ACTOR

Sebastian Shaw

1905 - 1994

Sebastian Shaw

Sebastian Lewis Shaw (29 May 1905 – 23 December 1994) was an English actor, director, novelist, playwright and poet. During his 65-year career, he appeared in dozens of stage performances and more than 40 film and television productions. Shaw was born and brought up in Holt, Norfolk, and made his acting debut at age eight at a London theatre. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sebastian Shaw has received more than 35,711 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Sebastian Shaw is the 750th most popular actor (down from 565th in 2019), the 937th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 783rd in 2019) and the 118th most popular British Actor.

Sebastian Shaw is most famous for being the actor who portrayed the character of Magneto in the first three X-Men films.

Memorability Metrics

36k
Page Views (PV)
69.00
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
4.80
Effective Languages (L*)
2.84
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sebastian Shaw ranks 750 out of 10,030. Before him are Emmy Göring, Song Hye-rim, Daniel Radcliffe, Greer Garson, Bubba Smith, and Mildred Harris. After him are Ida Rubinstein, James Mason, Edward G. Robinson, Ben Gazzara, Robert Patrick, and Carlos Valdes.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

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Emmy Göring
1893 - 1973
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 744
Song Hye-rim
1937 - 2002
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 745
Daniel Radcliffe
1989 - Present
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 746
Greer Garson
1904 - 1996
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 747
Bubba Smith
1945 - 2011
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 748
Mildred Harris
1901 - 1944
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 749
Sebastian Shaw
1905 - 1994
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 750
Ida Rubinstein
1883 - 1960
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 751
James Mason
1909 - 1984
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 752
Edward G. Robinson
1893 - 1973
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 753
Ben Gazzara
1930 - 2012
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 754
Robert Patrick
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 755
Carlos Valdes
1989 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 756

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Sebastian Shaw ranks 47. Before him are Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim, Dalton Trumbo, Otto Preminger, Prince John of the United Kingdom, James J. Braddock, and Barnett Newman. After him are Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, Heinz Lammerding, Wolfram Sievers, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Ivan Serov, and Dolores del Río. Among people deceased in 1994, Sebastian Shaw ranks 56. Before him are Matt Busby, György Cziffra, Cesar Romero, Richard Laurence Millington Synge, Niels Kaj Jerne, and Menachem Mendel Schneerson. After him are Roberto Eduardo Viola, Rollo May, Robert Bloch, Terence Young, James Clavell, and Ken Noritake.

Others Born in 1905

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Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim
1905 - 1944
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 41
Dalton Trumbo
1905 - 1976
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 42
Otto Preminger
1905 - 1986
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 43
Prince John of the United Kingdom
1905 - 1919
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 44
James J. Braddock
1905 - 1974
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 45
Barnett Newman
1905 - 1970
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 46
Sebastian Shaw
1905 - 1994
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 47
Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark
1905 - 1981
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 48
Heinz Lammerding
1905 - 1971
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 49
Wolfram Sievers
1905 - 1948
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 50
Hans Urs von Balthasar
1905 - 1988
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 51
Ivan Serov
1905 - 1990
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 52
Dolores del Río
1905 - 1983
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 53