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 part 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. His performances polished his skills at pantomime and music hall sketches. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stan Laurel has received more than 4,868,366 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Stan Laurel is the 119th most popular actor (up from 120th in 2019), the 202nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 199th in 2019) and the 19th 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 119 out of 10,030. Before him are Tommy Lee Jones, Laurence Olivier, Ben Kingsley, Gene Hackman, Harvey Keitel, and Ava Gardner. After him are Jason Statham, Lee Van Cleef, Shirley MacLaine, Peter O'Toole, Oliver Hardy, and Burt Lancaster.
1946 - Present
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 113
1907 - 1989
HPI: 77.59
Rank: 114
1943 - Present
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 115
1930 - Present
HPI: 77.52
Rank: 116
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 117
1922 - 1990
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 118
1890 - 1965
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 119
1967 - Present
HPI: 77.42
Rank: 120
1925 - 1989
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 121
1934 - Present
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 122
1932 - 2013
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 123
1892 - 1957
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 124
1913 - 1994
HPI: 77.18
Rank: 125
Among people born in 1890, Stan Laurel ranks 14. Before him are Vyacheslav Molotov, H. P. Lovecraft, Alfred Jodl, Karel Čapek, Kurt Lewin, and Fritz Lang. After him are Colonel Sanders, Man Ray, George II of Greece, Lawrence Bragg, Carlos Gardel, and El Lissitzky. Among people deceased in 1965, Stan Laurel ranks 8. Before him are Malcolm X, Le Corbusier, Albert Schweitzer, Syngman Rhee, Martin Buber, and W. Somerset Maugham. After him are Farouk of Egypt, Eli Cohen, T. S. Eliot, Nat King Cole, Moshe Sharett, and Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej.
1890 - 1986
HPI: 80.73
Rank: 8
1890 - 1937
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 9
1890 - 1946
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 10
1890 - 1938
HPI: 78.91
Rank: 11
1890 - 1947
HPI: 78.40
Rank: 12
1890 - 1976
HPI: 77.93
Rank: 13
1890 - 1965
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 14
1890 - 1980
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 15
1890 - 1976
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 16
1890 - 1947
HPI: 76.51
Rank: 17
1890 - 1971
HPI: 76.09
Rank: 18
1890 - 1935
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 19
1890 - 1941
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 20
1925 - 1965
HPI: 88.13
Rank: 2
1887 - 1965
HPI: 87.33
Rank: 3
1875 - 1965
HPI: 82.32
Rank: 4
1875 - 1965
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 5
1878 - 1965
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 6
1874 - 1965
HPI: 78.21
Rank: 7
1890 - 1965
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 8
1920 - 1965
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 9
1924 - 1965
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 10
1888 - 1965
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 11
1919 - 1965
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 12
1894 - 1965
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 13
1901 - 1965
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 14
Among people born in United Kingdom, Stan Laurel ranks 202 out of 6,924. Before him are John Logie Baird (1888), Laurence Olivier (1907), Ben Kingsley (1943), Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (1846), William Wordsworth (1770), and Arnold J. Toynbee (1889). After him are Jason Statham (1967), Harold Wilson (1916), Henrietta of England (1644), James V of Scotland (1512), William Ramsay (1852), and Saint Ursula (400).
1888 - 1946
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 196
1907 - 1989
HPI: 77.59
Rank: 197
1943 - Present
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 198
1846 - 1923
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 199
1770 - 1850
HPI: 77.48
Rank: 200
1889 - 1975
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 201
1890 - 1965
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 202
1967 - Present
HPI: 77.42
Rank: 203
1916 - 1995
HPI: 77.40
Rank: 204
1644 - 1670
HPI: 77.40
Rank: 205
1512 - 1542
HPI: 77.40
Rank: 206
1852 - 1916
HPI: 77.37
Rank: 207
400 - 383
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 208
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Stan Laurel ranks 19. Before him are Judi Dench (1934), Rowan Atkinson (1955), Cary Grant (1904), Helen Mirren (1945), Laurence Olivier (1907), and Ben Kingsley (1943). After him are Jason Statham (1967), Julie Andrews (1935), Charlotte Rampling (1946), Peter Ustinov (1921), Ian Holm (1931), and David Suchet (1946).
1934 - Present
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 13
1955 - Present
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 14
1904 - 1986
HPI: 78.07
Rank: 15
1945 - Present
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 16
1907 - 1989
HPI: 77.59
Rank: 17
1943 - Present
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 18
1890 - 1965
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 19
1967 - Present
HPI: 77.42
Rank: 20
1935 - Present
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 21
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.85
Rank: 22
1921 - 2004
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 23
1931 - 2020
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 24
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 25