ACTOR

David Burke

1934 - Today

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David Burke (born 25 May 1934) is an English actor, known for playing Dr. John Watson in the initial series of Granada Television's 1980s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which starred Jeremy Brett in the title role. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Burke has received more than 55,673 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). David Burke is the 5,093rd most popular actor (down from 2,778th in 2019), the 3,856th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,489th in 2019) and the 587th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 56k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, David Burke ranks 5,093 out of 13,578Before him are Shea Whigham, Debra Monk, Paul Anderson, Ariane Ascaride, Michael J. Anderson, and Rosie O'Donnell. After him are John Qualen, Virginia McKenna, Talulah Riley, Judith Godrèche, Ian Keith, and Vera-Ellen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, David Burke ranks 392Before him are Ray Wilson, Gilbert Strang, Adolf Muschg, Jaegwon Kim, Shirley Douglas, and Herwig Wolfram. After him are Sam Panopoulos, Ulf Schmidt, Kjell Bäckman, Milan Dvořák, Helga Haase, and Giuseppina Leone.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Burke ranks 3,856 out of 8,785Before him are George Hadley (1685), Georges Passerieu (1885), Paul Anderson (1978), Grey Owl (1888), Curt Smith (1961), and Spike Edney (1951). After him are Nicholas Grimshaw (1939), Virginia McKenna (1931), Seán Lester (1888), Talulah Riley (1985), Ray Wilkins (1956), and John Arthur Jarvis (1872).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, David Burke ranks 587Before him are Wilfrid Hyde-White (1903), Freddie Jones (1927), Ben Chaplin (1969), Patricia Hayes (1909), Alun Armstrong (1946), and Paul Anderson (1978). After him are Virginia McKenna (1931), Talulah Riley (1985), Stanley Holloway (1890), H. B. Warner (1876), Alex Kingston (1963), and David Jason (1940).