ACTOR
Anton Diffring
1916 - 1989
Anton Diffring
Anton Diffring (born Alfred Pollack; 20 October 1916 – 19 May 1989) was a German actor. He had an extensive film and television career in the United Kingdom from the 1940s to the 1980s, latterly appearing in international films. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anton Diffring has received more than 650,850 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Anton Diffring is the 3,193rd most popular actor (up from 3,864th in 2019), the 3,795th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,911th in 2019) and the 110th most popular German Actor.
Memorability Metrics
650k
Page Views (PV)
50.91
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
3.53
Effective Languages (L*)
2.64
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Anton Diffring ranks 3,193 out of 13,578. Before him are Kenneth Welsh, Stephen Collins, Ed Begley, Henry Ian Cusick, Elias Koteas, and Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė. After him are Alain Souchon, Akira Terao, Gorden Kaye, Inger Stevens, Yūjirō Ishihara, and Clémence Poésy.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKenneth Welsh
1942 - 2022
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 3,187
Stephen Collins
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 3,188
Ed Begley
1901 - 1970
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 3,189
Henry Ian Cusick
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 3,190
Elias Koteas
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 3,191
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 3,192
Anton Diffring
1916 - 1989
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 3,193
Alain Souchon
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 3,194
Akira Terao
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 3,195
Gorden Kaye
1941 - 2017
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 3,196
Inger Stevens
1934 - 1970
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 3,197
Yūjirō Ishihara
1934 - 1987
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 3,198
Clémence Poésy
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 3,199
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1916, Anton Diffring ranks 153. Before him are Françoise Giroud, Jack Arnold, Arie van Vliet, Evelyn Keyes, Paul Halmos, and Dom Mintoff. After him are Werner Bischof, Antonio Buero Vallejo, Svend Asmussen, Jenő Fock, Franco Fabrizi, and Torsten Hägerstrand. Among people deceased in 1989, Anton Diffring ranks 158. Before him are Nikolai Grinko, Hilmar Baunsgaard, Luiz Gonzaga, Henri Sauguet, Huey P. Newton, and Jean-Michel Charlier. After him are János Farkas, Kaj Franck, Archduchess Charlotte of Austria, Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, and Harold Jeffreys.
Others Born in 1916
Go to all RankingsFrançoise Giroud
WRITER
1916 - 2003
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 147
Jack Arnold
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 1992
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 148
Arie van Vliet
ATHLETE
1916 - 2001
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 149
Evelyn Keyes
ACTOR
1916 - 2008
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 150
Paul Halmos
MATHEMATICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 151
Dom Mintoff
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2012
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 152
Anton Diffring
ACTOR
1916 - 1989
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 153
Werner Bischof
PHOTOGRAPHER
1916 - 1954
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 154
Antonio Buero Vallejo
WRITER
1916 - 2000
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 155
Svend Asmussen
MUSICIAN
1916 - 2017
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 156
Jenő Fock
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2001
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 157
Franco Fabrizi
ACTOR
1916 - 1995
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 158
Torsten Hägerstrand
GEOGRAPHER
1916 - 2004
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 159
Others Deceased in 1989
Go to all RankingsNikolai Grinko
ACTOR
1920 - 1989
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 152
Hilmar Baunsgaard
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1989
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 153
Luiz Gonzaga
SINGER
1912 - 1989
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 154
Henri Sauguet
COMPOSER
1901 - 1989
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 155
Huey P. Newton
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1942 - 1989
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 156
Jean-Michel Charlier
COMIC ARTIST
1924 - 1989
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 157
Anton Diffring
ACTOR
1916 - 1989
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 158
János Farkas
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 1989
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 159
Kaj Franck
DESIGNER
1911 - 1989
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 160
Archduchess Charlotte of Austria
COMPANION
1921 - 1989
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 161
Tirumalai Krishnamacharya
PHILOSOPHER
1888 - 1989
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 162
Jacques Doniol-Valcroze
ACTOR
1920 - 1989
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 163
Harold Jeffreys
MATHEMATICIAN
1891 - 1989
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 164
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Anton Diffring ranks 3,795 out of 7,253. Before him are Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1655), Friedrich von Esmarch (1823), Friedrich Theodor Vischer (1807), Georg Hermann Quincke (1834), Albrecht Haushofer (1903), and Uwe Rahn (1962). After him are Princess Caroline of Great Britain (1713), Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1574), Hermann Zapf (1918), Albert Betz (1885), Friedrich Gernsheim (1839), and Albrecht Thaer (1752).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsErnest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
POLITICIAN
1655 - 1715
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 3,789
Friedrich von Esmarch
PHYSICIAN
1823 - 1908
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 3,790
Friedrich Theodor Vischer
WRITER
1807 - 1887
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 3,791
Georg Hermann Quincke
PHYSICIST
1834 - 1924
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 3,792
Albrecht Haushofer
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1945
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 3,793
Uwe Rahn
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 3,794
Anton Diffring
ACTOR
1916 - 1989
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 3,795
Princess Caroline of Great Britain
POLITICIAN
1713 - 1757
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 3,796
Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1648
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 3,797
Hermann Zapf
PAINTER
1918 - 2015
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 3,798
Albert Betz
PHYSICIST
1885 - 1968
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 3,799
Friedrich Gernsheim
COMPOSER
1839 - 1916
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 3,800
Albrecht Thaer
BIOLOGIST
1752 - 1828
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 3,801
Among ACTORS In Germany
Among actors born in Germany, Anton Diffring ranks 110. Before him are Gustav Knuth (1901), Otto Waalkes (1948), Jean-Marc Barr (1960), Irm Hermann (1942), Holger Meins (1941), and Nur Fettahoğlu (1980). After him are Friedrich Ludwig Schröder (1744), Petra Schürmann (1933), Albert Bassermann (1867), Mathieu Carrière (1950), Peter Carsten (1928), and Dora Gerson (1899).
Gustav Knuth
1901 - 1987
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 104
Otto Waalkes
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 105
Jean-Marc Barr
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 106
Irm Hermann
1942 - 2020
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 107
Holger Meins
1941 - 1974
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 108
Nur Fettahoğlu
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 109
Anton Diffring
1916 - 1989
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 110
Friedrich Ludwig Schröder
1744 - 1816
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 111
Petra Schürmann
1933 - 2010
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 112
Albert Bassermann
1867 - 1952
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 113
Mathieu Carrière
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 114
Peter Carsten
1928 - 2012
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 115
Dora Gerson
1899 - 1943
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 116