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stan Laurel has received more than 6,555,328 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Stan Laurel is the 123rd most popular actor (down from 118th in 2019), the 203rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 201st in 2019) and the 20th most popular British Actor.
Stan Laurel was a comedian and actor who is most famous for his comedic duo act with Oliver Hardy.
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Among actors, Stan Laurel ranks 123 out of 9,996. Before him are Donald Sutherland, Tommy Lee Jones, Orson Welles, Ben Kingsley, Cameron Diaz, and Spencer Tracy. After him are Max von Sydow, Peter Falk, Ursula Andress, Rita Hayworth, Rutger Hauer, and Burt Lancaster.
1935 - Present
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 117
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 118
1915 - 1985
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 119
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 120
1972 - Present
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 121
1900 - 1967
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 122
1890 - 1965
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 123
1929 - 2020
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 124
1927 - 2011
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 125
1936 - Present
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 126
1918 - 1987
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 127
1944 - 2019
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 128
1913 - 1994
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 129
Among people born in 1890, Stan Laurel ranks 15. Before him are Egon Schiele, Karel Čapek, Alfred Jodl, Kurt Lewin, Fritz Lang, and Colonel Sanders. After him are George II of Greece, Lawrence Bragg, Man Ray, Walther Funk, Carlos Gardel, and Robert Ley. Among people deceased in 1965, Stan Laurel ranks 8. Before him are Malcolm X, Le Corbusier, Albert Schweitzer, Syngman Rhee, Farouk of Egypt, and Martin Buber. After him are Eli Cohen, W. Somerset Maugham, Louise Mountbatten, Edward Victor Appleton, Maxime Weygand, and Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium.
1890 - 1918
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 9
1890 - 1938
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 10
1890 - 1946
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 11
1890 - 1947
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 12
1890 - 1976
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 13
1890 - 1980
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 14
1890 - 1965
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 15
1890 - 1947
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 16
1890 - 1971
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 17
1890 - 1976
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 18
1890 - 1960
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 19
1890 - 1935
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 20
1890 - 1945
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 21
1925 - 1965
HPI: 83.94
Rank: 2
1887 - 1965
HPI: 82.89
Rank: 3
1875 - 1965
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 4
1875 - 1965
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 5
1920 - 1965
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 6
1878 - 1965
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 7
1890 - 1965
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 8
1924 - 1965
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 9
1874 - 1965
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 10
1889 - 1965
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 11
1892 - 1965
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 12
1867 - 1965
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 13
1876 - 1965
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 14
Among people born in United Kingdom, Stan Laurel ranks 203 out of 7,765. Before him are Edward the Black Prince (1330), Duns Scotus (1265), James Hunt (1947), Saint Ursula (400), Ben Kingsley (1943), and Henry III of England (1207). After him are Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (1846), Charles II of England (1630), Ecgberht, King of Wessex (800), Arthur Henderson (1863), Robert Brown (1773), and Henrietta of England (1644).
1330 - 1376
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 197
1265 - 1308
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 198
1947 - 1993
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 199
400 - 383
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 200
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 201
1207 - 1272
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 202
1890 - 1965
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 203
1846 - 1923
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 204
1630 - 1685
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 205
800 - 839
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 206
1863 - 1935
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 207
1773 - 1858
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 208
1644 - 1670
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 209
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Stan Laurel ranks 20. Before him are Michael Caine (1933), Judi Dench (1934), Charlotte Rampling (1946), Jason Statham (1967), Helen Mirren (1945), and Ben Kingsley (1943). After him are Julie Andrews (1935), Jane Birkin (1946), Laurence Olivier (1907), Peter O'Toole (1932), Timothy Dalton (1946), and Jeremy Irons (1948).
1933 - Present
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 14
1934 - Present
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 15
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 16
1967 - Present
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 17
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 18
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 19
1890 - 1965
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 20
1935 - Present
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 21
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 22
1907 - 1989
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 23
1932 - 2013
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 24
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 25
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 26