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Robert Brown

1921 - 2003

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Robert James Brown (23 July 1921 – 11 November 2003) was an English actor, best known for his portrayal of M in the James Bond films from 1983 to 1989, succeeding Bernard Lee, who died in 1981. Brown made his first appearance as M in Octopussy in 1983. Brown was born in Swanage, Dorset and later died there on November 11, 2003, aged 82. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Brown has received more than 112,831 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Robert Brown is the 2,276th most popular actor (down from 2,216th in 2019), the 2,143rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,184th in 2019) and the 297th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Robert Brown ranks 2,276 out of 9,996Before him are Maurice Evans, Georges Descrières, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Richard Thomas, John Astin, and Ralf Moeller. After him are Jane Lynch, Caterina Boratto, Peggy Lipton, John Stamos, Shu Qi, and Demián Bichir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Robert Brown ranks 175Before him are Daniel Gélin, Guy Laroche, Walter Laqueur, Branko Stanković, Sena Jurinac, and Erich Fried. After him are Jamie Uys, Jair da Rosa Pinto, Søren Kam, Michalina Wisłocka, Alphonse Massamba-Débat, and Milorad Pavić. Among people deceased in 2003, Robert Brown ranks 128Before him are Hal Clement, Robert Stack, Canaan Banana, Giorgio Gaber, Leon Uris, and Prince Carl Bernadotte. After him are Jean Yanne, Constantin Dăscălescu, Noel Redding, Hans Hotter, Philip Stone, and Sadegh Khalkhali.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Brown ranks 2,143 out of 7,765Before him are Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany (1182), William of Malmesbury (1080), Damien Hirst (1965), Harold Abrahams (1899), Herbert Chapman (1878), and Guy Burgess (1911). After him are Alan Price (1942), Paul Greengrass (1955), John Baskerville (1706), Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon (1863), Allan Holdsworth (1946), and Millicent Fawcett (1847).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Robert Brown ranks 297Before him are Barbara Steele (1937), Joseph Fiennes (1970), Tom Hollander (1967), George Arliss (1868), Stephen Dillane (1957), and Maurice Evans (1901). After him are Murray Head (1946), Jamie Dornan (1982), Toby Jones (1966), Robert Morley (1908), Norman Wisdom (1915), and Damian Lewis (1971).

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