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178 writers with biographies, photos and facts

Updated on October 13, 2026

At Fametown, we have 178 writers with their own celebrity profiles: biography, filmography, height, zodiac sign and photo gallery. The most popular right now are Tyrese Gibson, Darren Kent and Jacob Scipio. Their average height is 1.81 m. The youngest member of the list is Pete Davidson, at 32 years old.

178on the list
2.03 mthe tallestGreg Davies
59 yearsaverage age
Libramost common sign20 people

Most Popular

#1Tyrese Gibson, American actorTyrese Gibson47 years old · 1.81 mFast & Furious (series)#2Darren Kent, British actorDarren Kent† 36 years oldGame of Thrones#3Jacob Scipio, British actorJacob Scipio33 years old · 1.77 mBad Boys for Life#4David Niven, British actorDavid Niven† 73 years old · 1.81 mBest Actor Oscar for Separate Tables#5Patton Oswalt, American actorPatton Oswalt57 years old · 1.61 mRemy#6Hugh Laurie, British actorHugh Laurie67 years old · 1.89 mDr. Gregory House#7Peter Franzén, Finnish actorPeter Franzén55 years old · 1.75 m#8Lou Diamond Phillips, American actorLou Diamond Phillips64 years old · 1.80 mLa Bamba#9Will Ferrell, American actorWill Ferrell59 years old · 1.91 m#10Dave Chappelle, American actorDave Chappelle53 years old · 1.80 mChappelle's Show#11Henry Winkler, American actorHenry Winkler80 years old · 1.65 mArthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli#12Bill Hader, American actorBill Hader48 years old · 1.85 mBarry#13Tyler Perry, American actorTyler Perry57 years old · 1.96 mMadea#14Peter Coyote, American actorPeter Coyote85 years old · 1.91 mE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial#15William Shatner, Canadian actorWilliam Shatner95 years old · 1.75 mCaptain James T. Kirk#16David Cross, American actorDavid Cross62 years old · 1.76 mTobias Fünke#17Jesse Eisenberg, American actorJesse Eisenberg43 years old · 1.70 mThe Social Network#18Breckin Meyer, American actorBreckin Meyer52 years old · 1.65 mRobot Chicken#19John Cleese, British actorJohn Cleese86 years old · 1.96 mMonty Python's Flying Circus#20Chris Elliott, American actorChris Elliott66 years old · 1.83 mSchitt's Creek#21Tim Burton, American directorTim Burton68 years old · 1.83 mEdward Scissorhands#22Rob Corddry, American actorRob Corddry55 years old · 1.80 mThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart#23Brian Huskey, American actorBrian Huskey58 years old · 1.80 mRegular Sized Rudy#24Robert Shaw, British actorRobert Shaw† 51 years old · 1.80 m#25Matthew Gray Gubler, American actorMatthew Gray Gubler46 years old · 1.85 mCriminal Minds#26Jaime Lorente, Spanish actorJaime Lorente34 years old · 1.73 mMoney Heist#27David Dastmalchian, American actorDavid Dastmalchian49 years old · 1.85 mLate Night with the Devil#28Ossie Davis, American actorOssie Davis† 87 years old · 1.89 mPurlie Victorious#29Richard Armitage, British actorRichard Armitage55 years old · 1.89 mThorin Oakenshield#30Michael Imperioli, American actorMichael Imperioli60 years old · 1.72 mChristopher Moltisanti#31Rob Zombie, American directorRob Zombie61 years old · 1.78 mWhite Zombie#32Rob Delaney, British actorRob Delaney49 years old · 1.92 mCatastrophe#33Ben Miller, British actorBen Miller60 years old · 1.74 mArmstrong and Miller#34Stephen King, American writerStephen King79 years old · 1.93 mIt#35Neil Patrick Harris, American actorNeil Patrick Harris53 years old · 1.83 mBarney Stinson#36Graham Greene, British writerGraham Greene74 years old · 1.79 mThe Third Man#37Jerry Seinfeld, American actorJerry Seinfeld72 years old · 1.80 mSeinfeld#38Hiro Kanagawa, Japanese voice actorHiro Kanagawa63 years old · 1.74 mIndian Arm#39Steve Martin, American actorSteve Martin81 years old · 1.83 mOnly Murders in the Building#40Martin Short, Canadian actorMartin Short76 years old · 1.69 mOnly Murders in the Building#41Ethan Hawke, American actorEthan Hawke55 years old · 1.79 mDead Poets Society#42John Waters, American actorJohn Waters80 years old · 1.88 mPink Flamingos#43Avan Jogia, Canadian actorAvan Jogia34 years old · 1.78 mVictorious#44Jess Hill, Australian writerJess Hill56 years old · 1.65 mSee What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Abuse#45Crispin Glover, American actorCrispin Glover62 years old · 