ACTOR
Ian McDiarmid
1944 - Today
Ian McDiarmid
Ian McDiarmid (; born 11 August 1944) is a Scottish actor and director of stage and screen. Making his stage debut in Hamlet in 1972, McDiarmid joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1974, and has since starred in a number of Shakespeare's plays. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian McDiarmid has received more than 6,624,902 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 37 in 2019). Ian McDiarmid is the 798th most popular actor (down from 718th in 2019), the 952nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 897th in 2019) and the 124th most popular British Actor.
Ian McDiarmid is most famous for playing Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars films.
Memorability Metrics
6.6M
Page Views (PV)
59.55
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
4.37
Effective Languages (L*)
3.77
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Ian McDiarmids by language
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Ian McDiarmid ranks 798 out of 9,996. Before him are Richard S. Castellano, Britt Ekland, Carl Reiner, David Caruso, Coluche, and Michael Palin. After him are Stanley Tucci, Josh Brolin, Alan Ladd, Richard Schiff, Cybill Shepherd, and Martin Balsam.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
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Richard S. Castellano
1933 - 1988
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 792
Britt Ekland
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 793
Carl Reiner
1922 - 2020
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 794
David Caruso
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 795
Coluche
1944 - 1986
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 796
Michael Palin
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 797
Ian McDiarmid
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 798
Stanley Tucci
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 799
Josh Brolin
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 800
Alan Ladd
1913 - 1964
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 801
Richard Schiff
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 802
Cybill Shepherd
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 803
Martin Balsam
1919 - 1996
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 804
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Ian McDiarmid ranks 93. Before him are Mairead Maguire, Antonio Damasio, Charles Sobhraj, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Karl Jenkins, and Coluche. After him are Keith Emerson, Gianni Morandi, Karin Schubert, Makoto Kobayashi, Ren Zhengfei, and Roger Scruton.
Others Born in 1944
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Mairead Maguire
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 87
Antonio Damasio
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 88
Charles Sobhraj
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 89
Tahar Ben Jelloun
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 90
Karl Jenkins
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 91
Coluche
1944 - 1986
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 92
Ian McDiarmid
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 93
Keith Emerson
1944 - 2016
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 94
Gianni Morandi
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 95
Karin Schubert
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 96
Makoto Kobayashi
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 97
Ren Zhengfei
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 98
Roger Scruton
1944 - 2020
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 99
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian McDiarmid ranks 952 out of 7,765. Before him are Thomas De Quincey (1785), Anne Hyde (1637), Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (1982), John Berger (1926), John Hawkwood (1320), and Michael Palin (1943). After him are Ron Dennis (1947), Michael Smith (1932), William Bligh (1754), Adam Ferguson (1723), E. E. Evans-Pritchard (1902), and Keith Emerson (1944).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Thomas De Quincey
1785 - 1859
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 946
Anne Hyde
1637 - 1671
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 947
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
1982 - Present
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 948
John Berger
1926 - 2017
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 949
John Hawkwood
1320 - 1394
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 950
Michael Palin
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 951
Ian McDiarmid
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 952
Ron Dennis
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 953
Michael Smith
1932 - 2000
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 954
William Bligh
1754 - 1817
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 955
Adam Ferguson
1723 - 1816
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 956
E. E. Evans-Pritchard
1902 - 1973
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 957
Keith Emerson
1944 - 2016
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 958
Among ACTORS In United Kingdom
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Ian McDiarmid ranks 124. Before him are Stephen Boyd (1931), Oliver Reed (1938), Jill Ireland (1936), Brian Cox (1946), Orlando Bloom (1977), and Michael Palin (1943). After him are Denholm Elliott (1922), Eric Idle (1943), Michael York (1942), Ray Milland (1907), James Mason (1909), and Sebastian Shaw (1905).
Stephen Boyd
1931 - 1977
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 118
Oliver Reed
1938 - 1999
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 119
Jill Ireland
1936 - 1990
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 120
Brian Cox
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 121
Orlando Bloom
1977 - Present
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 122
Michael Palin
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 123
Ian McDiarmid
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 124
Denholm Elliott
1922 - 1992
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 125
Eric Idle
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 126
Michael York
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 127
Ray Milland
1907 - 1986
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 128
James Mason
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 129
Sebastian Shaw
1905 - 1994
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 130
