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Tom Courtenay

1937 - Today

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Sir Thomas Daniel Courtenay (; born 25 February 1937) is an English actor. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he achieved prominence in the 1960s as part of actors of the British New Wave. Courtenay has received numerous accolades including three BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award, the Silver Bear, and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Emmy Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Courtenay has received more than 3,405,170 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Courtenay is the 2,189th most popular actor (down from 1,309th in 2019), the 2,067th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,393rd in 2019) and the 275th most popular British Actor.

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  • 59.92

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  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tom Courtenay ranks 2,189 out of 13,578Before him are Mickey Hargitay, Vlastimil Brodský, Petr Shelokhonov, Aaron Paul, Wayne Knight, and Pernell Roberts. After him are Kitten Natividad, James Tien, Alicia Silverstone, Fan Bingbing, Irene Dunne, and Françoise Arnoul.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Tom Courtenay ranks 209Before him are Gordon Milne, Carlos Westendorp, Harri Holkeri, Maryanne Trump Barry, Chris Bristow, and André Glucksmann. After him are Luciano Moggi, Marcian Hoff, Joe Viterelli, Barbara Jones, Édith Scob, and Barbara Steele.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tom Courtenay ranks 2,067 out of 8,785Before him are Samuel Frederick Gray (1766), Arthur Sullivan (1842), Ronald Speirs (1920), Thomas Kyd (1558), Samuel Smiles (1812), and Joseph Butler (1692). After him are Edward Balliol (1283), Glenn Murcutt (1936), Robert Holdstock (1948), Steve Winwood (1948), Alexander Parkes (1813), and David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Tom Courtenay ranks 275Before him are John Wood (1930), John Mills (1908), Lesley Manville (1956), Robert Donat (1905), Stuart Wilson (1946), and Francesca Annis (1945). After him are Frank Finlay (1926), Anthony Dawson (1916), James Fox (1939), Barbara Steele (1937), Miriam Margolyes (1941), and Jodie Whittaker (1982).