ACTOR

Derek Jacobi

1938 - Today

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Sir Derek George Jacobi (; born 22 October 1938) is an English actor. Jacobi is known for his work at the Royal National Theatre and for his film and television roles. He has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, two Olivier Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Derek Jacobi has received more than 6,626,307 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Derek Jacobi is the 701st most popular actor (down from 584th in 2019), the 828th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 743rd in 2019) and the 106th most popular British Actor.

Derek Jacobi is most famous for his portrayal of the title character in the 1976 BBC TV series I, Claudius.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Derek Jacobi ranks 701 out of 13,578. Before him are Jack Elam, Kim Cattrall, Marisa Pavan, Emmanuelle Béart, Peter Cushing, and Susan Hayward. After him are Joe Mantegna, Gillian Anderson, John Saxon, Guy Williams, Danny Aiello, and Pedro Armendáriz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Derek Jacobi ranks 72. Before him are Leiji Matsumoto, Wim Kok, Mamadou Tandja, Carlos Bilardo, Tomas Lindahl, and Ivan Sutherland. After him are Enrico Macias, Anthony James Leggett, Ian Stewart, Ben E. King, Michael Rockefeller, and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Derek Jacobi ranks 828 out of 8,785. Before him are Macbeth, King of Scotland (1005), E. M. Forster (1879), William Carey (1761), Edward Whymper (1840), Peter Cushing (1913), and H. L. A. Hart (1907). After him are Mairead Maguire (1944), Godfrey Hounsfield (1919), Cliff Williams (1949), Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (1891), David Coverdale (1951), and Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton (1850).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Derek Jacobi ranks 106. Before him are Naomi Watts (1968), Tom Hardy (1977), Tom Conti (1941), Tim Roth (1961), Kim Cattrall (1956), and Peter Cushing (1913). After him are Pete Postlethwaite (1946), Imelda Staunton (1956), Rex Harrison (1908), Michael York (1942), Ray Milland (1907), and Andy Serkis (1964).

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Television and Movie Roles

Gladiator
Gracchus
In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to the throne, Maximus is set to be executed. He escapes, but is captured by slave traders. Renamed Spaniard and forced to become a gladiator, Maximus must battle to the death with other men for the amusement of paying audiences.
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