ACTOR

Jim Broadbent

1949 - Today

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James Broadbent (born 24 May 1949) is an English actor. A graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 1972, he came to prominence as a character actor for his many roles in film and television. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Broadbent has received more than 7,983,930 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Jim Broadbent is the 553rd most popular actor (up from 749th in 2019), the 688th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 916th in 2019) and the 86th most popular British Actor.

Jim Broadbent is most famous for his role as Professor Horace Slughorn in the Harry Potter films.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jim Broadbent ranks 553 out of 13,578Before him are Louise Fletcher, Mae West, Nastassja Kinski, Jessica Tandy, Harriet Andersson, and Peter Finch. After him are Samy Naceri, Mary Pickford, Woody Harrelson, Mr. T, Kevin Kline, and Gabriel Byrne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Jim Broadbent ranks 58Before him are Ashraf Ghani, Billy Joel, Horst Ludwig Störmer, Dubravka Ugrešić, Luis Sepúlveda, and Tom Waits. After him are Peter Shilton, Zoia Ceaușescu, Miuccia Prada, Gene Simmons, Shelley Duvall, and Hugh David Politzer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jim Broadbent ranks 688 out of 8,785Before him are Oliver Heaviside (1850), William Jones (1746), Dua Lipa (1995), Jessica Tandy (1909), Peter Finch (1916), and Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930). After him are Peter Shilton (1949), William Oughtred (1574), Stephen Gray (1666), John Frederic Daniell (1790), Brian Josephson (1940), and Harry Kroto (1939).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Jim Broadbent ranks 86Before him are Desmond Llewelyn (1914), Sean Bean (1959), Leslie Howard (1893), Brian Cox (1946), Jessica Tandy (1909), and Peter Finch (1916). After him are Oliver Reed (1938), Emma, Lady Hamilton (1765), Deborah Kerr (1921), Jude Law (1972), Alfred Molina (1953), and Margaret Rutherford (1892).