ACTOR

Benedict Cumberbatch

1976 - Today

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Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born 19 July 1976) is an English actor. Known for his work on screen and stage, he has received various accolades, including a BAFTA TV Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards and four Golden Globes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benedict Cumberbatch has received more than 32,367,258 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Benedict Cumberbatch is the 757th most popular actor (down from 568th in 2019), the 874th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 732nd in 2019) and the 114th most popular British Actor.

Benedict Cumberbatch is most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series Sherlock.

Memorability Metrics

  • 32M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 74

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Benedict Cumberbatch ranks 757 out of 13,578. Before him are Andy Serkis, Cybill Shepherd, Boris Karloff, Isabel Sarli, Tyler Perry, and Anne Parillaud. After him are Martin Balsam, Wentworth Miller, Kelly Lynch, Max Wright, Horst Tappert, and Sofía Vergara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Benedict Cumberbatch ranks 13. Before him are Ramzan Kadyrov, Clarence Seedorf, Chester Bennington, Michael Ballack, Judit Polgár, and Ruud van Nistelrooy. After him are Patrick Vieira, Yuval Noah Harari, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Alessandro Nesta, Colin Farrell, and Diane Kruger.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Benedict Cumberbatch ranks 874 out of 8,785. Before him are Boris Karloff (1887), Rishi Sunak (1980), Daniel Burley Woolfall (1852), Frederick Griffith (1879), Martin Evans (1941), and Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770). After him are Robert Clive (1725), Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (1915), Emily Davison (1872), Charlotte Cooper (1870), Wentworth Miller (1972), and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1484).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Benedict Cumberbatch ranks 114. Before him are Imelda Staunton (1956), Rex Harrison (1908), Michael York (1942), Ray Milland (1907), Andy Serkis (1964), and Boris Karloff (1887). After him are Wentworth Miller (1972), Pat Hitchcock (1928), Terence Stamp (1938), Orlando Bloom (1977), Kristin Scott Thomas (1960), and Stewart Granger (1913).

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