1931 - Today
William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and singer. In his seven decades of acting, Shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the Star Trek franchise. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing Captain Kirk, being a part of Star Trek, and life after Star Trek. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Shatner has received more than 12,118,480 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). William Shatner is the 320th most popular actor (up from 326th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Canada (up from 27th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Canadian Actor.
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Among actors, William Shatner ranks 320 out of 10,030. Before him are Douglas Fairbanks, Ellen Burstyn, Deborah Kerr, Anna Karina, Laura Antonelli, and Donald Pleasence. After him are Mickey Rooney, F. Murray Abraham, Alan Arkin, Sam Neill, Frances Farmer, and Heath Ledger.
1883 - 1939
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 314
1932 - Present
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 315
1921 - 2007
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 316
1940 - 2019
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 317
1941 - 2015
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 318
1919 - 1995
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 319
1931 - Present
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 320
1920 - 2014
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 321
1939 - Present
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 322
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 323
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 324
1913 - 1970
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 325
1979 - 2008
HPI: 73.23
Rank: 326
Among people born in 1931, William Shatner ranks 31. Before him are Jim Jones, Guy Debord, Desmond Tutu, João Gilberto, Roger Penrose, and John le Carré. After him are Larry Hagman, Rupert Murdoch, Anne Bancroft, Viktor Korchnoi, Annie Girardot, and Aldo Rossi.
1931 - 1978
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 25
1931 - 1994
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 26
1931 - Present
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 27
1931 - 2019
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 28
1931 - Present
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 29
1931 - 2020
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 30
1931 - Present
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 31
1931 - 2012
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 32
1931 - Present
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 33
1931 - 2005
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 34
1931 - 2016
HPI: 72.80
Rank: 35
1931 - 2011
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 36
1931 - 1997
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 37
Among people born in Canada, William Shatner ranks 24 out of 1,130. Before him are Saul Bellow (1915), Eric Berne (1910), Celine Dion (1968), David Cronenberg (1943), Frederick Banting (1891), and Gilles Villeneuve (1950). After him are Maud Lewis (1903), Neil Young (1945), Paul Anka (1941), John Kenneth Galbraith (1908), Willard Boyle (1924), and Henry Mintzberg (1939).
1915 - 2005
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 18
1910 - 1970
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 19
1968 - Present
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 20
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 21
1891 - 1941
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 22
1950 - 1982
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 23
1931 - Present
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 24
1903 - 1970
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 25
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 26
1941 - Present
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 27
1908 - 2006
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 28
1924 - 2011
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 29
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 30
Among actors born in Canada, William Shatner ranks 6. Before him are Leslie Nielsen (1926), Donald Sutherland (1935), Christopher Plummer (1929), Jim Carrey (1962), and Michael J. Fox (1961). After him are Mary Pickford (1892), Pamela Anderson (1967), Lois Maxwell (1927), Dan Aykroyd (1952), Ryan Reynolds (1976), and Glenn Ford (1916).
1926 - 2010
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 1
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 2
1929 - Present
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 3
1962 - Present
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 4
1961 - Present
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 5
1931 - Present
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 6
1892 - 1979
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 7
1967 - Present
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 8
1927 - 2007
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 9
1952 - Present
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 10
1976 - Present
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 11
1916 - 2006
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 12