ACTOR

Adel Emam

1940 - Today

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Adel Mohammed Emam (Arabic: عادل إمام; born on 17 May 1940), is an Egyptian film, television, and stage actor, known for his extensive career with over 150 artistic works, including films, plays, and television series spanning comedy, social, and political genres. He is regarded as one of the leading figures of the second generation of comedy artists in Egypt and the Arab world. He is primarily a comedian, but he has starred in more serious works and, combined comedy with romance especially in his earlier secondary roles in films such as My Wife, the Director General, My Wife's Dignity, My Wife's Goblin and Virgo, all films starring Salah Zulfikar. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adel Emam has received more than 980,780 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Adel Emam is the 1,140th most popular actor (up from 1,267th in 2019), the 275th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 278th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Egyptian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 980k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Adel Emam ranks 1,140 out of 13,578. Before him are Michel Bouquet, Otto Sander, Dana Elcar, Adrienne Lecouvreur, Ciarán Hinds, and James Faulkner. After him are Silvia Pinal, Akiko Wakabayashi, Gunnar Björnstrand, Sydney Chaplin, Verónica Castro, and Carl Reiner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Adel Emam ranks 122. Before him are Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy, Max Mosley, Lei Feng, Jerzy Buzek, Ali Saibou, and Jean-Luc Dehaene. After him are Mike Hailwood, Katharine Ross, Shozo Tsugitani, Richard Pryor, Ricky Nelson, and Roger Ailes.

Others Born in 1940

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Adel Emam ranks 275 out of 642. Before him are Hor (-1800), Neferhotep I (-1800), Boutros Ghali (1846), Neferneferuaten Tasherit (-1400), Nefermaat (-2500), and Wazner (-3500). After him are Qakare Ibi (-2181), Takelot I (-1000), Didymus the Blind (313), Khamudi (-1549), Ibn al-Farid (1181), and Amr Moussa (1936).

Others born in Egypt

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  • Photo of Hor

    Hor

    POLITICIAN

    1800 BC - 1800 BC

    HPI: 63.91

    Rank: 269

  • Photo of Neferhotep I

    Neferhotep I

    POLITICIAN

    1800 BC - 1730 BC

    HPI: 63.87

    Rank: 270

  • Photo of Boutros Ghali

    Boutros Ghali

    POLITICIAN

    1846 - 1910

    HPI: 63.84

    Rank: 271

  • Photo of Neferneferuaten Tasherit

    Neferneferuaten Tasherit

    COMPANION

    1400 BC - 1400 BC

    HPI: 63.83

    Rank: 272

  • Photo of Nefermaat

    Nefermaat

    ARCHITECT

    2500 BC - Present

    HPI: 63.83

    Rank: 273

  • Photo of Wazner

    Wazner

    POLITICIAN

    3500 BC - 3050 BC

    HPI: 63.81

    Rank: 274

  • Photo of Adel Emam

    Adel Emam

    ACTOR

    1940 - Present

    HPI: 63.79

    Rank: 275

  • Photo of Qakare Ibi

    Qakare Ibi

    POLITICIAN

    2181 BC - 2055 BC

    HPI: 63.78

    Rank: 276

  • Photo of Takelot I

    Takelot I

    POLITICIAN

    1000 BC - 874 BC

    HPI: 63.77

    Rank: 277

  • Photo of Didymus the Blind

    Didymus the Blind

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    313 - 398

    HPI: 63.76

    Rank: 278

  • Photo of Khamudi

    Khamudi

    POLITICIAN

    1549 BC - 1600 BC

    HPI: 63.76

    Rank: 279

  • Photo of Ibn al-Farid

    Ibn al-Farid

    WRITER

    1181 - 1234

    HPI: 63.68

    Rank: 280

  • Photo of Amr Moussa

    Amr Moussa

    DIPLOMAT

    1936 - Present

    HPI: 63.56

    Rank: 281

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Among ACTORS In Egypt

Among actors born in Egypt, Adel Emam ranks 4. Before him are Omar Sharif (1932), Faten Hamama (1931), and Marika Rökk (1913). After him are Shadia (1931), Soad Hosny (1943), Hind Rostom (1929), Zubaida Tharwat (1940), Taheyya Kariokka (1915), Georges Guétary (1915), Julian Fellowes (1949), and Nadia Gamal (1937).

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