1931 - 1977
Stephen Boyd (born William Millar; 4 July 1931 – 2 June 1977) was a Northern Irish actor. He appeared in some 60 films, most notably as the villainous Messala in Ben-Hur (1959), a role that earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. He received his second Golden Globe Award nomination for Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen Boyd has received more than 1,350,951 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Stephen Boyd is the 743rd most popular actor (up from 866th in 2019), the 927th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,088th in 2019) and the 115th most popular British Actor.
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Among actors, Stephen Boyd ranks 743 out of 10,030. Before him are Dominic Purcell, William H. Macy, Robert Conrad, Paul L. Smith, Brendan Gleeson, and Hal Holbrook. After him are Robin Wright, Emmy Göring, Song Hye-rim, Daniel Radcliffe, Greer Garson, and Bubba Smith.
1970 - Present
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 737
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 738
1935 - 2020
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 739
1936 - 2012
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 740
1955 - Present
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 741
1925 - Present
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 742
1931 - 1977
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 743
1966 - Present
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 744
1893 - 1973
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 745
1937 - 2002
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 746
1989 - Present
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 747
1904 - 1996
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 748
1945 - 2011
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 749
Among people born in 1931, Stephen Boyd ranks 71. Before him are Jack Swigert, Ike Turner, Hiroto Muraoka, Takashi Takabayashi, Richard F. Heck, and Alfred Brendel. After him are Mike Nichols, John Gavin, Jean-Claude Carrière, Hamilton O. Smith, Samir Amin, and Barbara Eden. Among people deceased in 1977, Stephen Boyd ranks 39. Before him are Naum Gabo, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Archibald Hill, John Dickson Carr, Edgar Adrian, and John Edensor Littlewood. After him are Abdel Halim Hafez, Steve Biko, Modibo Keïta, Clementine Churchill, Lee Miller, and Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma.
1931 - 1982
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 65
1931 - 2007
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 66
1931 - 2017
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 67
1931 - 2009
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 68
1931 - 2015
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 69
1931 - Present
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 70
1931 - 1977
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 71
1931 - 2014
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 72
1931 - 2018
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 73
1931 - Present
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 74
1931 - Present
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 75
1931 - 2018
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 76
1931 - Present
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 77
1890 - 1977
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 33
1896 - 1977
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 34
1886 - 1977
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 35
1906 - 1977
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 36
1889 - 1977
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 37
1885 - 1977
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 38
1931 - 1977
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 39
1929 - 1977
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 40
1946 - 1977
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 41
1915 - 1977
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 42
1885 - 1977
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 43
1907 - 1977
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 44
1889 - 1977
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 45
Among people born in United Kingdom, Stephen Boyd ranks 927 out of 6,924. Before him are John Pople (1925), W. T. Stead (1849), E. E. Evans-Pritchard (1902), Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France (1424), Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594), and Malcolm IV of Scotland (1141). After him are James Stirling (1926), Roger Daltrey (1944), William Smith (1769), Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime (1849), Daniel Radcliffe (1989), and Greer Garson (1904).
1925 - 2004
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 921
1849 - 1912
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 922
1902 - 1973
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 923
1424 - 1445
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 924
1594 - 1612
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 925
1141 - 1165
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 926
1931 - 1977
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 927
1926 - 1992
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 928
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 929
1769 - 1839
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 930
1849 - 1936
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 931
1989 - Present
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 932
1904 - 1996
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 933
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Stephen Boyd ranks 115. Before him are Kiefer Sutherland (1966), Brian Cox (1946), Ewan McGregor (1971), Tom Wilkinson (1948), Natasha Richardson (1963), and Dominic Purcell (1970). After him are Daniel Radcliffe (1989), Greer Garson (1904), Sebastian Shaw (1905), James Mason (1909), David Prowse (1935), and Kim Cattrall (1956).
1966 - Present
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 109
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 110
1971 - Present
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 111
1948 - Present
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 112
1963 - 2009
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 113
1970 - Present
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 114
1931 - 1977
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 115
1989 - Present
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 116
1904 - 1996
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 117
1905 - 1994
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 118
1909 - 1984
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 119
1935 - 2020
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 120
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 121