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Robert Shaw

1927 - 1978

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Robert Archibald Shaw (9 August 1927 – 28 August 1978) was an English actor, novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Beginning his career in theatre, Shaw joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre after the Second World War and appeared in productions of Macbeth, Henry VIII, Cymbeline, and other Shakespeare plays. With the Old Vic company (1951–52), he continued primarily in Shakespearean roles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Shaw has received more than 122,330 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Robert Shaw is the 1,336th most popular actor (down from 857th in 2019), the 1,431st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,050th in 2019) and the 196th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Robert Shaw ranks 1,336 out of 9,996. Before him are Geneviève Grad, Sydney Chaplin, Akiko Wakabayashi, Stefanie Powers, Daniel Stern, and Grace Moore. After him are Michel Simon, Bruce Spence, Patrick Macnee, Arnold Vosloo, Don Taylor, and Miguel Ferrer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Robert Shaw ranks 107. Before him are Vasile Milea, Sabah, Marvin Harris, Ken Russell, Vladimir Shatalov, and Carlo Maria Martini. After him are Wadie Haddad, Allan Kaprow, Zbigniew Cybulski, Gordon Cooper, Andy Williams, and Josy Barthel. Among people deceased in 1978, Robert Shaw ranks 68. Before him are Jean Améry, Fernando Peyroteo, Sisavang Vatthana, Guo Moruo, Pablo Dorado, and Lilya Brik. After him are Wadie Haddad, Leo Ryan, José Manuel Moreno, Max Mallowan, Joe Davis, and Pancho Vladigerov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Shaw ranks 1,431 out of 7,765. Before him are Michael Scot (1175), Christopher Isherwood (1904), Princess Augusta of Great Britain (1737), Sydney Chaplin (1885), Ælle of Sussex (500), and David Purley (1945). After him are Patrick Macnee (1922), Alvin Lee (1944), Albert Ketèlbey (1875), Lucinda Riley (1965), Gordon Ramsay (1966), and Matthew Flinders (1774).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Robert Shaw ranks 196. Before him are Tom Courtenay (1937), Gemma Jones (1942), Peter Mayhew (1944), Frances Fisher (1952), Claire Bloom (1931), and Sydney Chaplin (1885). After him are Patrick Macnee (1922), Edward Fox (1937), Frances de la Tour (1944), Marina Berti (1924), Francesca Annis (1945), and Paul Bettany (1971).

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