Popular People From Most Populous Cities
by dan_dassow | created - 20 Mar 2023 | updated - 27 Mar 2023 | PublicAccording to Wikipedia these are the 35 most populous metropolitan areas. The people in this poll are the most popular people born in these cities listed on IMDb.
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Data are current as of 25-March-2023. Population figures are based on UN 2018 population estimates.
1. Hiroyuki Sanada
Actor | Tasogare Seibei
Hiroyuki Sanada was born on October 12, 1960 in Tokyo. He made his film debut when he was 5 in Rokyoku komori-uta (1965) (Shin'ichi Chiba played the lead role.) His father died when he was 11. He joined Japan Action Club, organized & run by Sonny Chiba, when he was 12. He 1st became famous as an ...
Born: October 12, 1960 in Tokyo, Japan
Population: 37,468,000
3,184 people listed on IMDb
2. Shah Rukh Khan
Actor | Don 2
Known for his trademark gelled spiked up crew cut with sunglasses, Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) is an Indian Bollywood movie star, movie producer, magazine model, showman, public speaker, author, philanthropist and television host/personality working predominantly in Hindi cinema.
Khan began his on-camera ...
Born: November 2, 1965 in New Delhi, India
Population: 28,514,000
400 people listed on IMDb
3. Li Jun Li
Actress | Babylon
Li Jun Li was born in Shanghai and at the age of six, moved to Bogotá, Colombia where Spanish became her second language. She then relocated to New York City, where she attended Fiorello LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts as a Dance major. This is where she discovered her ...
Born: November 6 in Shanghai, China
Population: 25,582,000
384 people listed on IMDb
4. Alice Braga
Actress | I Am Legend
Alice Braga Moraes born April 15, 1983 is a Brazilian actress. She has appeared in several Brazilian films, most notably as Angélica in 2002's highly acclaimed City of God and as Karina in 2005's Lower City. She came to international prominence after appearing opposite Will Smith in I Am Legend (...
Born: April 15, 1983 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Population: 21,650,000
2,291 people listed on IMDb
5. Eiza González
Actress | Baby Driver
Eiza González Reyna is a Mexican actress and singer. She was born on January 30, 1990 in Mexico City, Mexico, to Carlos González and Glenda Reyna. Her mother is a yesteryear Mexican model. She has one elder brother, Yulen. She lost her father in a motorcycle accident when she was just 12. Later in ...
Born: January 30, 1990 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Population: 21,581,000
1,177 people listed on IMDb
6. Mena Massoud
Actor | Aladdin
Mena was born in Cairo, Egypt and raised in Markham, Ontario, Canada. He attended the University of Toronto for Neuroscience before transferring to Ryerson University's notable theater program and graduating with a BFA in acting. He got his first big break starring in ABC Spark & Teen Nick's ...
Born: September 17, 1991 in Cairo, Egypt
Population: 20,076,000
505 people listed on IMDb
7. Merle Oberon
Actress | Wuthering Heights
Estelle Merle Thompson was born in India on February 19, 1911 of Welsh and Ceylonese (now Sri Lankan) descent. She was educated in that country until the age of 17, when she left for London. She began her career in British films with mostly forgettable roles or bit parts. She appeared in an ...
Born: February 19, 1911 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]
Population: 19,980,000
1,082 people listed on IMDb
8. Ziyi Zhang
Actress | Yi dai zong shi
Ziyi Zhang is a Chinese actress and model. She is best known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Rush Hour 2 (2001), Hero (2002), House of Flying Daggers (2004), and Memoirs of a Geisha (2005).
She made her feature film debut in The Road Home (1999).
For her work in Memoirs of a Geisha she was...
Born: February 9, 1979 in Beijing, China
Population: 19,618,000
346 people listed on IMDb
9. Shakib Khan
Actor | Priyotoma
Shakib Khan is a Bangladeshi film actor. His original name is Masud Rana Shakib Khan. He made his acting debut in the film Anonto Bhalobasha. after few years Khan established himself as one of the most successful and highest paid actor in Bangladesh film history. Throughout his career, Khan has ...
Born: March 28, 1979 in Ragadhi, Muksudpur, Gopalganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Population: 19,578,000
163 people listed on IMDb
10. Kenjirô Tsuda
Actor | Yi yi
Kenjirô Tsuda was born on June 11, 1971 in Osaka, Japan. He is an actor, known for Yi Yi (2000), ID:Invaded (2020) and Sabikui Bisco (2022).
Born: June 11, 1971 in Osaka, Japan
Population: 19,281,000
658 people listed on IMDb
11. Alexandra Daddario
Actress | Baywatch
Alexandra Anna Daddario was born on March 16, 1986 in New York City, New York, to Christina, a lawyer, and Richard Daddario, a prosecutor. Her brother is actor Matthew Daddario, her sister is actor Catharine Daddario, and her grandfather was congressman Emilio Daddario (Emilio Q. Daddario), of ...
