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Edward Fox

1937 - Today

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Edward Charles Morice Fox, (born 13 April 1937) is an English stage, film and television actor. He played the part of the professional assassin, known only as the "Jackal", who is hired to assassinate the French president Charles de Gaulle in the summer of 1963, in the film The Day of the Jackal (1973). He is also known for his roles in Battle of Britain (1969), The Go-Between (1971), for which he won a BAFTA award, and The Bounty (1984). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Fox has received more than 31,928 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Edward Fox is the 1,244th most popular actor (down from 1,061st in 2019), the 1,405th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,275th in 2019) and the 180th most popular British Actor.

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  • 32k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Edward Fox ranks 1,244 out of 10,030. Before him are Ernst Busch, Henry Cavill, Erdoğan Atalay, Joan Allen, Omar Sy, and George Segal. After him are Patricia Arquette, Patrick Bauchau, Ernie Hudson, Ronald Colman, Vic Morrow, and Ellen Barkin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Edward Fox ranks 111. Before him are Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria, Roberta Flack, Petros Markaris, Joseph Kobzon, Peter Burke, and Facundo Cabral. After him are Jay Rockefeller, Monkey Punch, Francis Veber, Emerich Jenei, John Hume, and Rudi Altig.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Fox ranks 1,405 out of 6,924. Before him are Daisy and Violet Hilton (null), Greg Lake (1947), Blanche of Lancaster (1345), William Watson (1715), Janick Gers (1957), and Gideon Mantell (1790). After him are Julian Bream (1933), Stevie Young (1956), Arthur Tansley (1871), Ronald Colman (1891), David Purley (1945), and Joe Davis (1901).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Edward Fox ranks 180. Before him are Marina Berti (1924), Emilia Clarke (1986), David Bradley (1942), Anthony Daniels (1946), Alan Bates (1934), and Peter Mayhew (1944). After him are Ronald Colman (1891), Rupert Everett (1959), Channing Tatum (1980), Peter Vaughan (1923), Guy Pearce (1967), and David Garrick (1717).

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