1977 - Today
Kalpen Suresh Modi (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 12,669,656 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Kal Penn is the 6,643rd most popular actor (down from 4,648th in 2019), the 9,900th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,207th in 2019) and the 3,188th most popular American Actor.
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Among actors, Kal Penn ranks 6,643 out of 9,996. Before him are Lee Jin-wook, Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, Jerry Yan, Zach Roerig, Anna Belknap, and Clarence Gilyard. After him are Shriram Lagoo, Yū Aoi, Logan Marshall-Green, Lorena Rojas, Jamie Chung, and Aubrey Plaza.
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 6,637
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 6,638
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 6,639
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 6,640
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 6,641
1955 - 2022
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 6,642
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 6,643
1927 - 2019
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 6,644
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 6,645
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 6,646
1971 - 2015
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 6,647
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 6,648
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 6,649
Among people born in 1977, Kal Penn ranks 192. Before him are Robin Thicke, Bode Miller, Birgit Prinz, Alessandro Lucarelli, Mehdi Mahdavikia, and Jerry Yan. After him are Vitor Belfort, Pablo Gabriel García, Max Mirnyi, A.J. Styles, László Nemes, and Axwell.
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 186
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 187
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 188
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 189
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 190
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 191
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 192
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 193
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 194
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 195
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 196
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 197
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 198
Among people born in United States, Kal Penn ranks 9,900 out of 18,182. Before him are Carl Shy (1908), Zach Roerig (1985), Anna Belknap (1972), Ron Harper (1964), Clarence Gilyard (1955), and Ralph Bishop (1915). After him are Logan Marshall-Green (1976), Jamie Chung (1983), Aubrey Plaza (1984), Terry Kiser (1939), Saweetie (1993), and Greg Maddux (1966).
1908 - 1991
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 9,894
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 9,895
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 9,896
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 9,897
1955 - 2022
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 9,898
1915 - 1974
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 9,899
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 9,900
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 9,901
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 9,902
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 9,903
1939 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 9,904
1993 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 9,905
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 9,906
Among actors born in United States, Kal Penn ranks 3,188. Before him are Mary Woronov (1943), Chad Lowe (1968), Esther Ralston (1902), Zach Roerig (1985), Anna Belknap (1972), and Clarence Gilyard (1955). After him are Logan Marshall-Green (1976), Jamie Chung (1983), Aubrey Plaza (1984), Terry Kiser (1939), Edmund Breese (1871), and Summer Phoenix (1978).
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 3,182
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.52
Rank: 3,183
1902 - 1994
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 3,184
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 3,185
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 3,186
1955 - 2022
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 3,187
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 3,188
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 3,189
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 3,190
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 3,191
1939 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 3,192
1871 - 1936
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 3,193
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 3,194