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Jon Pertwee

1919 - 1996

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John Devon Roland Pertwee (; 7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996), known professionally as Jon Pertwee, was an English actor. Born into a theatrical family, he became nationally known as a comedy actor, playing Chief Petty Officer Pertwee (and three other roles) in the BBC Radio sitcom The Navy Lark (1959–1977) and appearing in four films in the Carry On series. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jon Pertwee has received more than 3,526,318 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Jon Pertwee is the 4,105th most popular actor (down from 3,599th in 2019), the 3,307th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,055th in 2019) and the 511th most popular British Actor.

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  • 3.5M

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  • 47.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jon Pertwee ranks 4,105 out of 9,996. Before him are Barbara Feldon, Sylvia Chang, Eric Sykes, Scott Brady, Lola Falana, and Alexander Siddig. After him are Emily Browning, Jane March, Kerry Washington, Vanessa Marcil, Nicholas Hoult, and Antonia San Juan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Jon Pertwee ranks 224. Before him are Nina Dumbadze, Margot Hielscher, Gayatri Devi, Milan Horvat, Axel von dem Bussche, and Eugenia Charles. After him are Lance Macklin, Mohammad Yunus Khalis, Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, R. M. Hare, Michel Déon, and Roberto Bonomi. Among people deceased in 1996, Jon Pertwee ranks 195. Before him are Edvin Wide, Julio César Méndez Montenegro, Tommy Rettig, Veronica Guerin, Jurandir de Freitas, and Johan Kraag. After him are Zainab Biisheva, José Sasía, Alfredo Nobre da Costa, Wolfgang Koeppen, Nnamdi Azikiwe, and Petre Steinbach.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jon Pertwee ranks 3,307 out of 7,765. Before him are W. J. Coffee (1774), David Jason (1940), Ron Moody (1924), Murray Walker (1923), Eric Sykes (1923), and Peter Scott (1909). After him are George Bass (1771), Tony Benn (1925), Jane March (1973), Nicholas Hoult (1989), Maureen Starkey Tigrett (1946), and Guy Simonds (1903).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Jon Pertwee ranks 511. Before him are Tim McInnerny (1956), Clive Russell (1945), Peter Mullan (1959), David Jason (1940), Ron Moody (1924), and Eric Sykes (1923). After him are Jane March (1973), Nicholas Hoult (1989), Claire Foy (1984), David Morrissey (1964), Conleth Hill (1964), and Charles Shaughnessy (1955).

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