1.78 mGeorge McFly#46Patrick Brammall, Australian actorPatrick Brammall50 years oldColin from Accounts#47Nick Kroll, American actorNick Kroll48 years old · 1.75 mBig Mouth#48Matt Lucas, British actorMatt Lucas52 years old · 1.70 mLittle Britain#49Groucho Marx, American actorGroucho Marx† 86 years old · 1.71 mLos Hermanos Marx#50Jorma Taccone, American actorJorma Taccone49 years old · 1.73 mSNL Digital Shorts#51Russell Brand, British actorRussell Brand51 years old · 1.87 mForgetting Sarah Marshall#52Paul Reiser, American actorPaul Reiser69 years old · 1.78 mMad About You#53Peter Serafinowicz, British actorPeter Serafinowicz54 years old · 1.93 mDarth Maul in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace#54Nick Sandow, American actorNick Sandow60 years old · 1.83 mOrange Is the New Black#55Todd Stashwick, American actorTodd Stashwick57 years old · 1.88 mStar Trek: Picard#56Brian Posehn, American actorBrian Posehn60 years old · 2.01 mThe Big Bang Theory#57Jack Whitehall, British actorJack Whitehall38 years old · 1.86 mJack Whitehall: Travels with My Father#58Chazz Palminteri, American actorChazz Palminteri74 years old · 1.89 mA Bronx Tale#59Scott Adsit, American actorScott Adsit60 years old · 1.88 mBaymax#60Eric André, American actorEric André43 years old · 1.83 mThe Eric Andre Show#61Norm Macdonald, Canadian actorNorm Macdonald† 61 years old · 1.87 mWeekend Update#62Shaun Cassidy, American actorShaun Cassidy68 years old · 1.80 mThe Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries#63Heath McIvor, Australian writerHeath McIvor46 years oldRandy Feltface#64Harvey Fierstein, American actorHarvey Fierstein72 years old · 1.85 mTorch Song Trilogy#65Pete Davidson, American actorPete Davidson32 years old · 1.90 mSaturday Night Live#66Dan Fogler, American actorDan Fogler49 years old · 1.65 mThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee#67Jay Leno, American writerJay Leno76 years old · 1.80 mThe Tonight Show con Jay Leno#68Conan O'Brien, American writerConan O'Brien63 years old · 1.93 mLate Night with Conan O'Brien#69Greg Davies, British actorGreg Davies58 years old · 2.03 m#70Sean Whalen, American actorSean Whalen62 years old · 1.73 m"Got Milk?" Ad#71Craig Ferguson, British actorCraig Ferguson64 years old · 1.87 mThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson#72Michael Ian Black, American actorMichael Ian Black55 years old · 1.78 mThe State#73Calum Worthy, Canadian actorCalum Worthy35 years old · 1.83 mAustin & Ally#74Andrew Rannells, American actorAndrew Rannells48 years old · 1.88 mThe Book of Mormon#75Rik Mayall, British actorRik Mayall† 56 years old · 1.82 mThe Young Ones#76Will Forte, American actorWill Forte56 years old · 1.75 mSaturday Night Live#77Mark Rylance, British actorMark Rylance66 years old · 1.73 mBridge of Spies#78John Mulaney, American actorJohn Mulaney44 years old · 1.83 mJohn Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City#79Paterson Joseph, British actorPaterson Joseph62 years old · 1.73 mWonka#80Steven Berkoff, British actorSteven Berkoff89 years old · 1.75 mOctopussy#81Alex Garland, British directorAlex Garland56 years old · 1.85 mEx Machina#82Jackie Gleason, American actorJackie Gleason† 71 years old · 1.83 mThe Honeymooners#83Richard Lewis, American actorRichard Lewis79 years old · 1.75 mCurb Your Enthusiasm#84Hill Harper, American actorHill Harper60 years old · 1.70 mCSI: NY#85Asim Chaudhry, British actorAsim Chaudhry38 years oldChabuddy G#86Steve Harvey, American actorSteve Harvey69 years old · 1.88 mFamily Feud#87Enrique Arce, Spanish actorEnrique Arce54 years old · 1.68 mMoney Heist#88Richard Dormer, British actorRichard Dormer56 years old · 1.75 mBeric Dondarrion#89Julian Fellowes, British actorJulian Fellowes77 years oldDownton Abbey#90Stephen Fry, British actorStephen Fry69 years old · 1.94 mQI#91Lewis Black, American actorLewis Black78 years old · 1.75 mBack in Black#92Cheech Marin, American actorCheech Marin80 years old · 1.68 mCheech & Chong#93Tim Downie, British actorTim Downie49 years old · 1.78 mToast of London#94Hugh Fraser, British actorHugh Fraser80 years oldAgatha Christie's Poirot#95Seth Meyers, American actorSeth Meyers52 years old · 1.80 mLate Night with Seth Meyers#96Alex Brightman, American actorAlex Brightman39 years old · 1.74 mBeetlejuice

