ACTOR
Idris Elba
1972 - Today
Idris Elba
Idrissa Akuna Elba ( IH-driss; born 6 September 1972) is an English actor, rapper, singer, and DJ. An alumnus of the National Youth Music Theatre in London, he is known for roles including Stringer Bell in the HBO series The Wire (2002–2004), DCI John Luther in the BBC One series Luther (2010–2019), and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013). For Luther, he received four nominations each for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, winning one of the former. Elba appeared in American Gangster (2007), Obsessed (2009) and Prometheus (2012). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Idris Elba has received more than 38,316,171 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Idris Elba is the 1,037th most popular actor (down from 993rd in 2019), the 1,130th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,124th in 2019) and the 148th most popular British Actor.
Memorability Metrics
38M
Page Views (PV)
58.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
67
Languages Editions (L)
4.95
Effective Languages (L*)
5.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Idris Elba ranks 1,037 out of 13,578. Before him are Taron Egerton, Billy Zane, Al Lettieri, Gino Cervi, Paul L. Smith, and Rossana Podestà. After him are Bob Fosse, Marcheline Bertrand, Yuen Biao, Eric Bana, Paolo Villaggio, and Karin Dor.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTaron Egerton
1989 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 1,031
Billy Zane
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 1,032
Al Lettieri
1928 - 1975
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 1,033
Gino Cervi
1901 - 1974
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 1,034
Paul L. Smith
1936 - 2012
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 1,035
Rossana Podestà
1934 - 2013
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 1,036
Idris Elba
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,037
Bob Fosse
1927 - 1987
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,038
Marcheline Bertrand
1950 - 2007
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,039
Yuen Biao
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,040
Eric Bana
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,041
Paolo Villaggio
1932 - 2017
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 1,042
Karin Dor
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 1,043
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Idris Elba ranks 28. Before him are Maia Sandu, Tarkan, Busta Rhymes, Lisa Ann, Jean Dujardin, and Naftali Bennett. After him are Mauricio Pochettino, Jennifer Garner, Christian Oliver, Rhea Seehorn, Rubens Barrichello, and Alyssa Milano.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsMaia Sandu
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 22
Tarkan
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 23
Busta Rhymes
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 24
Lisa Ann
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 25
Jean Dujardin
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 26
Naftali Bennett
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 27
Idris Elba
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 28
Mauricio Pochettino
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 29
Jennifer Garner
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 30
Christian Oliver
ACTOR
1972 - 2024
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 31
Rhea Seehorn
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 32
Rubens Barrichello
RACING DRIVER
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 33
Alyssa Milano
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 34
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Idris Elba ranks 1,130 out of 8,785. Before him are Elizabeth Siddal (1829), Flinders Petrie (1853), Leopold Stokowski (1882), John Schlesinger (1926), Alexander II of Scotland (1198), and John Pople (1925). After him are Harold Lowe (1882), Vita Sackville-West (1892), John Stewart Bell (1928), Gareth Jones (1905), Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689), and Adrian Lyne (1941).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsElizabeth Siddal
WRITER
1829 - 1862
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 1,124
Flinders Petrie
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1853 - 1942
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 1,125
Leopold Stokowski
CONDUCTOR
1882 - 1977
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 1,126
John Schlesinger
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2003
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 1,127
Alexander II of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1198 - 1249
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 1,128
John Pople
CHEMIST
1925 - 2004
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 1,129
Idris Elba
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,130
Harold Lowe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1944
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,131
Vita Sackville-West
WRITER
1892 - 1962
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,132
John Stewart Bell
PHYSICIST
1928 - 1990
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,133
Gareth Jones
JOURNALIST
1905 - 1935
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,134
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
WRITER
1689 - 1762
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 1,135
Adrian Lyne
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 1,136
Among ACTORS In United Kingdom
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Idris Elba ranks 148. Before him are Helen McCrory (1968), Patrick Macnee (1922), Brenda Blethyn (1946), Sydney Chaplin (1885), Hugh Griffith (1912), and Taron Egerton (1989). After him are Kiefer Sutherland (1966), Keira Knightley (1985), Daniel Radcliffe (1989), Frances Fisher (1952), Bernard Lee (1908), and Rosemary Harris (1927).
Helen McCrory
1968 - 2021
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 142
Patrick Macnee
1922 - 2015
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 143
Brenda Blethyn
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 144
Sydney Chaplin
1885 - 1965
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 145
Hugh Griffith
1912 - 1980
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 146
Taron Egerton
1989 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 147
Idris Elba
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 148
Kiefer Sutherland
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 149
Keira Knightley
1985 - Present
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 150
Daniel Radcliffe
1989 - Present
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 151
Frances Fisher
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 152
Bernard Lee
1908 - 1981
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 153
Rosemary Harris
1927 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 154