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Aidan Turner

1983 - Today

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Aidan Turner (born 19 June 1983) is an Irish actor. He began his career in the RTÉ medical drama The Clinic (2008–2009), and the BBC series Desperate Romantics (2009) and later gained attention for starring in Being Human (2009–2011). He starred as the eponymous character in the BBC adaptation of Winston Graham's Poldark (2015–2019). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aidan Turner has received more than 7,584,536 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Aidan Turner is the 8,004th most popular actor (down from 5,451st in 2019), the 347th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 259th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Irish Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Aidan Turners by language

Over the past year Aidan Turner has had the most page views in the with 648,838 views, followed by French (50,361), and German (39,470). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Cornish (111.19%), Finnish (60.70%), and Swedish (50.51%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Aidan Turner ranks 8,004 out of 13,578. Before him are Ana de la Reguera, Ellie Kemper, Gertrude Astor, Matt Letscher, Mike Hagerty, and Josh McDermitt. After him are Jon Abrahams, Tania Raymonde, Rupert Evans, Emily Bergl, Sarah Gadon, and Jonathan Breck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Aidan Turner ranks 191. Before him are Jádson, Oleksandra Matviichuk, Amber Tamblyn, Arouna Koné, Zhang Yiming, and Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark. After him are Mariano Andújar, Grégory Lemarchal, Alicja Bachleda-Curuś, Edson Braafheid, Mary Kom, and Sean Biggerstaff.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Aidan Turner ranks 347 out of 549. Before him are Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848), Terence MacSwiney (1879), Seán Brady (1939), Louis Walsh (1952), Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (1116), and Sheamus (1978). After him are William Smith O'Brien (1803), Johnny Carey (1919), Edward Carson (1854), Glen Hansard (1970), Colin O'Donoghue (1981), and Sharon Corr (1970).

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Among ACTORS In Ireland

Among actors born in Ireland, Aidan Turner ranks 50. Before him are Colm Wilkinson (1944), Milo O'Shea (1926), Dave Allen (1936), Barry Keoghan (1992), Jack Gleeson (1992), and Patricia Collinge (1892). After him are Colin O'Donoghue (1981), Orla Brady (1961), Robert Sheehan (1988), Kerry Condon (1983), Dominique McElligott (1986), and T. P. McKenna (1929).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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Immediately after the events of The Desolation of Smaug, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
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The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
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