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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 82,144 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Wilson is the 4,262nd most popular actor (down from 2,713th in 2019), the 3,395th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,498th in 2019) and the 532nd most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 82k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Wilson ranks 4,262 out of 9,996Before him are John Larroquette, Eric Stonestreet, Peyton List, Natascha McElhone, Tang Wei, and Ken Davitian. After him are Sancho Gracia, Eileen Ryan, Virginie Efira, Giorgia Moll, Robert Hays, and Gabrielle Anwar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Richard Wilson ranks 347Before him are Nikos Xilouris, Manuel Alegre, Med Hondo, Anton Allemann, Çolpan İlhan, and Sylvia Browne. After him are Sancho Gracia, Roman Viktyuk, Georg Sterzinsky, Henck Arron, László Szabó, and Eddie Colman.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Wilson ranks 3,395 out of 7,765Before him are John Richardson (1934), Leslie Bricusse (1931), John Gower (1330), Natascha McElhone (1969), Jony Ive (1967), and Roy Ward Baker (1916). After him are R. M. Hare (1919), William Huskisson (1770), David Marshall Lang (1924), Gabrielle Anwar (1970), Henry of Huntingdon (1080), and Edward Blyth (1810).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Richard Wilson ranks 532Before him are Joanne Whalley (1961), Edith Evans (1888), Nicholas Clay (1946), Anthony Head (1954), John Richardson (1934), and Natascha McElhone (1969). After him are Gabrielle Anwar (1970), Asa Butterfield (1997), Suze Randall (1946), Colin Salmon (1962), Sam Riley (1980), and Phyllis Logan (1956).

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