ACTOR

Idris Elba

1972 - Today

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Idrissa Akuna Elba ( IH-driss; born 6 September 1972) is an English actor, rapper, singer, DJ and kick-boxer. He has received a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for three BAFTA Awards and six Emmy Awards. He was named in the Time 100 list of the Most Influential People in the World in 2016. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Idris Elba has received more than 38,682,403 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

  • 39M

    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.

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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.

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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).

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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).

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