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Kenneth Branagh

1960 - Today

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Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh ( BRAN-ə; born 10 December 1960) is a British actor and filmmaker. Born in Belfast and raised primarily in Reading, Berkshire, Branagh trained at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and served as its president from 2015 to 2024. His accolades include an Academy Award, four BAFTAs, two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Olivier Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kenneth Branagh has received more than 22,180,312 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Kenneth Branagh is the 545th most popular actor (up from 590th in 2019), the 705th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 758th in 2019) and the 85th most popular British Actor.

Kenneth Branagh is an actor, director, and producer who is most famous for his roles in the films Henry V, Dead Again, and Hamlet.

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  • 22M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 59

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kenneth Branagh ranks 545 out of 9,996Before him are Cantinflas, Jeremy Brett, Carole Bouquet, Anne Hathaway, Michele Placido, and Alberto Sordi. After him are Björn Andrésen, Ingrid Thulin, Claudine Auger, R. Lee Ermey, Rosemary Harris, and John Holmes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Kenneth Branagh ranks 23Before him are Franco Baresi, Tilda Swinton, Hugo Weaving, Kim Ki-duk, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Bono. After him are Roland Ratzenberger, Rudi Völler, Isaac Herzog, Miguel Díaz-Canel, Ebrahim Raisi, and Ivan Lendl.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kenneth Branagh ranks 705 out of 7,765Before him are Jeremy Brett (1933), Bobby Robson (1933), Margaret of York (1446), Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877), Sarah, Duchess of York (1959), and James May (1963). After him are Charles Wheatstone (1802), H. Rider Haggard (1856), David Harvey (1935), Banksy (1970), Rosemary Harris (1927), and Edward B. Titchener (1867).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Kenneth Branagh ranks 85Before him are Hugh Laurie (1959), Robert Carlyle (1961), Jude Law (1972), Naomi Watts (1968), Jessica Tandy (1909), and Jeremy Brett (1933). After him are Rosemary Harris (1927), Kim Cattrall (1956), Benedict Cumberbatch (1976), Emma, Lady Hamilton (1765), Pat Hitchcock (1928), and Margaret Rutherford (1892).

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