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Charles Dance

1946 - Today

Charles Dance

Walter Charles Dance (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor. He is known for playing strict, authoritarian characters and villains. Dance started his career on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) before appearing in film and television. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Dance has received more than 10,220,390 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Charles Dance is the 332nd most popular actor (up from 378th in 2019), the 449th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 542nd in 2019) and the 51st most popular British Actor.

Charles Dance is most famous for his role as Tywin Lannister in the HBO series Game of Thrones.

Memorability Metrics

10M
Page Views (PV)
65.32
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
5.29
Effective Languages (L*)
4.07
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Charles Dances by language

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Charles Dance ranks 332 out of 9,996. Before him are Michael Keaton, Michael Landon, Kate Winslet, Sean Penn, Andy García, and Janet Leigh. After him are Burt Reynolds, Rod Steiger, Ron Perlman, Errol Flynn, Jeff Goldblum, and Telly Savalas.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

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Michael Keaton
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 326
Michael Landon
1936 - 1991
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 327
Kate Winslet
1975 - Present
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 328
Sean Penn
1960 - Present
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 329
Andy García
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 330
Janet Leigh
1927 - 2004
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 331
Charles Dance
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 332
Burt Reynolds
1936 - 2018
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 333
Rod Steiger
1925 - 2002
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 334
Ron Perlman
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 335
Errol Flynn
1909 - 1959
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 336
Jeff Goldblum
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 337
Telly Savalas
1922 - 1994
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 338

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Charles Dance ranks 48. Before him are Marianne Faithfull, Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, Barry Gibb, Liza Minnelli, Robert Fripp, and Masoud Barzani. After him are Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Arrigo Sacchi, André the Giant, Lars Vilks, Talia Shire, and Sally Field.

Others Born in 1946

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Marianne Faithfull
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 42
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 43
Barry Gibb
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 44
Liza Minnelli
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 45
Robert Fripp
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 46
Masoud Barzani
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 47
Charles Dance
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 48
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
1946 - 2022
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 49
Arrigo Sacchi
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 50
André the Giant
1946 - 1993
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 51
Lars Vilks
1946 - 2021
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 52
Talia Shire
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 53
Sally Field
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 54

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Dance ranks 449 out of 7,765. Before him are Henry Fox Talbot (1800), David Attenborough (1926), James I of Scotland (1394), Robert II of Scotland (1316), Kate Winslet (1975), and Thomas Harriot (1560). After him are Morrissey (1959), Sweyn II of Denmark (1020), Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (1863), Robert Plant (1948), William Shockley (1910), and Mike Oldfield (1953).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Henry Fox Talbot
1800 - 1877
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 443
David Attenborough
1926 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 444
James I of Scotland
1394 - 1437
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 445
Robert II of Scotland
1316 - 1390
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 446
Kate Winslet
1975 - Present
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 447
Thomas Harriot
1560 - 1621
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 448
Charles Dance
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 449
Morrissey
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 450
Sweyn II of Denmark
1020 - 1076
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 451
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
1863 - 1950
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 452
Robert Plant
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 453
William Shockley
1910 - 1989
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 454
Mike Oldfield
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 455