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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 6,282,232 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Derek Jacobi is the 584th most popular actor (up from 620th in 2019), the 743rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 784th in 2019) and the 92nd 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

  • 6.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Derek Jacobi ranks 584 out of 9,996. Before him are Joanne Woodward, Pat Hitchcock, Guy Williams, Margaret Rutherford, Pier Angeli, and Lila Kedrova. After him are Ernie Hudson, William H. Macy, Bruno Cremer, Douglas Fairbanks, Hattie McDaniel, and Boris Karloff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Derek Jacobi ranks 61. Before him are István Szabó, Manuel Santana, Elliott Gould, Ayaz Mutallibov, Kurt Wüthrich, and Ben E. King. After him are Bob Kahn, Terence Stamp, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, José Altafini, Etta James, and Jerzy Skolimowski.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Derek Jacobi ranks 743 out of 7,765. Before him are Catherine of Lancaster (1373), Arthur Cayley (1821), Pat Hitchcock (1928), Frederick Griffith (1879), Margaret Rutherford (1892), and Harry Kroto (1939). After him are Bruce Chatwin (1940), Lady Margaret Beaufort (1443), Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (1430), James Joseph Sylvester (1814), Chris Rea (1951), and Ben Jonson (1572).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Derek Jacobi ranks 92. Before him are Rosemary Harris (1927), Kim Cattrall (1956), Benedict Cumberbatch (1976), Emma, Lady Hamilton (1765), Pat Hitchcock (1928), and Margaret Rutherford (1892). After him are Boris Karloff (1887), Terence Stamp (1938), Tim Roth (1961), Charles Laughton (1899), Imelda Staunton (1956), and John Gielgud (1904).

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