I analyzed all of the Oscar acting winners since 1929 to see what were the most popular first names. I accepted some variations and did not include repeat winners in this list.
The George’s have it!
The most common first name for actors is George.
7 actors have won an Oscar so far including:
George Arliss
George Burns
George C. Scott
George Chakiris
George Clooney
George Kennedy
George Sanders
Chris, James, John are also common names for acting winners
Chris Cooper Christian Bale Christoph Waltz Christopher Plummer Christopher Walken | James Cagney James Coburn James Dunn James Stewart Jamie Foxx | John Gielgud John Houseman John Mills John Wayne Jon Voight |
Other popular names include: Ed, Jack, Paul, Robert, Walter, and Will
Ed Begley Eddie Redmayne Edmond O'Brien Edmund Gwenn | Jack Albertson Jack Lemmon Jack Nicholson Jack Palance | Paul Lukas Paul Muni Paul Newman Paul Scofield |
Robert De Niro Robert Donat Robert Duvall Roberto Benigni | Walter Brennan Walter Huston Walter Matthau | Will Smith William Holden William Hurt |
Anne/Anna is the most common name for Oscar winning actresses
The most common first name for an Oscar winning actress is a variation of Anna/Anne with 6 having this name:
Anna Magnani
Anna Paquin
Anne Bancroft
Anne Baxter
Anne Hathaway
Anne Revere
Variations of Julie and Jennifer are also common names for Oscar winning actresses
Julia Roberts Julianne Moore Julie Andrews Julie Christie Juliette Binoche | Jennifer Connelly Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Jones Jennifer Lawrence |
Variations of Helen, Jane, Jessica, Joan, Kate, Marie, Maria, Patricia, Shirley are also common
Helen Hayes Helen Hunt Helen Mirren | Jane Darwell Jane Fonda Jane Wyman | Jessica Chastain Jessica Lange Jessica Tandy |
Joan Crawford Joan Fontaine Joanne Woodward | Kate Winslet Katharine Hepburn Kathy Bates | Marie Dressler Marion Cotillard Marisa Tomei |
Mary Astor Mary Pickford Mary Steenburgen | Patricia Arquette Patricia Neal Patty Duke | Shirley Booth Shirley Jones Shirley MacLaine |
Is it something in the water? Most common birthplaces of Oscar winning actors and actresses
There’s probably a reason why the center for great arts tends to be in New York, Los Angeles or London. The most common birthplaces for both actors and actresses who have won Oscars are from those three great cities:
New York City | Los Angeles | London |
Martin Balsam, Bronx Cuba Gooding Jr., Bronx Edmond O'Brien, Brooklyn Martin Landau, Brooklyn Alan Arkin, Brooklyn Louis Gossett Jr., Brooklyn Richard Dreyfuss, Brooklyn Burt Lancaster, New York City Lee Marvin, New York City Al Pacino, New York City Robert De Niro, New York City Philip Seymour Hoffman, New York City Humphrey Bogart, New York City James Cagney, New York City James Dunn, New York City Red Buttons, New York City Walter Matthau, New York City George Kennedy, New York City George Burns, New York City | Marlon Brando, Los Angeles Dustin Hoffman, Los Angeles Jeff Bridges, Los Angeles Leonardo DiCaprio, Los Angeles | Peter Ustinov, Belsize Park, London Donald Crisp, Bow, London David Niven, London Daniel Day-Lewis, London Gary Oldman, London George Arliss, London Daniel Kaluuya, London Alec Guinness, Maida Vale, London Michael Caine, Rotherhithe, London Peter Finch, South Kensington, London John Gielgud, South Kensington, London Victor McLaglen, Stepney, East London Edmund Gwenn, Wandsworth, London Eddie Redmayne, Westminster, London |
Anne Bancroft, Bronx, New York City Claire Trevor, Brooklyn Marisa Tomei, Brooklyn Anne Hathaway, Brooklyn Susan Hayward, Brooklyn, New York City Barbra Streisand, Brooklyn Shirley Booth, Brooklyn Teresa Wright, Harlem Celeste Holm, Manhattan Lee Grant, Manhattan Patty Duke, Manhattan Whoopi Goldberg, Manhattan Melissa Leo, Manhattan Mira Sorvino, Manhattan Jane Fonda, New York City Anne Revere, New York City Alice Brady, New York City Judy Holliday, Queens Susan Sarandon, Queens Mercedes Ruehl, Queens | Diane Keaton, Los Angeles Liza Minnelli, Los Angeles Jodie Foster, Los Angeles Gwyneth Paltrow, Los Angeles Gloria Grahame, Los Angeles Fay Bainter, Los Angeles Anjelica Huston, Los Angeles Tatum O'Neal, Los Angeles Laura Dern, Los Angeles Regina King, Los Angeles Angelina Jolie, Los Angeles | Margaret Rutherford, Balham, London Vanessa Redgrave, Blackheath, London Jessica Tandy, Hackney, London Elizabeth Taylor, London Emma Thompson, London Helen Mirren, London Tilda Swinton, London Rachel Weisz, Westminster, London |
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