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Ronnie Barker

1929 - 2005

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Ronald William George Barker (25 September 1929 – 3 October 2005) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as Porridge, The Two Ronnies, and Open All Hours. Barker began acting in Oxford amateur dramatics while working as a bank clerk, having dropped out of higher education. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ronnie Barker has received more than 2,897,210 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Ronnie Barker is the 8,488th most popular actor (down from 7,382nd in 2019), the 5,609th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,048th in 2019) and the 984th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ronnie Barker ranks 8,488 out of 9,996Before him are Ian Bohen, Dedee Pfeiffer, Kevin Rahm, Winston Duke, Barbara Bennett, and Danny McBride. After him are Sandy Duncan, Melisa Sözen, Andrea Bowen, Jesse Lee Soffer, Miyu Matsuki, and Stéphanie Szostak.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Ronnie Barker ranks 462Before him are Ronnie Allen, Ian Stewart, Alfredo Lim, King Moody, Tom Foley, and William Safire. After him are John Davies, George Clayton Johnson, Edith Windsor, Shirley Ann Grau, Surinder Kaur, and Jack Kelsey. Among people deceased in 2005, Ronnie Barker ranks 323Before him are Adrian Biddle, Herbert Goldstein, Wayne C. Booth, David Di Tommaso, Bill McGarry, and Art Cross. After him are Kâzım Koyuncu, Domino Harvey, Frances Langford, Alan Dundes, Ted Ditchburn, and Hamilton Camp.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ronnie Barker ranks 5,609 out of 7,765Before him are John Bradley (1988), Nick Moran (1969), Bruce Forsyth (1928), David Hare (1947), Hallucinogen (1971), and Paul McGillion (1969). After him are Tom Robinson (1950), Alan Minter (1951), Max Sciandri (1967), Graham Potter (1975), Kevin Muscat (1973), and Angel Coulby (1980).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Ronnie Barker ranks 984Before him are Nigel Havers (1951), Finn Jones (1988), Magda Szubanski (1961), John Bradley (1988), Nick Moran (1969), and Paul McGillion (1969). After him are Angel Coulby (1980), Esmond Knight (1906), Paula Malcomson (1970), Juno Temple (1989), Alex Winter (1965), and Dakota Blue Richards (1994).

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