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Billy Boyd

1968 - Today

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William Nathan Boyd (born 28 August 1968), professionally known as Billy Boyd, 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 60,540 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Billy Boyd is the 3,091st most popular actor (down from 2,414th in 2019), the 2,676th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,291st in 2019) and the 385th most popular British Actor.

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  • 61k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Billy Boyd ranks 3,091 out of 9,996. Before him are Wu Ma, Maggie Q, Antonio Fargas, Elena Anaya, Ben Whishaw, and Bob Crane. After him are Charles Hallahan, Virginia Rappe, Tony Randall, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Benoît Poelvoorde, and Denis Lavant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Billy Boyd ranks 107. Before him are Gary Coleman, Julian McMahon, Olivia Williams, Martin Dahlin, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, and Cuba Gooding Jr.. After him are Ramush Haradinaj, LL Cool J, Rasmus Lerdorf, Rachael Harris, Iñaki Urdangarin, and Patsy Kensit.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Billy Boyd ranks 2,676 out of 7,765. Before him are Samuel Frederick Gray (1766), Peggy Ashcroft (1907), Eleanor of Scotland (1433), Henry Irving (1838), Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (1583), and Ben Whishaw (1980). After him are Ray Davies (1944), Storm Thorgerson (1944), Hilary Mantel (1952), Gerald of Wales (1146), Daniel Jones (1881), and James Paget (1814).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Billy Boyd ranks 385. Before him are Philip Jackson (1948), Minnie Driver (1970), Barry Morse (1918), Peggy Ashcroft (1907), Henry Irving (1838), and Ben Whishaw (1980). After him are Joely Richardson (1965), Joseph Grimaldi (1778), Freddie Jones (1927), Naveen Andrews (1969), Thandie Newton (1972), and Dan Stevens (1982).

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