Most Famous British Actors

United Kingdom has produced 871 notable actors throughout history, led by Charlie Chaplin. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Charlie Chaplin — British Film (1889–1977) , ranked #23
  2. John Lennon — British Producer (1940–1980) , ranked #27
  3. Alfred Hitchcock — British Film (1899–1980) , ranked #77
  4. J. K. Rowling — British Film (Born 1965) , ranked #79
  5. Audrey Hepburn — British Actor (1929–1993) , ranked #159
  6. Sean Connery — British Actor (1930–2020) , ranked #261
  7. Kate Winslet — British Actor (Born 1975) , ranked #321
  8. Sting (musician) — British Actor (Born 1951) , ranked #326
  9. Phil Collins — British Actor (Born 1951) , ranked #335
  10. Christopher Lee — British Actor (1922–2015) , ranked #340
  11. Anthony Hopkins — British Film (Born 1937) , ranked #365
  12. Mick Jagger — British Actor (Born 1943) , ranked #394
  13. Cary Grant — British Actor (1904–1986) , ranked #467
  14. Keira Knightley — British Actor (Born 1985) , ranked #472
  15. Vivien Leigh — British Actor (1913–1967) , ranked #481
  16. Laurence Olivier — British Actor (1907–1989) , ranked #493
  17. Catherine Zeta-Jones — British Actor (Born 1969) , ranked #501
  18. Michael Caine — British Actor (Born 1933) , ranked #511
  19. Julie Andrews — British Actor (Born 1935) , ranked #563
  20. Alan Rickman — British Actor (1946–2016) , ranked #576