ACTOR

Meera Syal

1961 - Today

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Meera Syal FRSL (born Feroza Syal; 27 June 1961) is an English comedian, writer, playwright, singer, journalist and actress. She rose to prominence as one of the team that created Goodness Gracious Me and by portraying Sanjeev's grandmother, Ummi, in The Kumars at No. 42. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Meera Syal has received more than 1,901,318 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Meera Syal is the 11,543rd most popular actor, the 7,000th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 1,267th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Meera Syal ranks 11,543 out of 13,578. Before her are Olga Budina, Eleanor Matsuura, Saurabh Shukla, Tad Hilgenbrink, Will Kemp, and Zach Woods. After her are Jordan Bridges, S. Scott Bullock, Leryn Franco, Cosmina Stratan, Jyothika, and Thad Luckinbill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Meera Syal ranks 812. Before her are Grant Bramwell, Steve McMahon, Akira Kuroiwa, Kerry Dixon, Yolanda Adams, and Ingo Appelt. After her are Grant Hart, Wendell Brown, Matsuichi Yamada, David Vitter, Kip Winger, and Scott E. Parazynski.

Others Born in 1961

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Meera Syal ranks 7,000 out of 8,785. Before her are Matthew Tuck (1980), Roy Aitken (1958), David Fairclough (1957), Corinne Bailey Rae (1979), Will Kemp (1977), and Shane Williams (1977). After her are John Herdman (1975), Steven Davis (1985), Mark Ravenhill (1966), Gethin Anthony (1983), Tom Holland (1968), and Peter Storey (1945).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Meera Syal ranks 1,267. Before her are Charlotte Hope (1990), Bertie Carvel (1977), Hannah Ware (1982), Tom Hughes (1985), Mike Bailey (1988), and Will Kemp (1977). After her are Gethin Anthony (1983), Kate Ashfield (1972), Edward Holcroft (1987), Kedar Williams-Stirling (1994), Sophie McShera (1985), and Joel Fry (1983).

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