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George Arliss

1868 - 1946

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George Arliss (born Augustus George Andrews; 10 April 1868 – 5 February 1946) was an English actor, author, playwright, and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award – which he won for his performance as Victorian-era British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli in Disraeli (1929) – as well as the earliest-born actor of any category to win the honour. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Arliss has received more than 488,609 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia. George Arliss is the 1,392nd most popular actor (up from 2,257th in 2019), the 1,444th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,122nd in 2019) and the 197th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of George Arlisses by language

Over the past year George Arliss has had the most page views in the with 42,364 views, followed by Chinese (2,982), and German (2,467). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Armenian (294.99%), Uzbek (105.08%), and Malagasy (98.91%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, George Arliss ranks 1,392 out of 13,578. Before him are Pierre Clémenti, Martine Carol, David Bradley, Haya Harareet, Maggie Cheung, and Blythe Danner. After him are Zhou Xuan, George Hamilton, Louis Jouvet, Robin Tunney, Don Cheadle, and Sam Rockwell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1868, George Arliss ranks 76. Before him are Henry Bergman, Lin Sen, Otto von Lossow, Francesco Saverio Nitti, Paul P. Harris, and Stanisław Przybyszewski. After him are W. E. B. Du Bois, Ernst Linder, José Félix Uriburu, Fakhri Pasha, Keisuke Okada, and Korbinian Brodmann. Among people deceased in 1946, George Arliss ranks 72. Before him are Louis Slotin, Yōsuke Matsuoka, Henry Bergman, Jack Johnson, Jeanne Lanvin, and Max Koegel. After him are Henri Gouraud, Joseph Stilwell, Mihai Antonescu, Leon Rupnik, Hans Loritz, and Masaharu Homma.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Arliss ranks 1,444 out of 8,785. Before him are Elvis Costello (1954), John Nash (1752), Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1565), Jason Isaacs (1963), David Hemmings (1941), and David Bradley (1942). After him are Reginald Doherty (1872), Maurice Wilkes (1913), Brian Aldiss (1925), Kate Sheppard (1848), Colin Wilson (1931), and Joseph Addison (1672).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, George Arliss ranks 197. Before him are Alison Steadman (1946), Rhys Ifans (1967), Claire Forlani (1971), Jason Isaacs (1963), David Hemmings (1941), and David Bradley (1942). After him are Martin Freeman (1971), Joss Ackland (1928), Claire Bloom (1931), Sean Harris (1966), David Garrick (1717), and Emilia Clarke (1986).

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Television and Movie Roles

The House of Rothschild
Mayer Rothschild
The story of the rise of the Rothschild financial empire founded by Mayer Rothschild and continued by his five sons. From humble beginnings the business grows and helps to finance the war against Napoleon, but it's not always easy, especially because of the prejudices against Jews.
Apr 7o 19346.067 / 10
The Green Goddess
The Raja
An airplane carrying three Brits crash lands in the kingdom of Rukh. The Rajah holds them prisoner because the British are about to execute his three half-brothers in neighboring India.
Feb 13o 19304.5 / 10
Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
Prime Minister of Great Britain Benjamin Disraeli outwits the subterfuge of the Russians and chicanery at home in order to secure the purchase of the Suez Canal.
Nov 1o 19295.4 / 10