1943 - Today
Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943) is an English actor, comedian, musician and writer. Idle was a member of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python and the parody rock band The Rutles, and is the writer of the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical Spamalot (based on Monty Python and the Holy Grail). Known for his elaborate wordplay and musical numbers, Idle performed many of the songs featured in Python projects, including "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" (from Life of Brian), and the "Galaxy Song" (from The Meaning of Life). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric Idle has received more than 4,687,688 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Idle is the 830th most popular actor (up from 851st in 2019), the 979th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,049th in 2019) and the 126th most popular British Actor.
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Among actors, Eric Idle ranks 830 out of 9,996. Before him are Setsuko Hara, Mario Adorf, John Candy, Stephen Lang, James Avery, and María Casares. After him are Ugo Tognazzi, Katina Paxinou, Peter Weller, Michael York, Dorothy Malone, and Ray Milland.
1920 - 2015
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 824
1930 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 825
1950 - 1994
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 826
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 827
1945 - 2013
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 828
1922 - 1996
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 829
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 830
1922 - 1990
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 831
1900 - 1973
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 832
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 833
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 834
1924 - 2018
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 835
1907 - 1986
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 836
Among people born in 1943, Eric Idle ranks 100. Before him are Piet Keizer, Jean-Claude Killy, Edie Sedgwick, Michael Palin, Jacques Laffite, and Wanda Rutkiewicz. After him are Thomas J. Sargent, Mario J. Molina, Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, Barbara Bouchet, R. L. Stine, and Finn E. Kydland.
1943 - 2017
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 94
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 95
1943 - 1971
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 96
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 97
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 98
1943 - 1992
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 99
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 100
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 101
1943 - 2020
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 102
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 103
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 104
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 105
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 106
Among people born in United Kingdom, Eric Idle ranks 979 out of 7,765. Before him are Denholm Elliott (1922), Flinders Petrie (1853), Princess Hélène of Orléans (1871), Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence (1451), Clive Sinclair (1940), and Eadgyth (910). After him are Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire (1480), Naomi Campbell (1970), Alexander III of Scotland (1241), Max Mosley (1940), Roger Scruton (1944), and Julia Gillard (1961).
1922 - 1992
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 973
1853 - 1942
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 974
1871 - 1951
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 975
1451 - 1476
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 976
1940 - 2021
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 977
910 - 946
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 978
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 979
1480 - 1538
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 980
1970 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 981
1241 - 1286
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 982
1940 - 2021
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 983
1944 - 2020
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 984
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 985
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Eric Idle ranks 126. Before him are Jill Ireland (1936), Brian Cox (1946), Orlando Bloom (1977), Michael Palin (1943), Ian McDiarmid (1944), and Denholm Elliott (1922). After him are Michael York (1942), Ray Milland (1907), James Mason (1909), Sebastian Shaw (1905), Charlotte Gainsbourg (1971), and Honor Blackman (1925).
1936 - 1990
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 120
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 121
1977 - Present
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 122
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 123
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 124
1922 - 1992
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 125
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 126
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 127
1907 - 1986
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 128
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 129
1905 - 1994
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 130
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 131
1925 - 2020
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 132