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 11,476,325 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 1,476th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,508th in 2019) and the 204th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.45

    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 1,476 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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Television and Movie Roles

Brave
Fergus (voice)
Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Mérida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Mérida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Mérida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also figuring into Mérida’s quest — and serving as comic relief — are the kingdom’s three lords: the enormous Lord MacGuffin, the surly Lord Macintosh, and the disagreeable Lord Dingwall.
Jun 21o 20127.021 / 10
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Dain Ironfoot
Immediately after the events of The Desolation of Smaug, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.
Dec 10o 20147.323 / 10
The Last Samurai
Zebulon Gant
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
Dec 5o 20037.591 / 10