ACTOR

Nigel Hawthorne

1929 - 2001

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Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was a British actor. He is known for his stage acting and his portrayal of Sir Humphrey Appleby, the permanent secretary in the 1980s sitcom Yes Minister and the Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nigel Hawthorne has received more than 2,779,335 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Nigel Hawthorne is the 2,305th most popular actor (down from 2,140th in 2019), the 2,140th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,051st in 2019) and the 287th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Nigel Hawthorne ranks 2,305 out of 13,578. Before him are Judith Light, Meena Kumari, Sage Stallone, Anna Faris, Akihiro Miwa, and Patrick Magee. After him are Rob Lowe, Elmar Wepper, Richard Anderson, Christopher Meloni, Elvira Popescu, and Kevin McNally.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Nigel Hawthorne ranks 208. Before him are Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Lee Hazlewood, Fazil Iskander, Julinho, Liz Sheridan, and Anastasios of Albania. After him are Jack Higgins, François Cheng, Bernard Williams, Milton Glaser, Kjell Askildsen, and Péter Palotás. Among people deceased in 2001, Nigel Hawthorne ranks 112. Before him are Henri Alekan, Josef Klaus, Michel Marcel Navratil, G. E. M. Anscombe, Hans Münch, and Charles Helou. After him are Paul Vanden Boeynants, Vasily Mishin, Marta Hillers, Budd Boetticher, Leila Pahlavi, and Jelle Zijlstra.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nigel Hawthorne ranks 2,140 out of 8,785. Before him are John Hannah (1962), John Illsley (1949), Lady Katherine Grey (1540), Marie Stopes (1880), G. M. B. Dobson (1889), and Patrick Magee (1922). After him are Ian Dury (1942), Dodie Smith (1896), Rick Astley (1966), Kevin McNally (1956), Charlie Hunnam (1980), and Ken McArthur (1881).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Nigel Hawthorne ranks 287. Before him are Jodie Whittaker (1982), Michael Byrne (1943), Samantha Eggar (1939), Stephen Dillane (1957), John Hannah (1962), and Patrick Magee (1922). After him are Kevin McNally (1956), Charlie Hunnam (1980), Geraldine James (1950), Maryam d'Abo (1960), Naomie Harris (1976), and Wendy Hiller (1912).

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