ACTOR

Alec Guinness

1914 - 2000

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Sir Alec Guinness (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. In the British Film Institute listing of 1999 of the 100 most important British films of the 20th century, he was the single most noted actor, represented across nine films — six in starring roles and three in supporting roles — including five directed by David Lean and four from Ealing Studios. He won an Academy Award, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and a Tony Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alec Guinness has received more than 10,692,892 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Alec Guinness is the 183rd most popular actor (up from 186th in 2019), the 261st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 278th in 2019) and the 28th most popular British Actor.

Alec Guinness is most famous for his portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars trilogy.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 73

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Alec Guinness ranks 183 out of 13,578. Before him are Peter Ustinov, Gary Oldman, Franco Nero, Olivia Newton-John, Jack Lemmon, and Spencer Tracy. After him are Graham Chapman, Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Anita Ekberg, Willem Dafoe, and Anouk Aimée.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Alec Guinness ranks 12. Before him are Tenzing Norgay, Marguerite Duras, Jiang Qing, Michael Wittmann, Octavio Paz, and Julio Cortázar. After him are Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, Richard Widmark, Mohammed Zahir Shah, Bohumil Hrabal, Abd al-Karim Qasim, and Romain Gary. Among people deceased in 2000, Alec Guinness ranks 9. Before him are Ingrid of Sweden, Hafez al-Assad, Roger Vadim, Habib Bourguiba, Emil Zátopek, and Victor Borge. After him are Stanley Matthews, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Vittorio Gassman, Abulfaz Elchibey, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, and Louis Néel.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alec Guinness ranks 261 out of 8,785. Before him are Arthur Evans (1851), Peter Ustinov (1921), Gary Oldman (1958), Æthelred I, King of Wessex (837), Olivia Newton-John (1948), and Richard Trevithick (1771). After him are Owen Willans Richardson (1879), Graham Chapman (1941), Anthony Giddens (1938), James George Frazer (1854), Ælfweard of Wessex (904), and Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Alec Guinness ranks 28. Before him are Laurence Olivier (1907), Stan Laurel (1890), Jeremy Irons (1948), Peter Ustinov (1921), Gary Oldman (1958), and Olivia Newton-John (1948). After him are Graham Chapman (1941), Daniel Day-Lewis (1957), Timothy Dalton (1946), David Suchet (1946), Vanessa Redgrave (1937), and Julie Andrews (1935).

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