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Charles Bronson

1921 - 2003

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Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky; November 3, 1921 – August 30, 2003) was an American actor. He was known for his roles in action films and his "granite features and brawny physique". Bronson was born into extreme poverty in Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, a coal mining town in the Allegheny Mountains. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Bronson has received more than 20,472,793 page views. His biography is available in 91 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Bronson is the 65th most popular actor (down from 33rd in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from United States (down from 89th in 2019) and the 26th most popular American Actor.

Charles Bronson is most famous for his many roles in films, such as The Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Dirty Dozen, and Death Wish.

Memorability Metrics

  • 20M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 91

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Charles Bronson ranks 65 out of 13,578. Before him are Michael Gambon, Will Smith, Christopher Lee, Liam Neeson, Omar Sharif, and Greta Garbo. After him are Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt, Kirk Douglas, Alan Alda, Henry Fonda, and Johnny Depp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Charles Bronson ranks 5. Before him are Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Alexander Dubček, Andrei Sakharov, and Michael I of Romania. After him are Stanisław Lem, Suharto, Yves Montand, Astor Piazzolla, Giulietta Masina, Fawzia Fuad of Egypt, and John Rawls. Among people deceased in 2003, Charles Bronson ranks 4. Before him are Edward Teller, Katharine Hepburn, and Leni Riefenstahl. After him are Heydar Aliyev, Idi Amin, Robert K. Merton, Alija Izetbegović, Gregory Peck, Johnny Cash, Barry White, and Maurice Gibb.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Bronson ranks 139 out of 20,380. Before him are Will Smith (1968), Rosa Parks (1913), William James (1842), Bobby Fischer (1943), Edwin Hubble (1889), and Phineas Gage (1823). After him are Tom Hanks (1956), Brad Pitt (1963), Kirk Douglas (1916), Alan Alda (1936), Henry Fonda (1905), and Johnny Depp (1963).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Charles Bronson ranks 26. Before him are Chuck Norris (1940), Katharine Hepburn (1907), Dustin Hoffman (1937), Meryl Streep (1949), Michael Douglas (1944), and Will Smith (1968). After him are Tom Hanks (1956), Brad Pitt (1963), Kirk Douglas (1916), Alan Alda (1936), Henry Fonda (1905), and Johnny Depp (1963).

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Television and Movie Roles

Once Upon a Time in the West
'Harmonica'
As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.
Dec 21o 19688.288 / 10
Death Wish
Paul Kersey
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.
Jul 24o 19746.896 / 10
The Great Escape
Danny 'Tunnel King'
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.
Jul 3o 19637.95 / 10