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Bill Nighy

1949 - Today

Bill Nighy

William Francis Nighy (; born 12 December 1949) is an English actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Nighy has received more than 12,464,823 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Bill Nighy is the 471st most popular actor (up from 498th in 2019), the 625th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 667th in 2019) and the 74th most popular British Actor.

Bill Nighy is most famous for his role as Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean series.

Memorability Metrics

12M
Page Views (PV)
62.96
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
5.05
Effective Languages (L*)
3.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Bill Nighies by language

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Bill Nighy ranks 471 out of 9,996. Before him are Tom Hardy, John Rhys-Davies, Halle Berry, Jonathan Pryce, Meg Ryan, and Tilda Swinton. After him are Ken Watanabe, Steve Carell, Julie Walters, Anne Bancroft, Hugo Weaving, and Jane Seymour.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

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Tom Hardy
1977 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 465
John Rhys-Davies
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 466
Halle Berry
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 467
Jonathan Pryce
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 468
Meg Ryan
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 469
Tilda Swinton
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 470
Bill Nighy
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 471
Ken Watanabe
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 472
Steve Carell
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 473
Julie Walters
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 474
Anne Bancroft
1931 - 2005
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 475
Hugo Weaving
1960 - Present
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 476
Jane Seymour
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 477

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Bill Nighy ranks 46. Before him are Philippe Petit, Jarosław Kaczyński, George Foreman, Ottmar Hitzfeld, John Belushi, and Lionel Richie. After him are Joachim Sauer, Tom Waits, Billy Joel, Issei Sagawa, Thaksin Shinawatra, and Ashraf Ghani.

Others Born in 1949

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Philippe Petit
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 40
Jarosław Kaczyński
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 41
George Foreman
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 42
Ottmar Hitzfeld
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 43
John Belushi
1949 - 1982
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 44
Lionel Richie
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 45
Bill Nighy
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 46
Joachim Sauer
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 47
Tom Waits
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 48
Billy Joel
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 49
Issei Sagawa
1949 - 2022
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 50
Thaksin Shinawatra
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 51
Ashraf Ghani
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 52

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bill Nighy ranks 625 out of 7,765. Before him are Offa of Mercia (800), Philip Miller (1691), Eduard Suess (1831), Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897), Robert Peel (1788), and Diana Wynne Jones (1934). After him are Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (1596), Julian Huxley (1887), Emperor Norton (1818), James Mill (1773), Karl Pearson (1857), and Julie Walters (1950).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Offa of Mercia
800 - 796
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 619
Philip Miller
1691 - 1771
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 620
Eduard Suess
1831 - 1914
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 621
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
1897 - 1965
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 622
Robert Peel
1788 - 1850
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 623
Diana Wynne Jones
1934 - 2011
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 624
Bill Nighy
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 625
Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia
1596 - 1662
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 626
Julian Huxley
1887 - 1975
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 627
Emperor Norton
1818 - 1880
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 628
James Mill
1773 - 1836
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 629
Karl Pearson
1857 - 1936
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 630
Julie Walters
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 631