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Edward Norton

1969 - Today

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Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor. Norton was drawn to theatrical productions at local venues as a child. After graduating from Yale College in 1991 with a degree in history, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to Manhattan to pursue an acting career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Norton has received more than 17,931,888 page views. His biography is available in 80 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 79 in 2019). Edward Norton is the 508th most popular actor (down from 391st in 2019), the 934th most popular biography from United States (down from 746th in 2019) and the 250th most popular American Actor.

Edward Norton is an American actor, screenwriter, film director, and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards for his work in the films Primal Fear, American History X, and Birdman.

Memorability Metrics

  • 18M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 80

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Edward Nortons by language

Over the past year Edward Norton has had the most page views in the with 2,041,580 views, followed by Russian (304,023), and Spanish (289,337). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Cornish (196.17%), Wu Chinese (140.00%), and Manx (134.39%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Edward Norton ranks 508 out of 13,578. Before him are Javier Bardem, Udo Kier, Rod Steiger, Charles Laughton, Dan Aykroyd, and Anne Baxter. After him are Faten Hamama, Harry Dean Stanton, Jürgen Prochnow, Lucia Bosè, James Earl Jones, and Billy Bob Thornton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Edward Norton ranks 14. Before him are Gabriel Batistuta, Gerard Butler, Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Matthew McConaughey, and Javier Bardem. After him are Linus Torvalds, Dennis Bergkamp, Steffi Graf, Antonio Conte, Siniša Mihajlović, and Chyna.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward Norton ranks 934 out of 20,380. Before him are Christian B. Anfinsen (1916), Steve Martin (1945), Barbara Bush (1925), Ben Bernanke (1953), Anne Baxter (1923), and Keith Jarrett (1945). After him are Dickinson W. Richards (1895), Jody Williams (1950), Harry Dean Stanton (1926), Kenneth Arrow (1921), Edgar Cayce (1877), and Estée Lauder (1906).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Edward Norton ranks 250. Before him are James Cromwell (1940), Larry Hagman (1931), Jennifer Connelly (1970), Richard Crenna (1926), Rod Steiger (1925), and Anne Baxter (1923). After him are Harry Dean Stanton (1926), James Earl Jones (1931), Billy Bob Thornton (1955), Jonathan Banks (1947), Jane Wyman (1917), and Melanie Griffith (1957).

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Television and Movie Roles

American History X
Derek
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.
Jul 1o 19988.348 / 10
The Incredible Hulk
Bruce Banner / The Hulk
Scientist Bruce Banner scours the planet for an antidote to the unbridled force of rage within him: the Hulk. But when the military masterminds who dream of exploiting his powers force him back to civilization, he finds himself coming face to face with a new, deadly foe.
Jun 12o 20086.207 / 10
Fight Club
Narrator
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.
Oct 15o 19998.44 / 10