ACTOR

Kal Penn

1977 - Today

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Kalpen Suresh Modi (Gujarati: કલ્પેન સુરેશ મોદી born April 23, 1977), known professionally as Kal Penn, is an American actor, author, and former White House staff member in the Barack Obama administration. As an actor he is known for his portrayals of Lawrence Kutner on the television program House, White House staffer Seth Wright on Designated Survivor, Kevin, a psychologist and boyfriend to Robin in How I Met Your Mother, and Kumar Patel in the Harold & Kumar film series. He is also recognized for his performance in the film The Namesake. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kal Penn has received more than 13,850,214 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Kal Penn is the 5,670th most popular actor (up from 6,634th in 2019), the 8,306th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,878th in 2019) and the 2,581st most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 14M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kal Penn ranks 5,670 out of 13,578. Before him are Aloma Wright, Graciela Borges, Roy Kinnear, Millard Mitchell, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Clive Swift. After him are John Loder, Helge Schneider, Ricky Schroder, Brandon deWilde, Elisabeth Sladen, and Geoffrey Holder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Kal Penn ranks 134. Before him are Oxana Fedorova, Sébastien Chabal, Dudu Aouate, Lynn Collins, Jelena Rozga, and Ivan Basso. After him are Paul Kalkbrenner, Rôni, Cadel Evans, Cristiano Zanetti, Adam Małysz, and Jaime Pressly.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kal Penn ranks 8,306 out of 20,380. Before him are Harry Babcock (1890), Missy Elliott (1971), John Exley (1867), Riddick Bowe (1967), Tom Robbins (1932), and Michelle Trachtenberg (1985). After him are Grace Paley (1922), Ricky Schroder (1970), Tenley Albright (1935), Marcus Hurley (1883), Jesse Helms (1921), and Brandon deWilde (1942).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Kal Penn ranks 2,581. Before him are Joe Alaskey (1952), Omar Epps (1973), Mariette Hartley (1940), Patricia Morison (1915), Aloma Wright (1950), and Michelle Trachtenberg (1985). After him are Ricky Schroder (1970), Brandon deWilde (1942), Timothy Bottoms (1951), Leelee Sobieski (1983), Bessie Barriscale (1884), and Sidney Blackmer (1895).

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