ACTOR
Alec McCowen
1925 - 2017
Alec McCowen
Alexander Duncan McCowen, (26 May 1925 – 6 February 2017) was an English actor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alec McCowen has received more than 689,503 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Alec McCowen is the 3,895th most popular actor (down from 3,582nd in 2019), the 3,115th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,977th in 2019) and the 458th most popular British Actor.
Memorability Metrics
690k
Page Views (PV)
56.23
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
3.20
Effective Languages (L*)
2.86
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Alec McCowen ranks 3,895 out of 13,578. Before him are Jonah Falcon, Alice Joyce, Edi Gathegi, Kim Raver, Alexander Knox, and Mario Casas. After him are Ally Sheedy, Julianna Margulies, Gabrielle Réjane, Mia May, Vadim Glowna, and Vinod Khanna.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJonah Falcon
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 3,889
Alice Joyce
1890 - 1955
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 3,890
Edi Gathegi
1979 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 3,891
Kim Raver
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 3,892
Alexander Knox
1907 - 1995
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 3,893
Mario Casas
1986 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 3,894
Alec McCowen
1925 - 2017
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 3,895
Ally Sheedy
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 3,896
Julianna Margulies
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 3,897
Gabrielle Réjane
1856 - 1920
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 3,898
Mia May
1884 - 1980
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 3,899
Vadim Glowna
1941 - 2012
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 3,900
Vinod Khanna
1946 - 2017
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 3,901
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Alec McCowen ranks 295. Before him are Paul Kurtz, Julian Beck, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Ilona Novák, Leslie Laing, and Italo De Zan. After him are Yury Trifonov, William Wharton, Burkhard Heim, Bert Bolin, Michal Vičan, and Carlo Di Palma. Among people deceased in 2017, Alec McCowen ranks 306. Before him are Timo Mäkinen, Isabella Karle, Abdelmajid Dolmy, Jean Vuarnet, Shyla Stylez, and Daniil Granin. After him are Vinod Khanna, Betty Cuthbert, John Abercrombie, Viktor Tsaryov, Cuthbert Sebastian, and Robert Alt.
Others Born in 1925
Go to all RankingsPaul Kurtz
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 2012
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 289
Julian Beck
ACTOR
1925 - 1985
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 290
Giacomo Rossi Stuart
ACTOR
1925 - 1994
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 291
Ilona Novák
SWIMMER
1925 - 2019
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 292
Leslie Laing
ATHLETE
1925 - 2021
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 293
Italo De Zan
CYCLIST
1925 - 2020
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 294
Alec McCowen
ACTOR
1925 - 2017
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 295
Yury Trifonov
WRITER
1925 - 1981
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 296
William Wharton
WRITER
1925 - 2008
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 297
Burkhard Heim
PHYSICIST
1925 - 2001
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 298
Bert Bolin
PHYSICIST
1925 - 2007
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 299
Michal Vičan
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1986
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 300
Carlo Di Palma
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2004
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 301
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsTimo Mäkinen
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 300
Isabella Karle
CHEMIST
1921 - 2017
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 301
Abdelmajid Dolmy
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2017
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 302
Jean Vuarnet
SKIER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 303
Shyla Stylez
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1982 - 2017
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 304
Daniil Granin
WRITER
1919 - 2017
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 305
Alec McCowen
ACTOR
1925 - 2017
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 306
Vinod Khanna
ACTOR
1946 - 2017
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 307
Betty Cuthbert
ATHLETE
1938 - 2017
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 308
John Abercrombie
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2017
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 309
Viktor Tsaryov
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 310
Cuthbert Sebastian
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2017
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 311
Robert Alt
ATHLETE
1927 - 2017
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 312
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Alec McCowen ranks 3,115 out of 8,785. Before him are Duncan Grant (1885), Anna Massey (1937), William Thoms (1803), Charles Townshend (1725), Florence Green (1901), and Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899). After him are Don McCullin (1935), Edith Evans (1888), Henry Travers (1874), John Lennox (1943), Everard Home (1756), and William Nicholson (1753).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsDuncan Grant
PAINTER
1885 - 1978
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 3,109
Anna Massey
ACTOR
1937 - 2011
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 3,110
William Thoms
WRITER
1803 - 1885
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 3,111
Charles Townshend
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1767
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 3,112
Florence Green
POLITICIAN
1901 - 2012
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 3,113
Martyn Lloyd-Jones
PHYSICIAN
1899 - 1981
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 3,114
Alec McCowen
ACTOR
1925 - 2017
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 3,115
Don McCullin
JOURNALIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 3,116
Edith Evans
ACTOR
1888 - 1976
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 3,117
Henry Travers
ACTOR
1874 - 1965
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 3,118
John Lennox
MATHEMATICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 3,119
Everard Home
BIOLOGIST
1756 - 1832
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 3,120
William Nicholson
CHEMIST
1753 - 1815
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 3,121
Among ACTORS In United Kingdom
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Alec McCowen ranks 458. Before him are Madeleine Carroll (1906), Roger Rees (1944), Rhona Mitra (1976), James Robertson Justice (1907), Anthony Andrews (1948), and Anna Massey (1937). After him are Edith Evans (1888), Henry Travers (1874), Anton Lesser (1952), Ben Barnes (1981), Rory McCann (1969), and Christopher Eccleston (1964).
Madeleine Carroll
1906 - 1987
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 452
Roger Rees
1944 - 2015
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 453
Rhona Mitra
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 454
James Robertson Justice
1907 - 1975
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 455
Anthony Andrews
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 456
Anna Massey
1937 - 2011
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 457
Alec McCowen
1925 - 2017
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 458
Edith Evans
1888 - 1976
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 459
Henry Travers
1874 - 1965
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 460
Anton Lesser
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 461
Ben Barnes
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 462
Rory McCann
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 463
Christopher Eccleston
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 464