Anthony Hopkins

About Anthony Hopkins

Sir Anthony Hopkins, ranked #558 in overall historical importance by MIT's Pantheon project, is a Welsh actor renowned for his commanding stage and screen presence across decades. His critical acclaim stems from iconic, often powerful, portrayals in film and television, notably his Academy Award-winning performance as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, cementing his status as an acting legend in modern cinema.

Despite his high historical ranking, Hopkins currently commands a relatively modest 2.6 million annualized Wikipedia views for 2025. This places him in a zone of underattention relative to his historical weight. For perspective, his attention is about half that of Robert De Niro (#562 importance, 5.6M views) and significantly less than Arnold Schwarzenegger (#618 importance, 6.3M views), who are rated similarly or slightly lower in historical influence but garner substantially more contemporary online traffic. The data suggests a +7x overattention gap for figures like Schwarzenegger compared to Hopkins' importance level.

Interestingly, while his overall yearly traffic is down -7.8%, his recent engagement shows strong Q1 versus Q3 momentum, surging by +51%, suggesting a recent spike in public or critical interest that may influence future indexing.