ACTOR
Kumail Nanjiani
1978 - Today
Kumail Nanjiani
Kumail Ali Nanjiani (; Urdu: کمیل علی ننجیانی, Sindhi: ڪومائل ننجياڻي; born May 2, 1978) is a Pakistani-American stand-up comedian, actor, and screenwriter. He is known for his role as Dinesh in the HBO comedy series Silicon Valley (2014–2019) and for co-writing and starring in the romantic comedy film The Big Sick (2017). For co-writing the latter with his wife, Emily V. Gordon, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kumail Nanjiani has received more than 12,062,747 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Kumail Nanjiani is the 1,254th most popular actor (up from 2,735th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 47th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Pakistani Actor.
Memorability Metrics
12M
Page Views (PV)
56.45
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
10.35
Effective Languages (L*)
1.38
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Kumail Nanjianis by language
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Kumail Nanjiani ranks 1,254 out of 9,996. Before him are Chazz Palminteri, Charles Vanel, Ben Johnson, Daryl Hannah, Michu Meszaros, and Cloris Leachman. After him are David Soul, Alicia Rhett, Aamir Khan, Mark Rylance, Eva Longoria, and Vera Farmiga.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
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Chazz Palminteri
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 1,248
Charles Vanel
1892 - 1989
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 1,249
Ben Johnson
1918 - 1996
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 1,250
Daryl Hannah
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 1,251
Michu Meszaros
1939 - 2016
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 1,252
Cloris Leachman
1926 - 2021
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 1,253
Kumail Nanjiani
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 1,254
David Soul
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 1,255
Alicia Rhett
1915 - 2014
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 1,256
Aamir Khan
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 1,257
Mark Rylance
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 1,258
Eva Longoria
1975 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 1,259
Vera Farmiga
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 1,260
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Kumail Nanjiani ranks 17. Before him are Steve Chen, Ashton Kutcher, Ian Somerhalder, Daniel Brühl, James Franco, and Gennaro Gattuso. After him are Frank Lampard, Katherine Heigl, Katie Holmes, Juan Román Riquelme, Nelly Furtado, and Zoe Saldana.
Others Born in 1978
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Steve Chen
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 11
Ashton Kutcher
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 12
Ian Somerhalder
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 13
Daniel Brühl
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 14
James Franco
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 15
Gennaro Gattuso
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 16
Kumail Nanjiani
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 17
Frank Lampard
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 18
Katherine Heigl
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 19
Katie Holmes
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 20
Juan Román Riquelme
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 21
Nelly Furtado
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 22
Zoe Saldana
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 23
In Pakistan
Among people born in Pakistan, Kumail Nanjiani ranks 29 out of 180. Before him are Ranjit Singh (1780), Imran Khan (1952), Manmohan Singh (1932), Arif Alvi (1949), Guru Ram Das (1534), and Bacha Khan (1890). After him are Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (1964), Naropa (1016), Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1309), Gulzarilal Nanda (1898), Khema (-550), and Fariduddin Ganjshakar (1178).
Others born in Pakistan
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Ranjit Singh
1780 - 1839
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 23
Imran Khan
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 24
Manmohan Singh
1932 - Present
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 25
Arif Alvi
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 26
Guru Ram Das
1534 - 1581
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 27
Bacha Khan
1890 - 1988
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 28
Kumail Nanjiani
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 29
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 30
Naropa
1016 - 1100
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 31
Firuz Shah Tughlaq
1309 - 1388
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 32
Gulzarilal Nanda
1898 - 1998
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 33
Khema
550 BC - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 34
Fariduddin Ganjshakar
1178 - 1265
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 35
Among ACTORS In Pakistan
Among actors born in Pakistan, Kumail Nanjiani ranks 4. Before him are Kabir Bedi (1946), Dev Anand (1923), and Raj Kapoor (1924). After him are Dilip Kumar (1922), Sunil Dutt (1929), Prithviraj Kapoor (1906), Raaj Kumar (1926), Art Malik (1952), Vinod Khanna (1946), Manoj Kumar (1937), and Margaret Lockwood (1916).
Kabir Bedi
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 1
Dev Anand
1923 - 2011
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 2
Raj Kapoor
1924 - 1988
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 3
Kumail Nanjiani
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 4
Dilip Kumar
1922 - 2021
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 5
Sunil Dutt
1929 - 2005
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 6
Prithviraj Kapoor
1906 - 1972
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 7
Raaj Kumar
1926 - 1996
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 8
Art Malik
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 9
Vinod Khanna
1946 - 2017
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 10
Manoj Kumar
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 11
Margaret Lockwood
1916 - 1990
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 12
