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Wenche Foss

1917 - 2011

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Eva Wenche Steenfeldt Stang (5 December 1917 – 28 March 2011), better known as Wenche Foss (Norwegian: [ˈvɛ̂ŋkə ˈfɔsː]), was a leading Norwegian actress of stage, screen and television. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wenche Foss has received more than 48,178 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Wenche Foss is the 5,194th most popular actor (down from 4,659th in 2019), the 339th most popular biography from Norway (down from 333rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Norwegian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 48k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Wenche Foss ranks 5,194 out of 9,996Before her are Barry Sullivan, Corey Haim, Larry Drake, Missi Pyle, Freema Agyeman, and Alexander Pschill. After her are Eddi Arent, Justin Hartley, Tom Tryon, Kim Nam-gil, Ian Keith, and John David Washington.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Wenche Foss ranks 252Before her are Jean Lucas, Richard Boone, Eugen Walaschek, Yahya Petra of Kelantan, Freddie Francis, and Gwendolyn Brooks. After her are Tadd Dameron, Nils Täpp, Rufus Thomas, Ibrahim Shams, Carlo Cassola, and Jo Stafford. Among people deceased in 2011, Wenche Foss ranks 324Before her are Nasser Hejazi, Finn Helgesen, Agustín García-Gasco Vicente, John Patrick Foley, Roberto Lippi, and Waldemar Baszanowski. After her are Sergo Kotrikadze, Ryan Dunn, Jacques Lataste, Bob Brookmeyer, Hans Kalt, and Charles Jarrott.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Wenche Foss ranks 339 out of 927Before her are Audun Boysen (1929), Lars Christensen (1884), Isak Abrahamsen (1891), Aksel Lund Svindal (1982), Johan Anker (1871), and Charles Mathiesen (1911). After her are Narve Bonna (1901), Arnulf Øverland (1889), Jahn Teigen (1949), Johan Sebastian Welhaven (1807), Tore André Flo (1973), and Roald Aas (1928).

Among ACTORS In Norway

Among actors born in Norway, Wenche Foss ranks 3Before her are Harriet Bosse (1878) and Kristofer Hivju (1978). After her are Aksel Hennie (1975), Anita Thallaug (1938), Anneke von der Lippe (1964), Greta Nissen (1906), Nicolai Cleve Broch (1975), Ane Dahl Torp (1975), Natassia Malthe (1974), Alisha Boe (1997), and Julie Ege (1943).

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