Actor
Kal Penn
American actor and civil servant
1977 - today
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Kal Penn
His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2024). Kal Penn is the 5,494th most popular actor (up from 5,666th in 2024), the 8,438th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,302nd in 2019) and the 2,484th most popular American Actor.
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1.3M
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Past 12 months
54.69
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Page views of Kal Penn by language
Among Actors
Among actors, Kal Penn ranks 5,493 out of 13,578. Before him are Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Burt Kwouk, Haley Joel Osment, Peter Mygind, Robert Goulet, and Jesse Plemons. After him are Michael Badalucco, Yuliya Borisova, Tobias Menzies, Kaan Urgancıoğlu, Tommy Noonan, and Lana Clarkson.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPatricia Reyes Spíndola
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 5,488
Burt Kwouk
1930 - 2016
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 5,489
Haley Joel Osment
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 5,490
Peter Mygind
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 5,491
Robert Goulet
1933 - 2007
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 5,492
Jesse Plemons
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 5,493
Kal Penn
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 5,494
Michael Badalucco
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 5,495
Yuliya Borisova
1925 - 2023
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 5,496
Tobias Menzies
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 5,497
Kaan Urgancıoğlu
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 5,498
Tommy Noonan
1921 - 1968
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 5,499
Lana Clarkson
1962 - 2003
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 5,500
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1977, Kal Penn ranks 144. Before him are Titus O'Neil, Mikaël Silvestre, Kia Stevens, Colin Hanks, Hiro Mashima, and Antonio Mateu Lahoz. After him are David Dastmalchian, Jelena Rozga, Makoto Ikeda, Sarah Biasini, Sam Rivers, and Lana Parrilla.
Others Born in 1977
Go to all RankingsTitus O'Neil
WRESTLER
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 138
Mikaël Silvestre
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 139
Kia Stevens
WRESTLER
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 140
Colin Hanks
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 141
Hiro Mashima
COMIC ARTIST
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 142
Antonio Mateu Lahoz
POLITICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 143
Kal Penn
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 144
David Dastmalchian
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 145
Jelena Rozga
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 146
Makoto Ikeda
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 147
Sarah Biasini
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 148
Sam Rivers
MUSICIAN
1977 - 2025
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 149
Lana Parrilla
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 150
In United States
Among people born in United States, Kal Penn ranks 8,438 out of NaN. Before him are Herschell Gordon Lewis (1926), Alan Ball (1957), Haley Joel Osment (1988), Henry Dearborn (1751), Robert Goulet (1933), and Jesse Plemons (1988). After him are Michael Badalucco (1954), Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779), Stuart Kauffman (1939), Louis Kuehn (1901), Richard Marcinko (1940), and Frank O'Hara (1926).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsHerschell Gordon Lewis
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2016
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,432
Alan Ball
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,433
Haley Joel Osment
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 8,434
Henry Dearborn
POLITICIAN
1751 - 1829
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 8,435
Robert Goulet
ACTOR
1933 - 2007
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 8,436
Jesse Plemons
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 8,437
Kal Penn
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 8,438
Michael Badalucco
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 8,439
Joel Roberts Poinsett
PHYSICIAN
1779 - 1851
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 8,440
Stuart Kauffman
PHYSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 8,441
Louis Kuehn
ATHLETE
1901 - 1981
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 8,442
Richard Marcinko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1940 - 2021
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 8,443
Frank O'Hara
WRITER
1926 - 1966
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 8,444
Among Actors In United States
Among actors born in United States, Kal Penn ranks 2,484. Before him are Harve Presnell (1933), Curly Howard (1903), Noah Wyle (1971), Haley Joel Osment (1988), Robert Goulet (1933), and Jesse Plemons (1988). After him are Michael Badalucco (1954), Tommy Noonan (1921), Lana Clarkson (1962), Mitzi Gaynor (1931), Erik King (1963), and Julie Bowen (1970).
Harve Presnell
1933 - 2009
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 2,478
Curly Howard
1903 - 1952
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 2,479
Noah Wyle
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 2,480
Haley Joel Osment
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 2,481
Robert Goulet
1933 - 2007
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 2,482
Jesse Plemons
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 2,483
Kal Penn
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 2,484
Michael Badalucco
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 2,485
Tommy Noonan
1921 - 1968
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 2,486
Lana Clarkson
1962 - 2003
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 2,487
Mitzi Gaynor
1931 - 2024
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 2,488
Erik King
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 2,489
Julie Bowen
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 2,490







































