ACTOR

Cary Elwes

1962 - Today

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Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (; born 26 October 1962) is an English actor. He starred as Westley in The Princess Bride (1987), and also had lead roles in films such as Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) and the Saw series. The accolades he has received include nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award and two Satellite Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cary Elwes has received more than 12,556,700 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Cary Elwes is the 2,081st most popular actor (up from 2,455th in 2019), the 1,972nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,266th in 2019) and the 265th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Cary Elwes ranks 2,081 out of 13,578. Before him are Fons Rademakers, Chishū Ryū, Penelope Wilton, Leo White, Dudley Moore, and Adolphe Menjou. After him are Harry Andrews, Lee Hoi-chuen, Josh Hartnett, Mariska Hargitay, Matthew Fox, and Dany Boon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Cary Elwes ranks 102. Before him are Shinya Yamanaka, Tsutomu Miyazaki, Hillel Slovak, Danny Huston, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, and Galina Chistyakova. After him are David Lagercrantz, Melissa Sue Anderson, Manute Bol, Nikolai Denkov, Antti Rinne, and Manuel Amoros.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Cary Elwes ranks 1,972 out of 8,785. Before him are Tom Sharpe (1928), Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto (1751), Cecil Beaton (1904), Roger Deakins (1949), Penelope Wilton (1946), and Dudley Moore (1935). After him are Harry Andrews (1911), Ralph Erskine (1914), Tommy Taylor (1932), Graham Bonnet (1947), Augustus Pugin (1812), and Geoffrey Hinton (1947).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Cary Elwes ranks 265. Before him are June Whitfield (1925), Andy Whitfield (1971), Joan Hickson (1906), Rachel Kempson (1910), Penelope Wilton (1946), and Dudley Moore (1935). After him are Harry Andrews (1911), Robert Morley (1908), Tom Hiddleston (1981), John Wood (1930), John Mills (1908), and Lesley Manville (1956).

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