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Christoph Waltz

1956 - Today

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Christoph Waltz (Austrian German: [ˈkrɪstɔf ˈvalts]; born 4 October 1956) is an Austrian and German actor. Primarily active in the United States, he gained international recognition for his portrayal of villainous and supporting roles in English-language films. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christoph Waltz has received more than 16,906,229 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Christoph Waltz is the 170th most popular actor (down from 135th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Austria (down from 77th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Austrian Actor.

Christoph Waltz is most famous for his role as Hans Landa in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds."

Memorability Metrics

  • 17M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 68

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Christoph Waltz ranks 170 out of 13,578. Before him are Marcel Marceau, Christopher Walken, Jared Leto, Richard Harris, Russell Crowe, and Geraldine Chaplin. After him are Sharon Stone, Max von Sydow, Julia Roberts, Fred Astaire, Stellan Skarsgård, and Ornella Muti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Christoph Waltz ranks 7. Before him are Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Steve Ballmer, and Lars von Trier. After him are Björn Borg, Michel Houellebecq, Tsai Ing-wen, Christine Lagarde, Paolo Rossi, and Bryan Cranston.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Christoph Waltz ranks 86 out of 1,424. Before him are Anna Freud (1895), Victor Francis Hess (1883), Melanie Klein (1882), Arthur Schnitzler (1862), Archduke Otto of Austria (1865), and Geli Raubal (1908). After him are Baroness Mary Vetsera (1871), Albert II of Germany (1397), Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain (1584), Engelbert Dollfuss (1892), Theodoric the Great (454), and Charles II, Archduke of Austria (1540).

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Among ACTORS In Austria

Among actors born in Austria, Christoph Waltz ranks 4. Before him are Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947), Romy Schneider (1938), and Hedy Lamarr (1914). After him are Maximilian Schell (1930), Helmut Berger (1944), Klaus Maria Brandauer (1943), Maria Schell (1926), Oskar Werner (1922), Katharina Schratt (1853), Senta Berger (1941), and Lotte Lenya (1898).

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