Born: March 16, 1986 in New York City, New York, USA
Population: 18,819,000
13,169 people listed on IMDb
12. Kumail Nanjiani
Actor | The Big Sick
Kumail Nanjiani was born on May 2, 1978 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. He is an actor and writer, known for The Big Sick (2017), Life as We Know It (2010) and Stuber (2019). He has been married to Emily V. Gordon since July 14, 2007.
Born: May 2, 1978 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Population: 15,400,000
125 people listed on IMDb
13. Olivia Hussey
Actress | Romeo and Juliet
At age 15, when most young women are nurturing dreams of romance, Olivia Hussey was giving life to Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet (1968). Her performance in one of the most celebrated roles ever written in the English language won her the Golden Globe and two successive Best Actor ...
Born: April 17, 1951 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina
Population: 14,967,000
3,317 people listed on IMDb
14. Domee Shi
Writer | Turning Red
Domee Shi was born on August 19, 1989 in Chongqing, China. She is a writer, known for Turning Red (2022), Inside Out (2015) and Bao (2018).
Born: August 19, 1989 in Chongqing, China
Population: 14,838,000
50 people listed on IMDb
15. Ilayda Alisan
Actress | Çukur
Ilayda Alisan was born on February 26, 1996 in Istanbul, Turkey. She is an actress, known for The Pit (2016), You Like (2022) and Masumiyet (2021).
Born: February 26, 1996 in Istanbul, Turkey
Population: 14,751,000
2,640 people listed on IMDb
16. Tillotama Shome
Actress | Sir
Screen actress Tillotama Shome is best known for her acclaimed portrayal of Alice in Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding. She played a pivotal role as Deepa in director Florian Gallenberger's epic Shadows of Time (Schatten der Zeit) and appeared as Lara in Meneka Das's Little Box of Sweets; Jaya in Afia ...
Born: June 25, 1988 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Population: 14,681,000
231 people listed on IMDb
17. Dolly De Leon
Actress | Triangle of Sadness
Dolly De Leon was born on April 12, 1969 in Manila, Philippines. She is an actress and assistant director, known for Triangle of Sadness (2022), Ang duyan ng magiting (2023) and Verdict (2019).
Born: In Manila, Philippines
Population: 13,482,000
495 people listed on IMDb
18. Toks Olagundoye
Actress | Loganberry Lane
Born to a Norwegian mother and a Nigerian father, Toks Olagundoye is a native of Lagos, Nigeria. Educated in Nigeria, Switzerland and England for elementary, middle and high school, she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre from Smith College. Captivated by cinema from a very early age, Toks ...
Born: September 16, 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria
Population: 13,463,000
94 people listed on IMDb
19. Morena Baccarin
Actress | Deadpool
Morena Baccarin was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to actress Vera Setta and journalist Fernando Baccarin. Her uncle was actor Ivan Setta. She is of Italian as well as Lebanese and Portuguese/Brazilian descent. She moved to New York at the age of ten, when her father was transferred there. She ...
Born: June 2, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Population: 13,293,000
2,381 people listed on IMDb
20. Robert Lee
Actor | Mind Your Language
Chinese-born character actor Robert Ya Fu Lee first came to the United Kingdom as an international student attending Trinity College, Cambridge. He started acting at the behest of his friends, and quickly became a regular fixture of British TV and motion pictures. His appearances include You Only ...
Born: 1913 in Tianjin, China
Population: 13,215,000
77 people listed on IMDb
21. Laurent Capelluto
Actor | Mr. Nobody
Laurent Capelluto was born on March 16, 1971 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is an actor, known for Mr. Nobody (2009), Fils unique (2011) and The Clearstream Affair (2014).
Born: March 16, 1971 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Population: 13,171,000
24 people listed on IMDb
22. John Woo
Director | Ying hung boon sik
Born in southern China, John Woo grew up in Hong Kong, where he began his film career as an assistant director in 1969, working for Shaw Brothers Studios. He directed his first feature in 1973 and has been a prolific director ever since, working in a wide variety of genres before A Better Tomorrow ...
Born: May 1, 1946 in Guangzhou, China
Populations: 12,638,000
66 people listed on IMDb
23. Jamie Lee Curtis
Actress | Halloween
Jamie Lee Curtis was born on November 22, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of legendary actors Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis. She got her big break at acting in 1978 when she won the role of Laurie Strode in Halloween (1978). After that, she became famous for roles in movies like Trading...
Born: November 22, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Population: 12,458,000
11,952 people listed on IMDb
24. Olesya Rulin
Self | HSM3: Prom - The Night of Nights
Olesya Yurivna Rulina is a Russian-American actress. She is best known for co-starring in all three films of the High School Musical franchise as Kelsi Nielsen. She also starred in the films Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous (2008), Flying By (2009), Expecting Mary (2010) and Family Weekend (...
