ACTOR

Barkhad Abdi

1985 - Today

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Barkhad Abdi (Somali: Barkhad Cabdi, [barxad ʕabdi]; born April 10, 1985) is a Somali–American actor. He made his acting debut as the pirate Abduwali Muse in the biographical drama film Captain Phillips (2013), which earned him a British Academy Film Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, along with Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Following his breakthrough, Abdi appeared in the films Eye in the Sky (2015), Good Time (2017), The Pirates of Somalia (2017), and Blade Runner 2049 (2017). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barkhad Abdi has received more than 4,411,725 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Barkhad Abdi is the 8,698th most popular actor (down from 8,694th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Somalia (up from 35th in 2019) and the most popular Somali Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Barkhad Abdi ranks 8,698 out of 13,578. Before him are Dennis O'Keefe, Xu Jinglei, Carmelita Geraghty, Steve Earle, Xu Kai, and Raveena Tandon. After him are Gabourey Sidibe, Zawe Ashton, Kim Jaewon, Mario Lopez, Mary Kay Bergman, and Beth Behrs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Barkhad Abdi ranks 251. Before him are Yōko Hikasa, Haris Medunjanin, Andrea Bargnani, Kenichi Matsuyama, Haruka Ayase, and René Adler. After him are Beth Behrs, Kaia Kanepi, Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, Andreas Ulmer, Katrin Heß, and Miriam Leone.

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In Somalia

Among people born in Somalia, Barkhad Abdi ranks 34 out of 58. Before him are Hussein Farrah Aidid (1962), Mohamed Hussein Roble (1963), Omar Sharmarke (1960), Hamza Abdi Barre (1972), Mohamed Osman Jawari (1945), and Fartuun Adan (1969). After him are Edna Adan Ismail (1937), Hassan Abshir Farah (1945), Abdirizak Haji Hussein (1924), Ali Khalif Galaydh (1941), Faiza Jama Mohamed (1958), and K'naan (1978).

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Among ACTORS In Somalia

Among actors born in Somalia, Barkhad Abdi ranks 1. 

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