ACTOR

Emma Thompson

1959 - Today

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Dame Emma Thompson (born 15 April 1959) is a British actress and screenwriter. Her work spans over four decades of screen and stage, and her accolades include two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emma Thompson has received more than 25,898,042 page views. Her biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Emma Thompson is the 262nd most popular actor (up from 375th in 2019), the 354th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 524th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular British Actor.

Emma Thompson is most famous for her role as Professor Trelawney in the Harry Potter series.

Memorability Metrics

  • 26M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 72

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Emma Thompson ranks 262 out of 13,578Before her are Reese Witherspoon, James Coburn, Angela Lansbury, Alan Bates, Bill Murray, and Sylvia Kristel. After her are Talia Shire, Giuliano Gemma, Colin Firth, John Cazale, Jean Seberg, and Nancy Reagan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Emma Thompson ranks 9Before her are Jens Stoltenberg, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Luc Besson, Morrissey, Kevin Spacey, and Klaus Iohannis. After her are Val Kilmer, Evo Morales, Alberto Fernández, Luciano Spalletti, Boris Nemtsov, and Hugh Laurie.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Emma Thompson ranks 354 out of 8,785Before her are G. K. Chesterton (1874), Angela Lansbury (1925), Christopher Marlowe (1564), Alan Bates (1934), Prince Andrew, Duke of York (1960), and Thomas Paine (1737). After her are Richard Wright (1943), Christopher Nolan (1970), Colin Firth (1960), Benny Hill (1924), Philip Larkin (1922), and Anthony Burgess (1917).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Emma Thompson ranks 43Before her are John Hurt (1940), Robbie Coltrane (1950), Ian McShane (1942), Malcolm McDowell (1943), Angela Lansbury (1925), and Alan Bates (1934). After her are Colin Firth (1960), Benny Hill (1924), Hugh Grant (1960), Kenneth Branagh (1960), Ian Holm (1931), and Daniel Craig (1968).

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