ACTOR
Bill Nighy
1949 - Today
Bill Nighy
William Francis Nighy (; born 12 December 1949) is a British actor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Nighy has received more than 13,037,139 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Bill Nighy is the 446th most popular actor (up from 471st in 2019), the 560th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 625th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular British Actor.
Bill Nighy is most famous for his role as Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean series.
Memorability Metrics
13M
Page Views (PV)
63.94
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
45
Languages Editions (L)
4.51
Effective Languages (L*)
4.26
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Bill Nighy ranks 446 out of 13,578. Before him are John Goodman, Paul Hogan, Frances McDormand, Christian Bale, Pat Morita, and Renée Zellweger. After him are Robert Wagner, Halle Berry, Hugh Laurie, Gloria Swanson, William Hurt, and Charlize Theron.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Goodman
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 440
Paul Hogan
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 441
Frances McDormand
1957 - Present
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 442
Christian Bale
1974 - Present
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 443
Pat Morita
1932 - 2005
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 444
Renée Zellweger
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 445
Bill Nighy
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 446
Robert Wagner
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 447
Halle Berry
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 448
Hugh Laurie
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 449
Gloria Swanson
1899 - 1983
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 450
William Hurt
1950 - 2022
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 451
Charlize Theron
1975 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 452
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Bill Nighy ranks 47. Before him are Lionel Richie, Fanny Ardant, Martin Amis, José Ramos-Horta, Ottmar Hitzfeld, and Dominique Strauss-Kahn. After him are Amin Maalouf, Don Johnson, Nando Parrado, Ruud Krol, Ashraf Ghani, and Billy Joel.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsLionel Richie
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 41
Fanny Ardant
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 42
Martin Amis
WRITER
1949 - 2023
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 43
José Ramos-Horta
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 44
Ottmar Hitzfeld
COACH
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 45
Dominique Strauss-Kahn
ECONOMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 46
Bill Nighy
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 47
Amin Maalouf
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 48
Don Johnson
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 49
Nando Parrado
PRESENTER
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 50
Ruud Krol
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 51
Ashraf Ghani
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 52
Billy Joel
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 53
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Bill Nighy ranks 560 out of 8,785. Before him are David II of Scotland (1324), Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet (1892), David J. Thouless (1934), Benjamin Graham (1894), Philip Miller (1691), and Thomas Wolsey (1473). After him are Hugh Laurie (1959), James Parkinson (1755), Christopher Tolkien (1924), Ronald George Wreyford Norrish (1897), Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969), and Beatrix Potter (1866).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsDavid II of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1324 - 1371
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 554
Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet
PILOT
1892 - 1984
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 555
David J. Thouless
PHYSICIST
1934 - 2019
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 556
Benjamin Graham
ECONOMIST
1894 - 1976
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 557
Philip Miller
BIOLOGIST
1691 - 1771
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 558
Thomas Wolsey
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1473 - 1530
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 559
Bill Nighy
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 560
Hugh Laurie
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 561
James Parkinson
PHYSICIAN
1755 - 1824
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 562
Christopher Tolkien
WRITER
1924 - 2020
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 563
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish
CHEMIST
1897 - 1978
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 564
Catherine Zeta-Jones
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 565
Beatrix Potter
WRITER
1866 - 1943
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 566
Among ACTORS In United Kingdom
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Bill Nighy ranks 72. Before him are Albert Finney (1936), Tom Wilkinson (1948), Donald Pleasence (1919), David McCallum (1933), Jane Seymour (1951), and Christian Bale (1974). After him are Hugh Laurie (1959), Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969), Jonathan Pryce (1947), Joan Collins (1933), Robert Carlyle (1961), and Tilda Swinton (1960).
Albert Finney
1936 - 2019
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 66
Tom Wilkinson
1948 - 2023
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 67
Donald Pleasence
1919 - 1995
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 68
David McCallum
1933 - 2023
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 69
Jane Seymour
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 70
Christian Bale
1974 - Present
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 71
Bill Nighy
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 72
Hugh Laurie
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 73
Catherine Zeta-Jones
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 74
Jonathan Pryce
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 75
Joan Collins
1933 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 76
Robert Carlyle
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 77
Tilda Swinton
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 78