ACTOR

William Shatner

1931 - Today

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William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, from his 1966 debut as the captain of the starship Enterprise in the second pilot of the first Star Trek television series to his final appearance as Captain Kirk in the seventh Star Trek feature film, Star Trek Generations (1994). Shatner began his screen acting career in Canadian films and television productions before moving into guest-starring roles in various U.S. television shows. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Shatner has received more than 23,298,448 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). William Shatner is the 419th most popular actor (down from 292nd in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Canada (down from 23rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Canadian Actor.

William Shatner is most famous for playing Captain James T. Kirk on the television series Star Trek.

Memorability Metrics

  • 23M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 71

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, William Shatner ranks 419 out of 13,578. Before him are James Caan, Magda Schneider, Albert Finney, Ali MacGraw, Richard Dean Anderson, and Randy Quaid. After him are Tom Wilkinson, James Woods, Roy Scheider, Pamela Anderson, Bourvil, and Donald Pleasence.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, William Shatner ranks 40. Before him are Khieu Samphan, Anne Bancroft, Aldo Rossi, Hiroto Muraoka, Riccardo Giacconi, and Sri Chinmoy. After him are Jim Jones, James Cronin, Nawal El Saadawi, David Lee, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, and Michael Lonsdale.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, William Shatner ranks 29 out of 1,622. Before him are Gilles Villeneuve (1950), William Giauque (1895), Saul Bellow (1915), Neil Young (1945), Neil Peart (1952), and Pierre Trudeau (1919). After him are Pamela Anderson (1967), Richard E. Taylor (1929), Ralph M. Steinman (1943), Bryan Adams (1959), Robert Mundell (1932), and Dan Aykroyd (1952).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, William Shatner ranks 6. Before him are Jim Carrey (1962), Leslie Nielsen (1926), Donald Sutherland (1935), Christopher Plummer (1929), and Michael J. Fox (1961). After him are Pamela Anderson (1967), Dan Aykroyd (1952), Mary Pickford (1892), Ryan Gosling (1980), Lois Maxwell (1927), and Mack Sennett (1880).

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Television and Movie Roles

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Admiral James T. Kirk
The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis.
Jun 4o 19827.443 / 10
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Admiral James T. Kirk
When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command.
Dec 7o 19796.5 / 10
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Kirk
The one with the Whales. When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize earths oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time in order to bring back whales and save the planet.
Nov 26o 19867.1 / 10