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Veteran Writers

Age 60 and older, ranked by popularity.

#1Hugh Laurie, British actorHugh Laurie67 years old · 1.89 mDr. Gregory House#2Lou Diamond Phillips, American actorLou Diamond Phillips64 years old · 1.80 mLa Bamba#3Henry Winkler, American actorHenry Winkler80 years old · 1.65 mArthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli#4Peter Coyote, American actorPeter Coyote85 years old · 1.91 mE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial#5William Shatner, Canadian actorWilliam Shatner95 years old · 1.75 mCaptain James T. Kirk#6David Cross, American actorDavid Cross62 years old · 1.76 mTobias Fünke#7John Cleese, British actorJohn Cleese86 years old · 1.96 mMonty Python's Flying Circus#8Chris Elliott, American actorChris Elliott66 years old · 1.83 mSchitt's Creek

Tallest Writers

Ranked by height.

#1Greg Davies, British actorGreg Davies58 years old · 2.03 m#2Brian Posehn, American actorBrian Posehn60 years old · 2.01 mThe Big Bang Theory#3Steve Agee, American actorSteve Agee57 years old · 1.99 mPeacemaker#4Eric Wareheim, American actorEric Wareheim50 years old · 1.98 mTim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!#5Penn Jillette, American actorPenn Jillette71 years old · 1.98 mPenn & Teller#6Tyler Perry, American actorTyler Perry57 years old · 1.96 mMadea#7John Cleese, British actorJohn Cleese86 years old · 1.96 mMonty Python's Flying Circus#8Ian Roberts, American actorIan Roberts61 years old · 1.96 mFirst rugby league player to come out as gay

Fun Facts

Tallest and shortest: Greg Davies (2.03 m) and Patton Oswalt (1.61 m).
Youngest and oldest: Pete Davidson (32 years old) and William Shatner (95 years old).
Next birthday: Hiro Kanagawa, today! (turns 63).
Decade with the most births: the 60 (1960), with 51 people.
Top contributing countries: United States (107), United Kingdom (44), Canada (10), India (4).
In memoriam: 26 of 178 have already passed away; their card shows the age they were (†).

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many writers are there on Fametown?

We currently have 178 writers with a profile on Fametown, and the list grows every week.

Who is the most famous on the list?

Tyrese Gibson is the most popular right now, based on searches and visits to their profile.

Who is the tallest?

Greg Davies, who stands 2.03 m tall. At the other end is Patton Oswalt, at 1.61 m.

Who is the youngest?

Pete Davidson, born November 16, 1993.

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