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Brian Aherne

1902 - 1986

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William Brian de Lacy Aherne (2 May 1902 – 10 February 1986) was an English actor of stage, screen, radio and television, who enjoyed a long and varied career in Britain and the United States. His first Broadway appearance in The Barretts of Wimpole Street in 1931 teamed him with Katharine Cornell, with whom he appeared in many productions. In films, he played opposite Madeleine Carroll, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Rita Hayworth and Carole Lombard, and was Oscar-nominated for his role as Emperor Maximilian in Juarez (1939). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Aherne has received more than 754,874 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Brian Aherne is the 5,130th most popular actor (down from 3,724th in 2019), the 3,947th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,132nd in 2019) and the 628th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 750k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Brian Aherne ranks 5,130 out of 9,996Before him are Pinto Colvig, Bebe Daniels, Rolando Villazón, Scott Foley, Dexter Fletcher, and Joshua Jackson. After him are Jon-Erik Hexum, Tamara Taylor, Kitty Winn, Eliza Dushku, Samantha Fox, and Katja Riemann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Brian Aherne ranks 252Before him are Veli Saarinen, Josef von Báky, Giorgio Pessina, Paul Bontemps, Barton MacLane, and Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.. After him are Egon Orowan, Mary Miles Minter, Chill Wills, Hans Pulver, Maria Polydouri, and Russinho. Among people deceased in 1986, Brian Aherne ranks 209Before him are Alicia Moreau de Justo, Jo Gartner, Pepper Adams, Heather Angel, Felipe Rosas, and Policarpo Ribeiro de Oliveira. After him are Sulo Bärlund, Yaşar Erkan, Anton Janda, Olaf Hoffsbakken, Alfonso Thiele, and Robert Alda.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Aherne ranks 3,947 out of 7,765Before him are Richard Attwood (1940), Kenney Jones (1948), Vivian Woodward (1879), Dexter Fletcher (1966), Jamie Hewlett (1968), and Carlos Raúl Villanueva (1900). After him are John Sykes (1959), Julian Barbour (1937), R. J. Mitchell (1895), Morton Betts (1847), Brendan Perry (1959), and Wilbert Awdry (1911).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Brian Aherne ranks 628Before him are James Robertson Justice (1907), Frank Dillane (1991), Karen Gillan (1987), Virginia McKenna (1931), Alice Eve (1982), and Dexter Fletcher (1966). After him are Dev Patel (1990), Jayne Atkinson (1959), Ed Skrein (1983), Liz Smith (1921), Mischa Barton (1986), and Nick Frost (1972).

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