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Peter Alexander

1926 - 2011

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Peter Alexander Ferdinand Maximilian Neumayer (30 June 1926 – 12 February 2011), commonly known as Peter Alexander, was an Austrian actor, singer and one of the most popular entertainers in the German-language world between the 1950s and his retirement. His fame emerged in the 1950s and 1960s through popular film comedies and successful recordings, predominantly of Schlager and operetta repertory. Later, Alexander established himself as the acclaimed host of television shows. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Alexander has received more than 37,196 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Peter Alexander is the 1,747th most popular actor (up from 1,784th in 2019), the 502nd most popular biography from Austria (up from 513th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Austrian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 37k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Peter Alexanders by language

Over the past year Peter Alexander has had the most page views in the with 295,072 views, followed by Dutch (6,063), and Czech (4,019). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Czech (155.50%), Bavarian (63.81%), and Armenian (53.27%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Peter Alexander ranks 1,747 out of 13,578. Before him are Mabel Normand, Simone Simon, Heinz Rühmann, Robert Pattinson, Mie Hama, and Charles Vanel. After him are Adriana Asti, Andre Braugher, Folco Lulli, Carmen Argenziano, Neil Patrick Harris, and James Finlayson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Peter Alexander ranks 150. Before him are Bhupen Hazarika, Jambyn Batmönkh, Joshua Fishman, Don Rickles, Marie-Claire Alain, and Morton Feldman. After him are Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean, Elias Hrawi, John Derek, Jaba Ioseliani, Raif Dizdarević, and Claude Akins. Among people deceased in 2011, Peter Alexander ranks 116. Before him are Roman Opałka, Arnfinn Bergmann, Võ Chí Công, Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Ken Russell, and Helen Frankenthaler. After him are Nikolai Andrianov, Diane Cilento, Violetta Villas, John Paul Getty III, Ange-Félix Patassé, and Abdul Fatah Younis.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Peter Alexander ranks 502 out of 1,424. Before him are Joseph Hellmesberger Jr. (1855), Robert Fuchs (1847), Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria (1576), Clemens von Pirquet (1874), August Eigruber (1907), and Joseph Anton Koch (1768). After him are Iuliu Maniu (1873), Aurel Vlaicu (1882), Karl von Stürgkh (1859), Richard Kohn (1888), Konstantin Jireček (1854), and Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (1865).

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Among ACTORS In Austria

Among actors born in Austria, Peter Alexander ranks 20. Before him are Christine Kaufmann (1945), Martin Weinek (1964), Mizzi Kaspar (1864), Marisa Mell (1939), Wolf Albach-Retty (1906), and Tobias Moretti (1959). After him are Barbara Valentin (1940), Bernhard Wicki (1919), Nadja Tiller (1929), William Berger (1928), Fritz Muliar (1919), and Ferdinand Marian (1902).

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Television and Movie Roles

The White Horse Inn
Leopold
Leopold, head waiter at the "Weißen Rössl" (White Horse Inn), is secretly in love with the owner of the restaurant, Josepha. But she's only interested in the lawyer Dr. Siedler. Jealous, Leopold comes up with a plan to gain Josepha's attention.
Dec 20o 19606.7 / 10
Zum Teufel mit der Penne
Dr. Roland
Pepe Notnagel (who inexplicably had his name changed from the first movie's Nietnagel) and his classmates scheme to get around doing any actual school work by cheating or sending their teachers to the sanatorium. A Swiss documentary film maker disguises himself as his brother in law, who got a position as an exchange teacher, to aid his project of making a movie about the current youth.
Dec 11o 19685.7 / 10
Charley's Aunt
Dr. Otto Wilder
An Austrian version of the famous farce Charley's Aunt. A man impersonates his own aunt.
Dec 20o 19633.7 / 10