ACTOR

Tom Baker

1934 - Today

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Thomas Stewart Baker (born 20 January 1934) is an English actor and writer. He played the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1974 to 1981.Later in his career, Baker performed in the television series Medics (1992–1995), Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000–2001) and Monarch of the Glen (2004–2005). He also provided narration for the television comedy series Little Britain (2003–2006) and Little Britain USA (2008). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Baker has received more than 4,238,724 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Tom Baker is the 3,378th most popular actor (down from 3,238th in 2019), the 2,805th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,756th in 2019) and the 410th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Tom Bakers by language

Over the past year Tom Baker has had the most page views in the with 703,472 views, followed by German (20,569), and Spanish (16,262). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Cornish (291.02%), Simple English (203.10%), and Ukrainian (68.07%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tom Baker ranks 3,378 out of 13,578. Before him are Amanda Tapping, Dawn Addams, William Levy, Jason Flemyng, Tonie Marshall, and Eiji Okada. After him are Mackenyu, Ellen Terry, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Mae Murray, Taryn Power, and Valérie Lemercier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Tom Baker ranks 270. Before him are Phan Văn Khải, Maurice Godelier, Vladislao Cap, Murtaza Rakhimov, Nicholas Liverpool, and Billy Paul. After him are Paul Naschy, Gulzar, Jean Marsh, Jacek Kuroń, Robin Milner, and Tengiz Sigua.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tom Baker ranks 2,805 out of 8,785. Before him are Jim Marshall (1923), Dawn Addams (1930), Edward Fortunatus (1565), Jason Flemyng (1966), Clare Torry (1947), and Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth (1876). After him are Geoff Emerick (1945), Ellen Terry (1847), Gary Barlow (1971), Jim Ratcliffe (1952), Thomas Girtin (1775), and Peter Banks (1947).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Tom Baker ranks 410. Before him are Lennie James (1965), Mary Ure (1933), Caroline Goodall (1959), Amanda Tapping (1965), Dawn Addams (1930), and Jason Flemyng (1966). After him are Ellen Terry (1847), Janet McTeer (1961), C. Aubrey Smith (1863), Henry Daniell (1894), Ian Hart (1964), and Tommy Flanagan (1965).

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