ACTOR

Martin Shaw

1945 - Today

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Martin Shaw (born 21 January 1945) is an English stage, television, and film actor. He came to national recognition in the role of Ray Doyle in ITV crime-action television drama series The Professionals (1977–1983). Further notable television parts include the title roles in The Chief (1993–1995), Judge John Deed (2001–2007) and Inspector George Gently (2007–2017). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin Shaw has received more than 3,331,427 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Shaw is the 5,366th most popular actor (down from 4,748th in 2019), the 4,046th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,699th in 2019) and the 616th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Martin Shaw ranks 5,366 out of 13,578Before him are Willard Scott, Ashok Kumar, Kyle Gass, Rose Leslie, Kunal Nayyar, and Sean Gunn. After him are Kate Bosworth, June Foray, Kevin Richardson, Robert Beltran, Aja Naomi King, and Tess Harper.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Martin Shaw ranks 481Before him are Joseph Coutts, Loni Anderson, Caroline Cellier, Michael Bella, Toshikatsu Matsuoka, and Shekhar Kapur. After him are Manuel Duarte, Carlos Reinoso, Zoran Živković, Hirofumi Nakasone, Anne Murray, and François Bourgeon.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Martin Shaw ranks 4,046 out of 8,785Before him are Daisy Edgar-Jones (1998), Benjamin Zephaniah (1958), Charles Robert Cockerell (1788), Ivor Montagu (1904), Rose Leslie (1987), and Kunal Nayyar (1981). After him are Ewan MacColl (1915), Jonny Evans (1988), Jack Beresford (1899), Steve Coogan (1965), Mary Millar (1936), and Dennis Brain (1921).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Martin Shaw ranks 616Before him are Burt Kwouk (1930), Kevin McKidd (1973), Constance Collier (1878), Daisy Edgar-Jones (1998), Rose Leslie (1987), and Kunal Nayyar (1981). After him are Mary Millar (1936), Bernard Cribbins (1928), Paddy Considine (1973), Greg Wise (1966), Jayne Atkinson (1959), and Dan Stevens (1982).