1924 - 1992
Alfred Hawthorne "Benny" Hill (21 January 1924 – 20 April 1992) was an English actor, comedian, singer and writer. He is remembered for his television programme The Benny Hill Show, an amalgam of slapstick, burlesque and double entendre in a format that included live comedy and filmed segments, with Hill at the focus of almost every segment. Hill was a prominent figure in British television for several decades. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benny Hill has received more than 4,243,416 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. Benny Hill is the 240th most popular actor (down from 176th in 2019), the 347th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 294th in 2019) and the 38th most popular British Actor.
Benny Hill is most famous for his comedy sketches and songs.
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Among actors, Benny Hill ranks 240 out of 10,030. Before him are Liv Ullmann, James Coburn, Kim Basinger, Ian McShane, Roy Scheider, and Mickey Rourke. After him are Marcel Marceau, Paul Hogan, John Cazale, Faye Dunaway, Alec Guinness, and Errol Flynn.
1938 - Present
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 234
1928 - 2002
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 235
1953 - Present
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 236
1942 - Present
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 237
1932 - 2008
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 238
1952 - Present
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 239
1924 - 1992
HPI: 74.72
Rank: 240
1923 - 2007
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 241
1939 - Present
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 242
1935 - 1978
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 243
1941 - Present
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 244
1914 - 2000
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 245
1909 - 1959
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 246
Among people born in 1924, Benny Hill ranks 20. Before him are Benoit Mandelbrot, Jacques Le Goff, Black Dahlia, Lauren Bacall, Paul Feyerabend, and Ramiz Alia. After him are Maurice Jarre, Henry Mancini, Sergei Parajanov, Lys Assia, Sidney Lumet, and Mário Soares. Among people deceased in 1992, Benny Hill ranks 16. Before him are Francis Bacon, Mikhail Tal, Olivier Messiaen, Anthony Perkins, Giovanni Falcone, and Barbara McClintock. After him are Jan Oort, Ernst Happel, Li Xiannian, Aribert Heim, Félix Guattari, and Peyo.
1924 - 2010
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 14
1924 - 2014
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 15
1924 - 1947
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 16
1924 - 2014
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 17
1924 - 1994
HPI: 74.86
Rank: 18
1924 - 2011
HPI: 74.78
Rank: 19
1924 - 1992
HPI: 74.72
Rank: 20
1924 - 2009
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 21
1924 - 1994
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 22
1924 - 1990
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 23
1924 - 2018
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 24
1924 - 2011
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 25
1924 - 2017
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 26
1909 - 1992
HPI: 77.26
Rank: 10
1936 - 1992
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 11
1908 - 1992
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 12
1932 - 1992
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 13
1939 - 1992
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 14
1902 - 1992
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 15
1924 - 1992
HPI: 74.72
Rank: 16
1900 - 1992
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 17
1925 - 1992
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 18
1909 - 1992
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 19
1914 - 1992
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 20
1930 - 1992
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 21
1928 - 1992
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 22
Among people born in United Kingdom, Benny Hill ranks 347 out of 6,924. Before him are Ian McShane (1942), Arthur Eddington (1882), Harold Pinter (1930), Thomas Paine (1737), Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (1220), and John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650). After him are John Wesley (1703), Anne Neville (1456), Theresa May (1956), Halford Mackinder (1861), Alec Douglas-Home (1903), and Alec Guinness (1914).
1942 - Present
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 341
1882 - 1944
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 342
1930 - 2008
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 343
1737 - 1809
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 344
1220 - 1282
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 345
1650 - 1722
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 346
1924 - 1992
HPI: 74.72
Rank: 347
1703 - 1791
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 348
1456 - 1485
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 349
1956 - Present
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 350
1861 - 1947
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 351
1903 - 1995
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 352
1914 - 2000
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 353
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Benny Hill ranks 38. Before him are Patrick Stewart (1940), Jeremy Irons (1948), Angela Lansbury (1925), Daniel Day-Lewis (1957), Malcolm McDowell (1943), and Ian McShane (1942). After him are Alec Guinness (1914), Peter Sellers (1925), David Niven (1910), Hugh Grant (1960), Albert Finney (1936), and Ralph Fiennes (1962).
1940 - Present
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 32
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 33
1925 - Present
HPI: 75.39
Rank: 34
1957 - Present
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 35
1943 - Present
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 36
1942 - Present
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 37
1924 - 1992
HPI: 74.72
Rank: 38
1914 - 2000
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 39
1925 - 1980
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 40
1910 - 1983
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 41
1960 - Present
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 42
1936 - 2019
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 43
1962 - Present
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 44