ACTOR
Peter Ustinov
1921 - 2004
Peter Ustinov
Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov ( (Y)OO-stin-off; born Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov; 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) was a British actor, director and writer. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Ustinov has received more than 5,011,933 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Peter Ustinov is the 177th most popular actor (up from 212th in 2019), the 256th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 305th in 2019) and the 25th most popular British Actor.
Peter Ustinov is most famous for his work as a writer, actor, director, and satirist.
Memorability Metrics
5.0M
Page Views (PV)
68.78
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
59
Languages Editions (L)
5.91
Effective Languages (L*)
4.06
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Peter Ustinov ranks 177 out of 13,578. Before him are Sharon Stone, Max von Sydow, Julia Roberts, Fred Astaire, Stellan Skarsgård, and Ornella Muti. After him are Gary Oldman, Franco Nero, Olivia Newton-John, Jack Lemmon, Spencer Tracy, and Alec Guinness.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSharon Stone
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 171
Max von Sydow
1929 - 2020
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 172
Julia Roberts
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 173
Fred Astaire
1899 - 1987
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 174
Stellan Skarsgård
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 175
Ornella Muti
1955 - Present
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 176
Peter Ustinov
1921 - 2004
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 177
Gary Oldman
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 178
Franco Nero
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 179
Olivia Newton-John
1948 - 2022
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 180
Jack Lemmon
1925 - 2001
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 181
Spencer Tracy
1900 - 1967
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 182
Alec Guinness
1914 - 2000
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 183
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Peter Ustinov ranks 20. Before him are Fahd of Saudi Arabia, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Sophie Scholl, Hua Guofeng, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, and Joseph Beuys. After him are Gunnar Nordahl, Paulo Freire, Patricia Highsmith, Nancy Reagan, Yitzhak Navon, and Satyajit Ray. Among people deceased in 2004, Peter Ustinov ranks 13. Before him are Juliana of the Netherlands, Francis Crick, Françoise Sagan, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, Czesław Miłosz, and Henri Cartier-Bresson. After him are Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Susan Sontag, Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, and Christopher Reeve.
Others Born in 1921
Go to all RankingsFahd of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2005
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 14
Jean-Bédel Bokassa
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1996
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 15
Sophie Scholl
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1921 - 1943
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 16
Hua Guofeng
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 17
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
WRITER
1921 - 1990
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 18
Joseph Beuys
ARTIST
1921 - 1986
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 19
Peter Ustinov
ACTOR
1921 - 2004
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 20
Gunnar Nordahl
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1995
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 21
Paulo Freire
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1997
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 22
Patricia Highsmith
WRITER
1921 - 1995
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 23
Nancy Reagan
ACTOR
1921 - 2016
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 24
Yitzhak Navon
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2015
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 25
Satyajit Ray
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 1992
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 26
Others Deceased in 2004
Go to all RankingsJuliana of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2004
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 7
Francis Crick
BIOLOGIST
1916 - 2004
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 8
Françoise Sagan
WRITER
1935 - 2004
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 9
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
COMPANION
1901 - 2004
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 10
Czesław Miłosz
WRITER
1911 - 2004
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 11
Henri Cartier-Bresson
PHOTOGRAPHER
1908 - 2004
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 12
Peter Ustinov
ACTOR
1921 - 2004
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 13
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2004
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 14
Susan Sontag
WRITER
1933 - 2004
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 15
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2004
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 16
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2004
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 17
Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2004
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 18
Christopher Reeve
ACTOR
1952 - 2004
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 19
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Ustinov ranks 256 out of 8,785. Before him are Brian Jones (1942), David Lloyd George (1863), Ian Fleming (1908), Edmond Halley (1656), Lady Jane Grey (1537), and Arthur Evans (1851). After him are Gary Oldman (1958), Æthelred I, King of Wessex (837), Olivia Newton-John (1948), Richard Trevithick (1771), Alec Guinness (1914), and Owen Willans Richardson (1879).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsBrian Jones
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1969
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 250
David Lloyd George
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1945
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 251
Ian Fleming
WRITER
1908 - 1964
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 252
Edmond Halley
ASTRONOMER
1656 - 1742
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 253
Lady Jane Grey
NOBLEMAN
1537 - 1554
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 254
Arthur Evans
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1851 - 1941
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 255
Peter Ustinov
ACTOR
1921 - 2004
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 256
Gary Oldman
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 257
Æthelred I, King of Wessex
POLITICIAN
837 - 871
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 258
Olivia Newton-John
ACTOR
1948 - 2022
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 259
Richard Trevithick
INVENTOR
1771 - 1833
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 260
Alec Guinness
ACTOR
1914 - 2000
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 261
Owen Willans Richardson
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1959
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 262
Among ACTORS In United Kingdom
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Peter Ustinov ranks 25. Before him are Judi Dench (1934), Ben Kingsley (1943), Richard Madden (1986), Laurence Olivier (1907), Stan Laurel (1890), and Jeremy Irons (1948). After him are Gary Oldman (1958), Olivia Newton-John (1948), Alec Guinness (1914), Graham Chapman (1941), Daniel Day-Lewis (1957), and Timothy Dalton (1946).
Judi Dench
1934 - Present
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 19
Ben Kingsley
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 20
Richard Madden
1986 - Present
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 21
Laurence Olivier
1907 - 1989
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 22
Stan Laurel
1890 - 1965
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 23
Jeremy Irons
1948 - Present
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 24
Peter Ustinov
1921 - 2004
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 25
Gary Oldman
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 26
Olivia Newton-John
1948 - 2022
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 27
Alec Guinness
1914 - 2000
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 28
Graham Chapman
1941 - 1989
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 29
Daniel Day-Lewis
1957 - Present
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 30
Timothy Dalton
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 31