ACTOR

Rex Harrison

1908 - 1990

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Sir Reginald Carey "Rex" Harrison (5 March 1908 – 2 June 1990) was an English actor. Harrison began his career on the stage in 1924. He made his West End debut in 1936 appearing in the Terence Rattigan play French Without Tears, in what was his breakthrough role. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rex Harrison has received more than 4,203,871 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Rex Harrison is the 717th most popular actor (down from 655th in 2019), the 848th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 817th in 2019) and the 109th most popular British Actor.

Rex Harrison is most famous for his role as Dr. Henry Higgins in the musical, My Fair Lady.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 56

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Rex Harrisons by language

Over the past year Rex Harrison has had the most page views in the with 495,180 views, followed by German (52,501), and Spanish (30,935). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Volapük (427.36%), Simple English (190.59%), and Uzbek (165.57%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rex Harrison ranks 717 out of 13,578. Before him are Pete Postlethwaite, Alyson Hannigan, Imelda Staunton, Lale Andersen, Owen Wilson, and Jean-Claude Brialy. After him are María Félix, Angela Bassett, Kathleen Turner, Oskar Werner, Gene Tierney, and Nathalie Baye.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Rex Harrison ranks 55. Before him are Giovanni Leone, Balthus, Lita Grey, Victor Weisskopf, Robert Merle, and Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden. After him are Stéphane Grappelli, Masaru Ibuka, Mercè Rodoreda, Amintore Fanfani, Valentin Glushko, and Martha Gellhorn. Among people deceased in 1990, Rex Harrison ranks 39. Before him are Luigi Nono, Patrick White, Meir Kahane, Robert Noyce, Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, and Viktor Tsoi. After him are Princess Sophie of Hohenberg, Vasili Kuznetsov, Ugo Tognazzi, Capucine, Ivan Serov, and Reinaldo Arenas.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rex Harrison ranks 848 out of 8,785. Before him are Imelda Staunton (1956), James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell (1534), Charlotte, Princess Royal (1766), Prince John of the United Kingdom (1905), Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (1156), and Charles George Gordon (1833). After him are William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520), Edmund Spenser (1552), Edward B. Titchener (1867), Ian Stewart (1938), Michael York (1942), and Ray Milland (1907).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Rex Harrison ranks 109. Before him are Tim Roth (1961), Kim Cattrall (1956), Peter Cushing (1913), Derek Jacobi (1938), Pete Postlethwaite (1946), and Imelda Staunton (1956). After him are Michael York (1942), Ray Milland (1907), Andy Serkis (1964), Boris Karloff (1887), Benedict Cumberbatch (1976), and Wentworth Miller (1972).

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Television and Movie Roles

My Fair Lady
Professor Henry Higgins
A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.
Oct 21o 19647.5 / 10
Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.
Jun 12o 19637.1 / 10
Doctor Dolittle
Dr. John Dolittle
A veterinarian who can communicate with animals travels abroad to search for a giant sea snail.
Dec 5o 19676.1 / 10