ACTOR

Jeremy Brett

1933 - 1995

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Peter Jeremy William Huggins (3 November 1933 – 12 September 1995), known professionally as Jeremy Brett, was an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes from 1984 to 1994 in 41 episodes of a Granada TV series. His career spanned stage, television and film, to Shakespeare and musical theatre. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jeremy Brett has received more than 4,086,369 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Jeremy Brett is the 920th most popular actor (down from 540th in 2019), the 1,031st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 699th in 2019) and the 132nd most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jeremy Brett ranks 920 out of 13,578Before him are Ethel Barrymore, Jackie Coogan, Kyle MacLachlan, Delphine Seyrig, María Casares, and Wes Studi. After him are Micheline Presle, Michael Palin, Diane Kruger, Anne Wiazemsky, Jack Black, and Lee J. Cobb.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Jeremy Brett ranks 92Before him are Liliana Cavani, The Singing Nun, Waichiro Omura, Franz, Duke of Bavaria, John Mayall, and Bata Živojinović. After him are Walter Kasper, David Hamilton, Hisataka Okamoto, Sacha Distel, Renato Salvatori, and Tomas Milian. Among people deceased in 1995, Jeremy Brett ranks 62Before him are Rose Kennedy, Bob Ross, Mária Telkes, Mehdi Bazargan, Lola Flores, and Günter Guillaume. After him are Georges Canguilhem, Ko Takamoro, Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, James Meade, Elizabeth Montgomery, and Ernest Mandel.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jeremy Brett ranks 1,030 out of 8,785Before him are William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800), Mary Mallon (1869), John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718), Ricky Gervais (1961), and Woodes Rogers (1679). After him are Michael Palin (1943), Anna Atkins (1799), George Robert Gray (1808), Henry Tingle Wilde (1872), John Balliol (1249), Sebastian Shaw (1905), and Kenny Baker (1934).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Jeremy Brett ranks 132Before him are Marty Feldman (1934), Mark Strong (1963), Ewan McGregor (1971), Jill Ireland (1936), James Mason (1909), and David Warner (1941). After him are Michael Palin (1943), Sebastian Shaw (1905), Kenny Baker (1934), John Nettles (1943), Stephen Boyd (1931), and Frank Oz (1944).