ACTOR

Richard Wilson

1936 - Today

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Richard Wilson (born Iain Carmichael Wilson; 9 July 1936) is a Scottish actor, theatre director and broadcaster. He is most famous for playing Victor Meldrew in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Wilson has received more than 83,822 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Richard Wilson is the 639th most popular actor (up from 4,255th in 2019), the 777th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,387th in 2019) and the 97th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 84k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Wilson ranks 639 out of 13,578. Before him are Gong Li, Shia LaBeouf, Louis Jourdan, Rita Moreno, Emmy Göring, and Jean Simmons. After him are Song Hye-rim, Anjelica Huston, Julie Walters, Lisa Kudrow, John Gielgud, and Gert Fröbe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Richard Wilson ranks 54. Before him are Raymond Poulidor, Benedict Anderson, Yasuo Fukuda, Roger Whittaker, Assia Djebar, and Choummaly Sayasone. After him are Denny Hulme, Boniface Alexandre, Bekim Fehmiu, Dražan Jerković, Valerie Solanas, and Carla Bley.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Wilson ranks 777 out of 8,785. Before him are Rachel Weisz (1970), Ian McDiarmid (1944), Clementine Churchill (1885), Alfred Radcliffe-Brown (1881), Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519), and Jean Simmons (1929). After him are Ken Hensley (1945), Julie Walters (1950), Thomas De Quincey (1785), John Gielgud (1904), Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868), and James Black (1924).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Richard Wilson ranks 97. Before him are Alfred Molina (1953), Margaret Rutherford (1892), Bernard Hill (1944), Rachel Weisz (1970), Ian McDiarmid (1944), and Jean Simmons (1929). After him are Julie Walters (1950), John Gielgud (1904), Naomi Watts (1968), Tom Hardy (1977), Tom Conti (1941), and Tim Roth (1961).

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