ACTOR
David Suchet
1946 - Today
David Suchet
Sir David Courtney Suchet ( SOO-shay; born 2 May 1946) is an English actor. He is known for his work on stage and in television. He portrayed Edward Teller in the television serial Oppenheimer (1980) and received the RTS and BPG awards for his performance as Augustus Melmotte in the British serial The Way We Live Now (2001). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Suchet has received more than 6,309,608 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). David Suchet is the 203rd most popular actor (down from 202nd in 2019), the 285th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 297th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular British Actor.
David Suchet is most famous for being the first person to climb the north face of the Eiger in Switzerland.
Memorability Metrics
6.3M
Page Views (PV)
72.97
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
48
Languages Editions (L)
6.73
Effective Languages (L*)
3.59
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, David Suchet ranks 203 out of 13,578. Before him are Paulette Goddard, Christopher Plummer, Timothy Dalton, Jeanne Moreau, Annie Girardot, and Michael Clarke Duncan. After him are Rock Hudson, Mickey Rourke, Melina Mercouri, Isabelle Adjani, Olivia de Havilland, and Ryan O'Neal.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPaulette Goddard
1910 - 1990
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 197
Christopher Plummer
1929 - 2021
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 198
Timothy Dalton
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 199
Jeanne Moreau
1928 - 2017
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 200
Annie Girardot
1931 - 2011
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 201
Michael Clarke Duncan
1957 - 2012
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 202
David Suchet
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 203
Rock Hudson
1925 - 1985
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 204
Mickey Rourke
1952 - Present
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 205
Melina Mercouri
1920 - 1994
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 206
Isabelle Adjani
1955 - Present
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 207
Olivia de Havilland
1916 - 2020
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 208
Ryan O'Neal
1941 - 2023
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 209
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, David Suchet ranks 39. Before him are Fabio Capello, Roh Moo-hyun, Benny Andersson, José Carreras, Oliver Stone, and Timothy Dalton. After him are Marianne Faithfull, Emerson Fittipaldi, Robert Fripp, Masoud Barzani, Isaias Afwerki, and Boris Berezovsky.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsFabio Capello
COACH
1946 - Present
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 33
Roh Moo-hyun
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2009
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 34
Benny Andersson
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 35
José Carreras
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 36
Oliver Stone
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 37
Timothy Dalton
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 38
David Suchet
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 39
Marianne Faithfull
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 40
Emerson Fittipaldi
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.80
Rank: 41
Robert Fripp
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 42
Masoud Barzani
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 43
Isaias Afwerki
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 44
Boris Berezovsky
BUSINESSPERSON
1946 - 2013
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 45
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, David Suchet ranks 285 out of 8,785. Before him are Roger Penrose (1931), Andrew Carnegie (1835), Thomas Andrews (1873), Henrietta of England (1644), Timothy Dalton (1946), and Kate Bush (1958). After him are Richard Cromwell (1626), Edward Gibbon (1737), George Michael (1963), John Logie Baird (1888), Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1943), and Marianne Faithfull (1946).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRoger Penrose
PHYSICIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 279
Andrew Carnegie
BUSINESSPERSON
1835 - 1919
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 280
Thomas Andrews
DESIGNER
1873 - 1912
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 281
Henrietta of England
NOBLEMAN
1644 - 1670
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 282
Timothy Dalton
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 283
Kate Bush
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 284
David Suchet
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 285
Richard Cromwell
POLITICIAN
1626 - 1712
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 286
Edward Gibbon
HISTORIAN
1737 - 1794
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 287
George Michael
SINGER
1963 - 2016
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 288
John Logie Baird
INVENTOR
1888 - 1946
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 289
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
ASTRONOMER
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 290
Marianne Faithfull
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 291
Among ACTORS In United Kingdom
Among actors born in United Kingdom, David Suchet ranks 32. Before him are Gary Oldman (1958), Olivia Newton-John (1948), Alec Guinness (1914), Graham Chapman (1941), Daniel Day-Lewis (1957), and Timothy Dalton (1946). After him are Vanessa Redgrave (1937), Julie Andrews (1935), Peter Sellers (1925), Jacqueline Bisset (1944), John Hurt (1940), and Robbie Coltrane (1950).
Gary Oldman
1958 - Present
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 26
Olivia Newton-John
1948 - 2022
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 27
Alec Guinness
1914 - 2000
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 28
Graham Chapman
1941 - 1989
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 29
Daniel Day-Lewis
1957 - Present
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 30
Timothy Dalton
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 31
David Suchet
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 32
Vanessa Redgrave
1937 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 33
Julie Andrews
1935 - Present
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 34
Peter Sellers
1925 - 1980
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 35
Jacqueline Bisset
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 36
John Hurt
1940 - 2017
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 37
Robbie Coltrane
1950 - 2022
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 38