Born: March 17, 1986 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
Population: 12,410,000
2,566 people listed on IMDb
25. Kai Xu
Actor | Lie Huo Jun Xiao
Xu Kai is a Chinese actor and model. In 2013, he won the still model group championship at the national finals of the China International Model Competition held in Guangzhou, and he debuted as a model. In 2016, he signed a contract with Huanyu Film, an entertainment company owned by Yu Zheng, and ...
Born: March 5, 1995 in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Population: 11,908,000
11 people listed on IMDb
26. Gabrielle Drake
Actress | Au Pair Girls
Gabrielle Drake was born March 30, 1944 in Lahore, Pakistan. Her father worked in an import/export company or as an engineer and she spent her first 8 years travelling around Burma, India, and the Orient. The family returned to England when Gabrielle was eight years old, after which they moved back...
Born: March 30, 1944 in Lahore, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]
Population: 11,738,000
123 people listed on IMDb
27. Anushka Sharma
Actress | Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Anushka Sharma was born on 1 May 1988 in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. Her father, Colonel Ajay Kumar Sharma, is an army officer, and her mother, Ashima Sharma, is a homemaker. Her father is a native of Uttar Pradesh, while her mother is a Garhwali. Her elder brother is film producer Karnesh Sharma, who ...
Born: May 1, 1988 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Population: 11,440,000
159 people listed on IMDb
28. Eva Green
Actress | Casino Royale
French actress and model Eva Gaëlle Green was born on July 6, 1980, in Paris, France. Her father, Walter Green, is a dentist who appeared in the 1966 film Au hasard Balthazar (1966). Her mother, Marlène Jobert, is an actress turned children's book writer. Eva's mother was born in Algeria, of French...
Born: July 6, 1980 in Paris, France
Population: 10,901,000
4,965 people listed on IMDb
29. John Leguizamo
Actor | Moulin Rouge!
Fast-talking and feisty-looking John Leguizamo has continued to impress movie audiences with his versatility: he can play sensitive and naïve young men, such as Johnny in Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991); cold-blooded killers like Benny Blanco in Carlito's Way (1993); a heroic Army Green Beret, ...
Born: July 22, 1960 in Bogotá, Colombia
Population: 10,574,000
305 people listed on IMDb
30. Iko Uwais
Actor | Serbuan maut 2: Berandal
Iko Uwais was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, to Maisyaroh and Mustapha Kamaluddin. His grandfather, H. Achmad Bunawar, was a master of silat, an Indonesian traditional martial art, and founded a silat school. Iko himself has been learning silat since he was 10 years old. He became National Champion in...
Born: February 12, 1983 in Jakarta, Indonesia
Population: 10,517,000
266 people listed on IMDb
31. Regina Cassandra
Actress | Rocket Boys
Regina Cassandra is an actress, known for Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham (2014), Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga (2013), Jyo Achyutananda (2016), Maanagaram (2017) and Awe! (2018). As of 2018, she appeared in 25 films, and 4 more are in progress. Also, she did a few short films and a music video.
Regina was ...
Born: December 13, 1988 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Population: 10,456,000
249 people listed on IMDb
32. Nathalie Kelley
Actress | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Nathalie Kelley is an actress of Indigenous Quechua descent, most recently starring in the hit series Dynasty and The Baker and the Beauty, which is now on Netflix. With a background in social science and policy, Nathalie strives to use her gifts as a storyteller to tell stories that educate and ...
Born: October 5, 1984 in Lima, Peru
Population: 10,391,000
253 people listed on IMDb
33. Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Director | Memoria
Apichatpong Weerasethakul (b. 1970, Bangkok) grew up in Khon Kaen, a city in the north east of Thailand. He has a degree in Architecture from Khon Kaen University and a Master of Fine Arts in Filmmaking from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has been making films and videos since the ...
Born: July 16, 1970 in Bangkok, Thailand
Population: 10,156,000
142 people listed on IMDb
34. Lim Ji-yeon
Actress | In-gan-jung-dok
Lim Ji-yeon was born on June 23, 1990 in Seoul, South Korea. She is an actress, known for Obsessed (2014), High Society (2015) and The Glory (2022).
Born: June 23, 1990 in Seoul, South Korea
Population: 9,963,000
381 people listed on IMDb
35. Naoko Mori
Actress | Everest
Born in Nagoya, Naoko moved with her parents to New York aged four before returning to Japan and then, when she was twelve, locating to London. Naoko began to take singing lessons and at the age of 17 was cast in the lead as Kim in the West End musical 'Miss Saigon' opposite John Barrowman, with ...
Born: November 29, 1971 in Nagoya, Japan
Population: 9,507,000
158 people listed on IMDb
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