ACTOR

Alexander Skarsgård

1976 - Today

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Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (Swedish: [alɛkˈsǎnːdɛr ˈskɑ̌ːʂɡoːɖ] ; born 25 August 1976) is a Swedish actor. Born in Stockholm, son of actor Stellan Skarsgård, he began acting at age seven but quit at 13. After serving in the Swedish Navy, Skarsgård returned to acting and gained his first role in the US comedy film Zoolander (2001). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Skarsgård has received more than 30,015,362 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Alexander Skarsgård is the 2,142nd most popular actor (down from 2,055th in 2019), the 386th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 366th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Swedish Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 30M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Alexander Skarsgårds by language

Over the past year Alexander Skarsgård has had the most page views in the with 3,912,923 views, followed by Spanish (378,170), and Russian (236,734). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (273.52%), Thai (76.72%), and Breton (74.29%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Alexander Skarsgård ranks 2,142 out of 13,578. Before him are Bruce McGill, Julie Harris, Gong Yoo, David Wenham, Richard Belzer, and Kajol. After him are Carmen Sevilla, Hülya Avşar, Tony Musante, John Mills, Marie-José Nat, and Elga Andersen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Alexander Skarsgård ranks 41. Before him are Tony Jaa, Nurgül Yeşilçay, Sam Worthington, Nuno Gomes, Fedor Emelianenko, and Damir Skomina. After him are Michelle Monaghan, Alicia Silverstone, Marcelo Gallardo, Emerson, Ludovic Giuly, and Ethan Suplee.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Alexander Skarsgård ranks 386 out of 1,879. Before him are Carl Milles (1875), Christina Nilsson (1843), Marianne Fredriksson (1927), Ove Andersson (1938), Artur Lundkvist (1906), and Per Oscarsson (1927). After him are Johan Helmich Roman (1694), Art Spiegelman (1948), Stefan Persson (1947), Sven Rydell (1905), Knut Nordahl (1920), and Laurentius Petri (1499).

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Among ACTORS In Sweden

Among actors born in Sweden, Alexander Skarsgård ranks 35. Before him are Olof Thunberg (1925), Marika Green (1943), Noomi Rapace (1979), Sofia Helin (1972), Lena Nyman (1944), and Per Oscarsson (1927). After him are Mai Zetterling (1925), Peter Haber (1952), Anita Björk (1923), Alicia Vikander (1988), Kristina Wayborn (1950), and Gösta Ekman (1890).

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