1931 - Today
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 21,769,314 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). William Shatner is the 292nd most popular actor (up from 319th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Canada (up from 24th 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.
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Among actors, William Shatner ranks 292 out of 9,996. Before him are Ornella Muti, George Peppard, James Coburn, Helmut Berger, Bradley Cooper, and Giancarlo Giannini. After him are Isabelle Adjani, F. Murray Abraham, Liv Ullmann, Jennifer Aniston, Matt Damon, and Lino Ventura.
1955 - Present
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 286
1928 - 1994
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 287
1928 - 2002
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 288
1944 - 2023
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 289
1975 - Present
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 290
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 291
1931 - Present
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 292
1955 - Present
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 293
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 294
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 295
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 296
1970 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 297
1919 - 1987
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 298
Among people born in 1931, William Shatner ranks 30. Before him are Jim Jones, Josef Masopust, John le Carré, Leonard Nimoy, Ian Holm, and Guy Debord. After him are Rupert Murdoch, João Gilberto, D. B. Cooper, Aldo Rossi, Syukuro Manabe, and Johannes Rau.
1931 - 1978
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 24
1931 - 2015
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 25
1931 - 2020
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 26
1931 - 2015
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 27
1931 - 2020
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 28
1931 - 1994
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 29
1931 - Present
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 30
1931 - Present
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 31
1931 - 2019
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 32
1931 - 1971
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 33
1931 - 1997
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 34
1931 - Present
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 35
1931 - 2006
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 36
Among people born in Canada, William Shatner ranks 23 out of 1,350. Before him are Margaret Atwood (1939), Glenn Gould (1932), Michael J. Fox (1961), David Cronenberg (1943), Eric Berne (1910), and Saul Bellow (1915). After him are Gilles Villeneuve (1950), Dan Aykroyd (1952), Willard Boyle (1924), Neil Young (1945), Robert Mundell (1932), and Oswald Avery (1877).
1939 - Present
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 17
1932 - 1982
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 18
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 19
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 20
1910 - 1970
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 21
1915 - 2005
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 22
1931 - Present
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 23
1950 - 1982
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 24
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 25
1924 - 2011
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 26
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 27
1932 - 2021
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 28
1877 - 1955
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 29
Among actors born in Canada, William Shatner ranks 6. Before him are Leslie Nielsen (1926), Donald Sutherland (1935), Jim Carrey (1962), Christopher Plummer (1929), and Michael J. Fox (1961). After him are Dan Aykroyd (1952), Mary Pickford (1892), Lois Maxwell (1927), Ryan Reynolds (1976), Carrie-Anne Moss (1967), and Geneviève Bujold (1942).
1926 - 2010
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 1
1935 - Present
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 2
1962 - Present
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 3
1929 - 2021
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 4
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 5
1931 - Present
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 6
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 7
1892 - 1979
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 8
1927 - 2007
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 9
1976 - Present
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 10
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 11
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 12