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Leo Genn

1905 - 1978

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Leopold John Genn (9 August 1905 – 26 January 1978) was an English actor and barrister. Distinguished by his relaxed charm and smooth, "black velvet" voice, he had a lengthy career in theatre, film, television, and radio; often playing aristocratic or gentlemanly, sophisticate roles. Born to a Jewish family in London, Genn was educated as a lawyer and was a practising barrister until after World War II, in which he had served in the Royal Artillery as a Lieutenant-Colonel. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leo Genn has received more than 525,754 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Leo Genn is the 2,654th most popular actor (down from 2,021st in 2019), the 2,399th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,037th in 2019) and the 335th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 530k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Leo Genn ranks 2,654 out of 9,996. Before her are June Squibb, Jane Badler, Anthony Delon, Richard Burbage, Jacques Lecoq, and Victoria Ruffo. After her are Raymond Massey, Edmund Gwenn, Tim Matheson, Tony Musante, Dorothy Lamour, and Marcel Bozzuffi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Leo Genn ranks 161. Before her are André Cluytens, Manuel Ferreira, Paul Grimault, Ivan Eklind, Bobby Pearce, and Joan Coromines. After her are Georges Schehadé, Eugen Sänger, Aurelio González, Al Taliaferro, Gaston Eyskens, and Luigi Zampa. Among people deceased in 1978, Leo Genn ranks 117. Before her are Ángel Bossio, Zivia Lubetkin, Nancy Spungen, Lon L. Fuller, Alexander Gerschenkron, and Raymond Braine. After her are Franz Bäke, John D. Rockefeller III, Carlos Riolfo, Gordon Matta-Clark, Mary Blair, and Héctor Germán Oesterheld.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Leo Genn ranks 2,399 out of 7,765. Before her are Michael Green (1946), Lesley Manville (1956), Michael Berry (1941), Benedict Biscop (628), Richard Burbage (1567), and Gerry Adams (1948). After her are Edmund Gwenn (1877), William Gull (1816), Sarah Fuller Flower Adams (1805), Brian Connolly (1945), Lady Sarah Chatto (1964), and George Shearing (1919).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Leo Genn ranks 335. Before her are Pauline Moran (1947), Tania Mallet (1941), Peg Entwistle (1908), Joss Ackland (1928), Lesley Manville (1956), and Richard Burbage (1567). After her are Edmund Gwenn (1877), Chris Vance (1971), May Whitty (1865), Patricia Routledge (1929), Samantha Bond (1961), and Jon Finch (1942).

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