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Brian Cox

1946 - Today

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Brian Denis Cox (born 1 June 1946) is a Scottish actor. A classically trained Shakespearean actor, he is known for leading performances on stage and television, as well as supporting roles in film. His numerous accolades include two Laurence Olivier Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award as well as a nomination for a British Academy Television Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Cox has received more than 238,469 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Brian Cox is the 541st most popular actor (up from 774th in 2019), the 674th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 937th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular British Actor.

Brian Cox is a British physicist, professor, and television presenter. He is most famous for his work on the BBC series Wonders of the Solar System and Wonders of the Universe.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Brian Coxes by language

Over the past year Brian Cox has had the most page views in the with 200,451 views, followed by German (155,023), and Russian (126,623). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Azerbaijani (608.86%), Indonesian (131.76%), and Ukrainian (131.35%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Brian Cox ranks 541 out of 13,578. Before him are Mildred Harris, Tom Waits, Richard Dreyfuss, Eleonora Duse, Tippi Hedren, and Karlheinz Böhm. After him are Mel Ferrer, Nǃxau ǂToma, Ken Watanabe, Maria Schell, Raul Julia, and Louise Fletcher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Brian Cox ranks 85. Before him are Sabine Bergmann-Pohl, Xanana Gusmão, Ahmed Zewail, Philip Pullman, Marilyn vos Savant, and Howard Shore. After him are Daniel Goleman, Ed O'Neill, John Paul Jones, John Heard, Janet Yellen, and Laura Bush.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Cox ranks 674 out of 8,785. Before him are Leslie Howard (1893), Bill Wyman (1936), Oliver Smithies (1925), Thomas Chippendale (1718), Gladwyn Jebb (1900), and James Bradley (1693). After him are Ben Jonson (1572), George Porter (1920), Roy Hodgson (1947), James Francis Edward Stuart (1688), John Henry Newman (1801), and James Clark Ross (1800).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Brian Cox ranks 83. Before him are Robert Carlyle (1961), Tilda Swinton (1960), Charles Laughton (1899), Desmond Llewelyn (1914), Sean Bean (1959), and Leslie Howard (1893). After him are Jessica Tandy (1909), Peter Finch (1916), Jim Broadbent (1949), Oliver Reed (1938), Emma, Lady Hamilton (1765), and Deborah Kerr (1921).

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Television and Movie Roles

Rise of the Planet of the Apes
John Landon
A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those who have harmed him.
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The Bourne Supremacy
Ward Abbott
A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who promised retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, is forced to once again take up his life as a trained assassin to survive.
Jul 23o 20047.319 / 10
Troy
King Agamemnon
In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. They set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy.
May 13o 20047.155 / 10