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Eric Sykes

1923 - 2012

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Eric Sykes (4 May 1923 – 4 July 2012) was an English radio, stage, television and film writer, comedian, actor and director whose performing career spanned more than 50 years. He frequently wrote for and performed with many other leading comedy performers and writers of the period, including Tony Hancock, Spike Milligan, Tommy Cooper, Peter Sellers, John Antrobus and Johnny Speight. Sykes first came to prominence through his many radio credits as a writer and actor in the 1950s, most notably through his collaboration on The Goon Show scripts. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric Sykes has received more than 1,323,160 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Sykes is the 4,101st most popular actor (up from 4,622nd in 2019), the 3,305th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,696th in 2019) and the 510th most popular British Actor.

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Eric Sykes ranks 4,101 out of 9,996. Before him are Maurice Costello, Kim So-yeon, Clifton Webb, Ron Moody, Barbara Feldon, and Sylvia Chang. After him are Scott Brady, Lola Falana, Alexander Siddig, Jon Pertwee, Emily Browning, and Jane March.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Eric Sykes ranks 275. Before him are Thad Jones, Stefan Bozhkov, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Harold Gould, Patrick Hillery, and Murray Walker. After him are Sara Lidman, Vittorio De Seta, Ivan Gubijan, Alfredo Nobre da Costa, Gerrit Voorting, and Emilio Rodríguez. Among people deceased in 2012, Eric Sykes ranks 251. Before him are Peter Struck, Paul Pietsch, Andy Griffith, Barbara Ann Scott, Elza Ibrahimova, and Carmen Basilio. After him are Dara Singh, Ian Abercrombie, Nelson Prudêncio, Anna Schwartz, Otto Stich, and Sancho Gracia.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Eric Sykes ranks 3,305 out of 7,765. Before him are Tyson Fury (1988), Henry Litolff (1818), W. J. Coffee (1774), David Jason (1940), Ron Moody (1924), and Murray Walker (1923). After him are Peter Scott (1909), Jon Pertwee (1919), George Bass (1771), Tony Benn (1925), Jane March (1973), and Nicholas Hoult (1989).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Eric Sykes ranks 510. Before him are Michelle Dockery (1981), Tim McInnerny (1956), Clive Russell (1945), Peter Mullan (1959), David Jason (1940), and Ron Moody (1924). After him are Jon Pertwee (1919), Jane March (1973), Nicholas Hoult (1989), Claire Foy (1984), David Morrissey (1964), and Conleth Hill (1964).

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