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Kunal Nayyar

1981 - Today

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Kunal Nayyar (, kuu-NAHL NY-ər; born 30 April 1981) is a British-born Indian actor. He gained recognition with his portrayal of the character Raj Koothrappali on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019), and voiced Vijay on the Nickelodeon animated sitcom Sanjay and Craig (2013–2016). He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2021 British Academy Television Awards for his role in Criminal: UK. Forbes listed him as the world's third-highest-paid television actor in 2015 and 2018, with earnings of US$20 million and US$23.5 million, respectively. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kunal Nayyar has received more than 10,575,034 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Kunal Nayyar is the 5,360th most popular actor (down from 4,715th in 2019), the 4,045th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,671st in 2019) and the 614th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Kunal Nayyars by language

Over the past year Kunal Nayyar has had the most page views in the with 1,227,409 views, followed by Spanish (107,224), and German (95,560). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Venetian (443.37%), Finnish (125.67%), and Simple English (70.47%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kunal Nayyar ranks 5,360 out of 13,578. Before him are Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sergei Bodrov Jr., Willard Scott, Ashok Kumar, Kyle Gass, and Rose Leslie. After him are Sean Gunn, Martin Shaw, Kate Bosworth, June Foray, Kevin Richardson, and Robert Beltran.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Kunal Nayyar ranks 125. Before him are Mahamadou Diarra, Park Hae-soo, Roman Pavlyuchenko, Elano, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Ksenia Sobchak. After him are Paolo Cannavaro, Andrés D'Alessandro, Anja Pärson, Lauren Jackson, Michiel Huisman, and Kaan Urgancıoğlu.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kunal Nayyar ranks 4,045 out of 8,785. Before him are John Pritchard (1921), Daisy Edgar-Jones (1998), Benjamin Zephaniah (1958), Charles Robert Cockerell (1788), Ivor Montagu (1904), and Rose Leslie (1987). After him are Martin Shaw (1945), Ewan MacColl (1915), Jonny Evans (1988), Jack Beresford (1899), Steve Coogan (1965), and Mary Millar (1936).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Kunal Nayyar ranks 614. Before him are Peter Mullan (1959), Burt Kwouk (1930), Kevin McKidd (1973), Constance Collier (1878), Daisy Edgar-Jones (1998), and Rose Leslie (1987). After him are Martin Shaw (1945), Mary Millar (1936), Bernard Cribbins (1928), Paddy Considine (1973), Greg Wise (1966), and Jayne Atkinson (1959).

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Television and Movie Roles

Ice Age: Continental Drift
Gupta (voice)
Manny, Diego, and Sid embark upon another adventure after their continent is set adrift. Using an iceberg as a ship, they encounter sea creatures and battle pirates as they explore a new world.
Jun 27o 20126.362 / 10
Trolls
Guy Diamond (voice)
After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and overly-cautious, curmudgeonly outcast Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Their mission is full of adventure and mishaps, as this mismatched duo try to tolerate each other long enough to get the job done.
Oct 13o 20166.7 / 10
The Big Bang Theory
Rajesh Koothrappali
Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves in next door.
7.884 / 10