ACTOR

Billy Connolly

1942 - Today

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Sir William Connolly (born 24 November 1942) is a Scottish actor, musician, television presenter, artist and retired stand-up comedian. He is sometimes known by the Scots nickname the Big Yin ("the Big One"). Known for his idiosyncratic and often improvised observational comedy, frequently including strong language, Connolly has topped many UK polls as the greatest stand-up comedian of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Connolly has received more than 11,730,738 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Billy Connolly is the 1,431st most popular actor (down from 1,424th in 2019), the 1,477th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,508th in 2019) and the 204th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 59

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Billy Connolly ranks 1,431 out of 13,578. Before him are Joanna Lumley, Kirsten Dunst, Rip Torn, David Garrick, Beren Saat, and Emilia Clarke. After him are Sami Frey, Jaclyn Smith, Soad Hosny, Dita Parlo, Fionnula Flanagan, and Olivia Colman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Billy Connolly ranks 178. Before him are Ruslan Khasbulatov, Pierre Clémenti, David Bradley, Koji Funamoto, Mario Terán, and Tony Sirico. After him are Jusuf Kalla, Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Milton Nascimento, Ann Dunham, Richard Roundtree, and Fraser Stoddart.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Billy Connolly ranks 1,477 out of 8,785. Before him are John Graunt (1620), Roland Joffé (1945), Janick Gers (1957), Ealhswith (852), Emilia Clarke (1986), and Howard Staunton (1810). After him are John Eliot Gardiner (1943), Bertram Ramsay (1883), Olivia Colman (1974), John Lindley (1799), Iain Glen (1961), and John Rolfe (1585).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Billy Connolly ranks 204. Before him are Martin Freeman (1971), Joss Ackland (1928), Claire Bloom (1931), Sean Harris (1966), David Garrick (1717), and Emilia Clarke (1986). After him are Olivia Colman (1974), Iain Glen (1961), Emily Watson (1967), Paul Bettany (1971), Elsa Lanchester (1902), and Jared Harris (1961).

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