ACTOR

Billy Boyd

1968 - Today

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William Nathan Boyd (born 28 August 1968) is a Scottish actor and musician. He played Peregrin "Pippin" Took in Peter Jackson's epic film trilogy The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003), Barret Bonden in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) and Glen and Glenda (later G.G. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Boyd has received more than 133,625 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Billy Boyd is the 3,226th most popular actor (down from 3,087th in 2019), the 2,704th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,669th in 2019) and the 386th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Billy Boyd ranks 3,226 out of 13,578. Before him are Jimmy Gardner, Lily Pons, Philip Jackson, Benedict Wong, Gregory Itzin, and John Stamos. After him are Simon Callow, Harriet Walter, Jeremy Bulloch, Park Shin-hye, Michael Wincott, and Frank Gorshin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Billy Boyd ranks 121. Before him are Paul Scheuring, Tony Hawk, Giuseppe Signori, Vítor Pereira, Michael Weatherly, and Debora Caprioglio. After him are Frank Leboeuf, Mohamed Atta, Luis Hernández, Petr Korda, Angelica Bella, and Alejandro Sanz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Billy Boyd ranks 2,704 out of 8,785. Before him are Eric Ambler (1909), Samuel Morland (1625), Jimmy Gardner (1924), Asser (900), Philip Jackson (1948), and Benedict Wong (1971). After him are Simon Callow (1949), Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1443), Harriet Walter (1950), Jeremy Bulloch (1945), Charles Warren (1840), and Richard Bright (1789).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Billy Boyd ranks 386. Before him are Gorden Kaye (1941), Mark Addy (1964), Rachel Ward (1957), Jimmy Gardner (1924), Philip Jackson (1948), and Benedict Wong (1971). After him are Simon Callow (1949), Harriet Walter (1950), Jeremy Bulloch (1945), Simon MacCorkindale (1952), Chris Vance (1971), and Hayley Mills (1946).

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