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Denis Lawson

1947 - Today

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Denis Stamper Lawson (born 27 September 1947) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for his roles as Wedge Antilles in the original Star Wars trilogy (1977–1983) and as John Jarndyce in the television miniseries Bleak House (2005), the latter of which earned him BAFTA Award and Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Denis Lawson has received more than 2,955,213 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 18 in 2019). Denis Lawson is the 5,852nd most popular actor (down from 5,447th in 2019), the 4,384th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,184th in 2019) and the 715th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Denis Lawson ranks 5,852 out of 9,996Before him are Miles Teller, Florence Vidor, Elsa Zylberstein, George Montgomery, David Burtka, and Jens Albinus. After him are Wes Bentley, Fritz Weaver, Victoria Justice, Norman Kerry, Nana Mizuki, and Debby Ryan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Denis Lawson ranks 592Before him are Debra Mooney, Wayne Allwine, Nina Fyodorova, Cindy Williams, Gérard Collomb, and Ruhakana Rugunda. After him are David Rigert, Mercedes Sampietro, Chris Thomas, Torsten Palm, Larry James, and Leena Krohn.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Denis Lawson ranks 4,384 out of 7,765Before him are Stephen Spender (1909), Sarah Waters (1966), Thomas Hughes (1822), Prideaux John Selby (1788), Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860), and William Beechey (1753). After him are Michael Howard (1941), Florence Pugh (1996), Richie Hawtin (1970), George E. P. Box (1919), Darren Shan (1972), and Stephen Morris (1957).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Denis Lawson ranks 715Before him are Gertrude Lawrence (1898), Paul Ritter (1966), Dawn French (1957), John Barrowman (1967), Paul McGann (1959), and Isaac Hempstead Wright (1999). After him are Florence Pugh (1996), Adam Godley (1964), Una O'Connor (1880), Colin Baker (1943), Reginald Denny (1891), and Pip Torrens (1960).

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