ACTOR

Dennis Waterman

1948 - 2022

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Dennis Waterman (24 February 1948 – 8 May 2022) was an English actor and singer. He was best known for his tough-guy leading roles in television series including The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks, singing the theme tunes of the latter two. Waterman's acting career spanned 60 years, starting with his childhood roles in film and theatre, and adult roles in film, television and West End theatre. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dennis Waterman has received more than 4,676,258 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Dennis Waterman is the 10,195th most popular actor, the 6,512th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 1,128th most popular British Actor.

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  • 4.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dennis Waterman ranks 10,195 out of 13,578. Before him are Barbara Lawrence, Emily Bett Rickards, Angus Sampson, Jerry Colonna, Dakota Blue Richards, and Ralph Morgan. After him are Daisy Fuentes, Asami Seto, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Florian Munteanu, Madison Iseman, and Charles Mesure.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Dennis Waterman ranks 768. Before him are Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury, Farooq Sheikh, Jay Thomas, Shobhaa De, Prakash Karat, and William M. Daley. After him are Tom Udall, Robert J. Cenker, Tito Sotto, Raman Parimala, Penelope Milford, and Steve Wilhite. Among people deceased in 2022, Dennis Waterman ranks 663. Before him are Dean Woods, Ademola Okulaja, Rehman Malik, Nergüin Enkhbat, Mantas Kvedaravičius, and Terry Neill. After him are Kirk Baptiste, Douglas McGrath, Vicenç Pagès, Andy Goram, Brad William Henke, and Lusia Harris.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dennis Waterman ranks 6,512 out of 8,785. Before him are Adam Armstrong (1997), Windsor Davies (1930), Nicholas Bishop (1973), David Nicholls (1966), Montagu Toller (1871), and Dakota Blue Richards (1994). After him are Dhani Harrison (1978), Michael Kiwanuka (1987), Charles Mesure (1970), Daniel Howell (1991), Colin Jackson (1967), and Tom Bateman (1989).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Dennis Waterman ranks 1,128. Before him are Louise Brealey (1979), Diane Morgan (1975), Katie Price (1978), Windsor Davies (1930), Nicholas Bishop (1973), and Dakota Blue Richards (1994). After him are Charles Mesure (1970), Tom Bateman (1989), Tamer Hassan (1968), Linda Bassett (1950), David Gyasi (1980), and Jamie Waylett (1989).

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