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Brian Blessed

1936 - Today

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Brian Blessed (; born 9 October 1936) is an English actor known for his trademark bushy beard, booming voice, and exuberant personality and performances. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Blessed has received more than 4,612,651 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Blessed is the 3,727th most popular actor (down from 3,301st in 2019), the 3,017th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,803rd in 2019) and the 444th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Brian Blesseds by language

Over the past year Brian Blessed has had the most page views in the with 639,700 views, followed by German (23,063), and Italian (11,292). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (204.54%), Icelandic (43.47%), and Basque (39.55%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Brian Blessed ranks 3,727 out of 13,578. Before him are Lori Singer, Alan Young, Charles Martin Smith, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Michael Gothard, and Kyeon Mi-ri. After him are Vyjayanthimala Bali, David Proval, Victor Sen Yung, Sylvia Miles, Yu Rongguang, and Juan Diego.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Brian Blessed ranks 318. Before him are Edward Gibson, Touria Chaoui, Rachid Mekhloufi, Henck Arron, Conchita Bautista, and Giora Feidman. After him are Brian Hart, Vyjayanthimala Bali, Scott LaFaro, Klaus Doldinger, Floyd Westerman, and Juan Santisteban.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Blessed ranks 3,017 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Shrapnel (1761), Walter Map (1140), Alkmund of Derby (800), Alan Young (1919), Jonathan Nolan (1976), and Michael Gothard (1939). After him are Brian Hart (1936), John Hartley (1849), David Gregory (1659), Edmund Leach (1910), Alan Brown (1919), and Princess Louisa of Great Britain (1749).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Brian Blessed ranks 444. Before him are Richard Burbage (1567), Hermione Baddeley (1906), Mark Sheppard (1964), Ronald Lacey (1935), Alan Young (1919), and Michael Gothard (1939). After him are Billie Whitelaw (1932), Naveen Andrews (1969), Edward Hardwicke (1932), Felicity Jones (1983), Gladys Cooper (1888), and Steve Marriott (1947).

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Television and Movie Roles

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Boss Nass (voice)
Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.
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Tarzan
Clayton (voice)
Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now Tarzan must make the decision as to which family he should belong to...
Jun 18o 19997.403 / 10
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Lord Locksley
When the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham murders Robin's father, the legendary archer vows vengeance. To accomplish his mission, Robin joins forces with a band of exiled villagers (and comely Maid Marian), and together they battle to end the evil sheriff's reign of terror.
Jun 14o 19916.847 / 10