ACTOR
Eric Sykes
1923 - 2012
Eric Sykes
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, which include collaboration on some scripts for The Goon Show. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric Sykes has received more than 1,396,969 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Eric Sykes is the 4,261st most popular actor (down from 4,094th in 2019), the 3,326th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,297th in 2019) and the 499th most popular British Actor.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
48.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
2.28
Effective Languages (L*)
3.95
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Eric Sykes ranks 4,261 out of 13,578. Before him are Kajal Aggarwal, Naima Wifstrand, Irina Alfyorova, Olive Borden, Lorella De Luca, and John McIntire. After him are Lola Beltrán, Hiroshi Kamiya, Constance Bennett, Wayne Rogers, Naima Akef, and Robert John Burke.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKajal Aggarwal
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 4,255
Naima Wifstrand
1890 - 1968
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 4,256
Irina Alfyorova
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 4,257
Olive Borden
1906 - 1947
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 4,258
Lorella De Luca
1940 - 2014
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 4,259
John McIntire
1907 - 1991
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 4,260
Eric Sykes
1923 - 2012
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 4,261
Lola Beltrán
1932 - 1996
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 4,262
Hiroshi Kamiya
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 4,263
Constance Bennett
1904 - 1965
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 4,264
Wayne Rogers
1933 - 2015
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 4,265
Naima Akef
1929 - 1966
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 4,266
Robert John Burke
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 4,267
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1923, Eric Sykes ranks 305. Before him are Stefan Bozhkov, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, Xie Jin, Red Garland, Devan Nair, and Vatroslav Mimica. After him are Forbes Burnham, Haydée Santamaría, Monica Lovinescu, Adãozinho, Gabriel Alonso, and Ivan Gubijan. Among people deceased in 2012, Eric Sykes ranks 276. Before him are Ladislav Kuna, Jacques Dupin, Ann Curtis, Barney McKenna, Fyodor Khitruk, and Victor Mees. After him are Piermario Morosini, Kurt Maetzig, Richard D. Zanuck, Boris Parygin, Ian Abercrombie, and Ċensu Tabone.
Others Born in 1923
Go to all RankingsStefan Bozhkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2014
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 299
George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2011
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 300
Xie Jin
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2008
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 301
Red Garland
MUSICIAN
1923 - 1984
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 302
Devan Nair
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2005
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 303
Vatroslav Mimica
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2020
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 304
Eric Sykes
ACTOR
1923 - 2012
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 305
Forbes Burnham
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1985
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 306
Haydée Santamaría
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1980
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 307
Monica Lovinescu
WRITER
1923 - 2008
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 308
Adãozinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1991
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 309
Gabriel Alonso
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1996
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 310
Ivan Gubijan
ATHLETE
1923 - 2009
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 311
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsLadislav Kuna
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2012
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 270
Jacques Dupin
WRITER
1927 - 2012
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 271
Ann Curtis
SWIMMER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 272
Barney McKenna
SINGER
1939 - 2012
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 273
Fyodor Khitruk
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 274
Victor Mees
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2012
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 275
Eric Sykes
ACTOR
1923 - 2012
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 276
Piermario Morosini
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - 2012
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 277
Kurt Maetzig
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 2012
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 278
Richard D. Zanuck
PRODUCER
1934 - 2012
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 279
Boris Parygin
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 2012
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 280
Ian Abercrombie
ACTOR
1934 - 2012
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 281
Ċensu Tabone
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2012
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 282
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Eric Sykes ranks 3,326 out of 8,785. Before him are Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (1757), Verney Lovett Cameron (1844), Anne Hutchinson (1591), Henry Macintosh (1892), Catherine of York (1479), and Hugh Trevor-Roper (1914). After him are John Negroponte (1939), Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (1374), Neil Aspinall (1941), Sarah Kane (1971), Peter Gethin (1940), and Grace Aguilar (1816).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsEdward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1757 - 1833
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 3,320
Verney Lovett Cameron
MOUNTAINEER
1844 - 1894
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 3,321
Anne Hutchinson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1591 - 1643
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 3,322
Henry Macintosh
ATHLETE
1892 - 1918
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 3,323
Catherine of York
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1527
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 3,324
Hugh Trevor-Roper
HISTORIAN
1914 - 2003
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 3,325
Eric Sykes
ACTOR
1923 - 2012
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 3,326
John Negroponte
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 3,327
Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March
POLITICIAN
1374 - 1398
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 3,328
Neil Aspinall
BUSINESSPERSON
1941 - 2008
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 3,329
Sarah Kane
WRITER
1971 - 1999
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 3,330
Peter Gethin
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 3,331
Grace Aguilar
WRITER
1816 - 1847
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 3,332
Among ACTORS In United Kingdom
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Eric Sykes ranks 499. Before him are Edmund Purdom (1926), Jon Pertwee (1919), Tommy Cooper (1921), Ian McNeice (1950), Catherine Bell (1968), and Clive Russell (1945). After him are May Whitty (1865), Michael Wilding (1912), Rupert Graves (1963), Dominic Cooper (1978), Simon McBurney (1957), and James Donald (1917).
Edmund Purdom
1926 - 2009
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 493
Jon Pertwee
1919 - 1996
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 494
Tommy Cooper
1921 - 1984
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 495
Ian McNeice
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 496
Catherine Bell
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 497
Clive Russell
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 498
Eric Sykes
1923 - 2012
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 499
May Whitty
1865 - 1948
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 500
Michael Wilding
1912 - 1979
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 501
Rupert Graves
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 502
Dominic Cooper
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 503
Simon McBurney
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 504
James Donald
1917 - 1993
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 505