ACTOR

Harvey Fierstein

1954 - Today

Photo of Harvey Fierstein

Icon of person Harvey Fierstein

Harvey Forbes Fierstein ( FIRE-steen; born June 6, 1952) is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter, known for his distinctive gravelly voice. He gained notice for his theater work in Torch Song Trilogy, winning both the Tony Award for Best Play and Best Actor in a Play. He went on to win the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for La Cage aux Folles, then Best Actor in a Musical for playing Edna Turnblad in Hairspray, a role he reprised for the Hairspray Live! television special. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Harvey Fierstein is the 4,919th most popular actor (up from 5,059th in 2024), the 7,722nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,371st in 2019) and the 2,246th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Harvey Fierstein by language

Loading...

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Harvey Fierstein ranks 4,919 out of 13,578. Before him are Michael Rennie, Cote de Pablo, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Bonnie Bartlett, Cris Morena, and Michael Constantine. After him are Vasili Merkuryev, Kim Seon-ho, Madhavi, Jane Curtin, Seth Gilliam, and Ian McNeice.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Harvey Fierstein ranks 355. Before him are Ruby Bridges, Mark Lindsay Chapman, Ruslan Aushev, Brad Cooper, Ephrem M'Bom, and Aristides Gomes. After him are Francis Buchholz, Hartwig Gauder, Elliot Goldenthal, Tina Knowles, George Galloway, and Alberto Malesani.

Others Born in 1954

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Harvey Fierstein ranks 7,724 out of 20,380. Before him are Randy Brecker (1945), William Bolcom (1938), Bonnie Bartlett (1929), Wilmer Allison (1904), Joseph Wambaugh (1937), and Michael Constantine (1927). After him are Henry Slocum (1862), Benjamin Orr (1947), Don McKenzie (1947), Seth Godin (1960), Bobby Womack (1944), and Jane Curtin (1947).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Harvey Fierstein ranks 2,247. Before him are Eric Andre (1983), Glynn Turman (1947), Wendy Makkena (1958), Lorna Luft (1952), Bonnie Bartlett (1929), and Michael Constantine (1927). After him are Jane Curtin (1947), Seth Gilliam (1968), Fisher Stevens (1963), Cindy Williams (1947), Tom Wopat (1951), and Dolores Hart (1938).

American born Actors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous