ACTOR

Terry-Thomas

1911 - 1990

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Terry-Thomas (born Thomas Terry Hoar Stevens; 10 July 1911 – 8 January 1990) was an English character actor and comedian who became internationally known through his films during the 1950s and 1960s. He often portrayed disreputable members of the upper classes, especially cads, toffs and bounders, using his distinctive voice; his costume and props tended to include a monocle, waistcoat and cigarette holder. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Terry-Thomas has received more than 2,406,356 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Terry-Thomas is the 2,750th most popular actor (up from 2,783rd in 2019), the 2,421st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,492nd in 2019) and the 333rd most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Terry-Thomas by language

Over the past year Terry-Thomas has had the most page views in the with 301,324 views, followed by German (24,298), and French (21,538). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Irish (137.13%), Romanian (113.79%), and Finnish (92.25%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Terry-Thomas ranks 2,750 out of 13,578. Before him are Alfred Abel, Anne Vernon, Luke Evans, Ian Richardson, Marcel Bozzuffi, and Roseanne Barr. After him are Palle Huld, Siegfried Rauch, Lesley Ann Warren, Tony Todd, Celeste Holm, and Tomas Arana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Terry-Thomas ranks 161. Before him are Kukrit Pramoj, Floyd Council, Allan Pettersson, Aliya bint Ali, Brunhilde Pomsel, and Roy Rogers. After him are Gian Carlo Menotti, Wolfgang Larrazábal, René Barjavel, Guy Burgess, Yang Jiang, and Tarō Okamoto. Among people deceased in 1990, Terry-Thomas ranks 137. Before him are Jorge Bolet, Julijans Vaivods, Luís Carlos Prestes, Štefan Čambal, Rodolfo Orlandini, and Xu Xiangqian. After him are James M. Gavin, Gordon Bunshaft, Rocky Graziano, Gordon Jackson, Magda Julin, and Alfred Sauvy.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Terry-Thomas ranks 2,421 out of 8,785. Before him are Martin Rees (1942), Luke Evans (1979), Ian Richardson (1934), Vera Brittain (1893), Nobby Stiles (1942), and Cædwalla of Wessex (659). After him are Alfred Fowler (1868), Leslie Phillips (1924), Delroy Lindo (1952), Edwin Lutyens (1869), Richard Cobden (1804), and William Hope Hodgson (1877).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Terry-Thomas ranks 333. Before him are Toby Jones (1966), Tania Mallet (1941), Damian Lewis (1971), Nicholas Clay (1946), Luke Evans (1979), and Ian Richardson (1934). After him are Leslie Phillips (1924), Delroy Lindo (1952), Richard Bremmer (1953), John Shrapnel (1942), John Callen (1946), and Sally Hawkins (1976).

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