1908 - 1975
William Henry Hartnell (; 8 January 1908 – 23 April 1975) was an English actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the first incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who from 1963 to 1966. In film, Hartnell notably appeared in Brighton Rock (1949), The Mouse That Roared (1959) and This Sporting Life (1963). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Hartnell has received more than 2,617,936 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). William Hartnell is the 2,067th most popular actor (down from 1,953rd in 2019), the 1,992nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,978th in 2019) and the 272nd most popular British Actor.
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Among actors, William Hartnell ranks 2,067 out of 9,996. Before him are Freddie Highmore, Marianne Sägebrecht, William Petersen, Olga Baclanova, William Devane, and Ken Kercheval. After him are Annabella, Gig Young, Dudley Moore, René Auberjonois, Ben Turpin, and Eleonora Rossi Drago.
1992 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 2,061
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 2,062
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 2,063
1893 - 1974
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 2,064
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 2,065
1935 - 2019
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 2,066
1908 - 1975
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 2,067
1907 - 1996
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 2,068
1913 - 1978
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 2,069
1935 - 2002
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 2,070
1940 - 2019
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 2,071
1869 - 1940
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 2,072
1925 - 2007
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 2,073
Among people born in 1908, William Hartnell ranks 136. Before him are Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Carlos Peucelle, Giacomo Manzù, Christa Schroeder, Juan López Fontana, and Yevgeny Vuchetich. After him are Gisèle Freund, Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark, Petro Shelest, Bjarni Benediktsson, Karel Ančerl, and Son Ngoc Thanh. Among people deceased in 1975, William Hartnell ranks 93. Before him are Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, Alvin Hansen, Boris Blacher, Jan Mukařovský, Mina Witkojc, and Kazimierz Fajans. After him are Sven Rydell, G. M. B. Dobson, Tim Buckley, Barbara Hepworth, Carl Lutz, and T-Bone Walker.
1908 - 1974
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 130
1908 - 1990
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 131
1908 - 1991
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 132
1908 - 1984
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 133
1908 - 1983
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 134
1908 - 1974
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 135
1908 - 1975
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 136
1908 - 2000
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 137
1908 - 1980
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 138
1908 - 1996
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 139
1908 - 1970
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 140
1908 - 1973
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 141
1908 - 1977
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 142
1900 - 1975
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 87
1887 - 1975
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 88
1903 - 1975
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 89
1891 - 1975
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 90
1893 - 1975
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 91
1887 - 1975
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 92
1908 - 1975
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 93
1905 - 1975
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 94
1889 - 1975
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 95
1947 - 1975
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 96
1903 - 1975
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 97
1895 - 1975
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 98
1910 - 1975
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 99
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Hartnell ranks 1,992 out of 7,765. Before him are Phil Taylor (1954), B. C. Forbes (1880), John Stevens Henslow (1796), Madge Syers (1881), Rick Wakeman (1949), and John Needham (1713). After him are John Michell (1724), John Bagot Glubb (1897), Dudley Moore (1935), John Sulston (1942), William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst (1773), and Herbert Read (1893).
1954 - 2015
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 1,986
1880 - 1954
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 1,987
1796 - 1861
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 1,988
1881 - 1917
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 1,989
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 1,990
1713 - 1781
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 1,991
1908 - 1975
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 1,992
1724 - 1793
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 1,993
1897 - 1986
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 1,994
1935 - 2002
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 1,995
1942 - 2018
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 1,996
1773 - 1857
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 1,997
1893 - 1968
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 1,998
Among actors born in United Kingdom, William Hartnell ranks 272. Before him are Michelle Fairley (1964), Michael Byrne (1943), Hugh Bonneville (1963), David Tennant (1971), Rachel Kempson (1910), and Freddie Highmore (1992). After him are Dudley Moore (1935), Nicollette Sheridan (1963), Chiwetel Ejiofor (1977), Donald Crisp (1882), Charlie Hunnam (1980), and Lily Collins (1989).
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 266
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 267
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 268
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 269
1910 - 2003
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 270
1992 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 271
1908 - 1975
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 272
1935 - 2002
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 273
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 274
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 275
1882 - 1974
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 276
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 277
1989 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 278