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5. The Fifth Doctor
The youngest Doctor of the classic era, Peter Davison’s Fifth Doctor was a calm and often quiet incarnation of the character, who wasn’t afraid to sit back and let someone else take the lead. But that’s not to say he was weak or had no personality. As he proved when he worked side by side with his predecessors in “The Five Doctors,” he was a compassionate, strong-willed and intelligent incarnation.
4. The Eleventh Doctor
It’s from here that the race for #1 gets really tight, and Matt Smith could have very easily been higher on this list. The youngest actor to have ever played the Doctor brought an old, wise demeanor to the role. The Eleventh Doctor was a multi-layered character: if he wasn’t flapping about with youthful energy or taking immense pleasure from tiny details, he was wiping out alien races, giving epic rants to evil planets, or quietly reflecting.
3. The First Doctor
William Hartnell’s First Doctor is often wrongly described as grumpy, cautious, and standoffish. While that’s certainly true of the character in the show’s earlier episodes, the “grandfather” figure eventually peeled back his tough exterior to reveal a soft, compassionate and even vulnerable man. That Doctor Who is still around today is testament to the thoughtful foundations that the First Doctor laid.
2. The Tenth Doctor
Every fangirl’s favorite, David Tennant shepherded Doctor Who to new found heights of worldwide popularity. The Tenth Doctor was a swashbuckling action hero with a big heart, gallivanting around the universe and spreading his quirky wit to every corner of the galaxy. But it wasn’t all sunshine and sand-shoes, as the Tenth Doctor also saw his fair share of tragedy and darkness. His ‘timelord victorious’ arc forced us to question our loyalties to the Doctor, and the fact that he is still universally beloved shows just how powerful David Tennant’s performance really was.
1. The Fourth Doctor
Could it ever have been anyone else? Well, yes, but ask your parents (or grandparents) who their favorite Doctor is and they’ll tell you there’s only one contender: Tom Baker. The original mad man with a blue box, The Fourth Doctor is arguably the most “alien” of the Timelord’s incarnations. Unpredictable and often irreverent, Baker’s Doctor was frequently funny and occasionally scary. There’s a good reason his run is seen as the most iconic: The Fourth Doctor ingrained Doctor Who in the world’s collective pop culture psyche.
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