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James McAvoy

1979 - Today

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James McAvoy (; born 21 April 1979) is a Scottish actor. He made his acting debut as a teen in The Near Room (1995) and appeared mostly on television until 2003, when his film career began. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James McAvoy has received more than 24,917,834 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia. James McAvoy is the 1,715th most popular actor (down from 1,487th in 2019), the 1,680th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,548th in 2019) and the 233rd most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 25M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 60

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, James McAvoy ranks 1,715 out of 13,578. Before him are Shintaro Katsu, Ruan Lingyu, Albert Austin, Liam Cunningham, Mila Kunis, and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. After him are Charlie Rivel, Ronny Cox, Massimo Troisi, Jessica Biel, Viveca Lindfors, and Bryan Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, James McAvoy ranks 21. Before him are Miklós Fehér, Rosamund Pike, Júlio César, Tawakkol Karman, Evangeline Lilly, and Zhang Ziyi. After him are Eric Abidal, Adrian Mutu, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Olga Kurylenko, Noomi Rapace, and Rafael Márquez.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James McAvoy ranks 1,680 out of 8,785. Before him are Jacquetta of Luxembourg (1415), Ken Russell (1927), James Cosmo (1947), Peter Collins (1931), Eric Knight (1897), and Albert Austin (1881). After him are Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766), Tim Staffell (1948), Stephen Langton (1150), David Edward Hughes (1831), Paul Rodgers (1949), and David Tennant (1971).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, James McAvoy ranks 233. Before him are Gemma Jones (1942), Paul Freeman (1943), Ralph Richardson (1902), Eric Campbell (1880), James Cosmo (1947), and Albert Austin (1881). After him are David Tennant (1971), Robert Brown (1921), Robert Pattinson (1986), James Finlayson (1887), Anthony Quayle (1913), and Peg Entwistle (1908).

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