ACTOR
Penelope Wilton
1946 - Today
Penelope Wilton
Dame Penelope Alice Wilton (born 3 June 1946) is an English actress. Wilton is known for starring opposite Richard Briers in the BBC sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles (1984–1989); playing Homily in The Borrowers (1992) and The Return of the Borrowers (1993); and for her role as the widowed Isobel Crawley in the ITV drama Downton Abbey (2010–2015). She also played the recurring role of Harriet Jones in Doctor Who (2005–2008) and Anne in Ricky Gervais' Netflix dark comedy After Life. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Penelope Wilton has received more than 4,748,751 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Penelope Wilton is the 1,561st most popular actor (up from 2,161st in 2019), the 1,610th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,146th in 2019) and the 227th most popular British Actor.
Memorability Metrics
4.7M
Page Views (PV)
54.92
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
3.15
Effective Languages (L*)
3.55
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Penelope Wiltons by language
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Penelope Wilton ranks 1,561 out of 9,996. Before her are Julie Newmar, Cicely Tyson, Carolyn Jones, Christian Slater, William Atherton, and Drew Barrymore. After her are Bernadette Lafont, Amber Heard, Amanda Seyfried, Trevor Howard, Hugh Fraser, and Robert Conrad.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
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Julie Newmar
1933 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 1,555
Cicely Tyson
1924 - 2021
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 1,556
Carolyn Jones
1930 - 1983
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 1,557
Christian Slater
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 1,558
William Atherton
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 1,559
Drew Barrymore
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 1,560
Penelope Wilton
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 1,561
Bernadette Lafont
1938 - 2013
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 1,562
Amber Heard
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 1,563
Amanda Seyfried
1985 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 1,564
Trevor Howard
1913 - 1988
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 1,565
Hugh Fraser
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 1,566
Robert Conrad
1935 - 2020
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 1,567
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Penelope Wilton ranks 180. Before her are Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, Petre Roman, Michael Radford, Héctor Yazalde, Toktar Aubakirov, and Ralf Hütter. After her are Abdul Ali Mazari, Bernd Hölzenbein, Claire Denis, Matthieu Ricard, Stephen Rea, and Héctor Babenco.
Others Born in 1946
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Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 174
Petre Roman
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 175
Michael Radford
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 176
Héctor Yazalde
1946 - 1997
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 177
Toktar Aubakirov
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 178
Ralf Hütter
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 179
Penelope Wilton
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 180
Abdul Ali Mazari
1946 - 1995
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 181
Bernd Hölzenbein
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 182
Claire Denis
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 183
Matthieu Ricard
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 184
Stephen Rea
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 185
Héctor Babenco
1946 - 2016
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 186
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Penelope Wilton ranks 1,610 out of 7,765. Before her are John Nelson Darby (1800), Rædwald of East Anglia (550), Joe Davis (1901), George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (1737), Frank P. Ramsey (1903), and Thomas Rowlandson (1756). After her are Richard Adams (1920), Taliesin (518), Jeff Lynne (1947), Christopher Hitchens (1949), John Henry Poynting (1852), and Trevor Howard (1913).
Others born in United Kingdom
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John Nelson Darby
1800 - 1882
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 1,604
Rædwald of East Anglia
550 - 624
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 1,605
Joe Davis
1901 - 1978
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 1,606
George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney
1737 - 1806
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 1,607
Frank P. Ramsey
1903 - 1930
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 1,608
Thomas Rowlandson
1756 - 1827
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 1,609
Penelope Wilton
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 1,610
Richard Adams
1920 - 2016
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 1,611
Taliesin
518 - 599
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 1,612
Jeff Lynne
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 1,613
Christopher Hitchens
1949 - 2011
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 1,614
John Henry Poynting
1852 - 1914
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 1,615
Trevor Howard
1913 - 1988
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 1,616
Among ACTORS In United Kingdom
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Penelope Wilton ranks 227. Before her are Peter Lawford (1923), James McAvoy (1979), Sam Worthington (1976), James Fox (1939), Hannah Chaplin (1865), and Sean Harris (1966). After her are Trevor Howard (1913), Hugh Fraser (1945), James Cosmo (1947), Geraldine James (1950), Stephen Rea (1946), and Ida Lupino (1918).
Peter Lawford
1923 - 1984
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 221
James McAvoy
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 222
Sam Worthington
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 223
James Fox
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 224
Hannah Chaplin
1865 - 1928
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 225
Sean Harris
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 226
Penelope Wilton
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 227
Trevor Howard
1913 - 1988
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 228
Hugh Fraser
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 229
James Cosmo
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 230
Geraldine James
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 231
Stephen Rea
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 232
Ida Lupino
1918 - 1995
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 233
