ACTOR

Matt Smith

1982 - Today

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Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982) is an English actor. He is known for playing the Eleventh Doctor in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who (2010–2014), Prince Philip in Netflix's historical series The Crown (2016–2017)—for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination—and Daemon Targaryen in HBO's fantasy drama series House of the Dragon (2022–present). Smith initially aspired to be a professional footballer, but spondylolysis forced him out of the sport. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matt Smith has received more than 10,751,874 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Matt Smith is the 2,917th most popular actor (up from 3,714th in 2019), the 2,516th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,056th in 2019) and the 350th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 55

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Matt Smith ranks 2,917 out of 13,578. Before him are Elizabeth Olsen, Sienna Miller, Barry Dennen, Tom Atkins, Jon Polito, and Randall Duk Kim. After him are Vincent Pastore, Natalie Dormer, Matthias Habich, Anny Duperey, Catherine Hicks, and Nathan Lane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Matt Smith ranks 41. Before him are Sebastian Stan, Paul Wesley, Hayley Atwell, Lang Lang, Cobie Smulders, and Asafa Powell. After him are Natalie Dormer, Jared Padalecki, Antonio Cassano, Lauren Cohan, Adam Lambert, and Levon Aronian.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Matt Smith ranks 2,516 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter Atkins (1940), Guy Burgess (1911), Andrew Lang (1844), Tony Abbott (1957), John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (1845), and William Cowper (1731). After him are Natalie Dormer (1982), Blaze Bayley (1963), Anna Kingsford (1846), Colin Bell (1946), Vincent Regan (1965), and Tommy Lawrence (1940).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Matt Smith ranks 350. Before him are Belinda Lee (1935), Lindsay Duncan (1950), Norman Wisdom (1915), Ian Bannen (1928), Hugh Bonneville (1963), and Joanne Whalley (1961). After him are Natalie Dormer (1982), Vincent Regan (1965), Minnie Driver (1970), Jane Asher (1946), Warwick Davis (1970), and Gordon Jackson (1923).

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