ACTOR

Janet Suzman

1939 - Today

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Dame Janet Suzman, (born 9 February 1939) is a South African-born British actress who had a successful early career in the Royal Shakespeare Company, later replaying many Shakespearean roles on television. In her first film, Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), her performance as Empress Alexandra Feodorovna earned her several honours, including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Suzman later starred in a wide range of classical and modern drama as well as directing many productions in the UK and South Africa. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Janet Suzman has received more than 490,414 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Janet Suzman is the 5,466th most popular actor (up from 5,530th in 2019), the 132nd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 124th in 2019) and the 11th most popular South African Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Janet Suzmen by language

Over the past year Janet Suzman has had the most page views in the with 70,814 views, followed by German (3,278), and Russian (3,127). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Indonesian (210.68%), Bengali (197.96%), and Igbo (102.13%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Janet Suzman ranks 5,466 out of 13,578. Before her are Géza von Bolváry, Robert Newton, Alka Yagnik, Henry Kolker, Rachael Harris, and Peter Jason. After her are Carmen Machi, David Margulies, Çolpan İlhan, Lane Smith, Robert Young, and David Thornton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Janet Suzman ranks 442. Before her are Antal Szentmihályi, Wally Funk, Hilário, Alfredo Bryce, Babben Enger-Damon, and Dion DiMucci. After her are Zhanna Yorkina, Bruno Habārovs, Spencer Davis, Gérard Hausser, Ivan Bortnik, and Daniel Viglietti.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Janet Suzman ranks 132 out of 454. Before her are Mark Shuttleworth (1973), Enoch Sontonga (1873), Belle Delphine (1999), Andrew Murray (1828), Frew McMillan (1942), and Stanley Mandelstam (1928). After her are Marjorie Clark (1909), John Kani (1943), Ernest Leonard Johnson (1891), Solomon Linda (1909), Johan Kriek (1958), and Ruth First (1925).

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Among ACTORS In South Africa

Among actors born in South Africa, Janet Suzman ranks 11. Before her are Angelique Rockas (1951), Cyril Cusack (1910), Alice Krige (1954), David Bailie (1937), Sharlto Copley (1973), and Cecil Kellaway (1890). After her are John Kani (1943), Glynis Barber (1955), Cariba Heine (1988), Lesley-Ann Brandt (1981), Charlbi Dean (1990), and Sid James (1913).

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