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COMEDIAN

Ricky Gervais

1961 - Today

Ricky Gervais

Ricky Dene Gervais ( jər-VAYZ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms The Office (2001–2003), Extras (2005–2007), An Idiot Abroad (2010–2012), and Life's Too Short (2011–2013). He also created, wrote and starred in Derek (2012–2014) and After Life (2019–2022). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ricky Gervais has received more than 17,139,074 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia. Ricky Gervais is the 15th most popular comedian (up from 18th in 2019), the 1,077th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,315th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Comedian.

Memorability Metrics

17M
Page Views (PV)
58.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
52
Languages Editions (L)
3.93
Effective Languages (L*)
4.90
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Ricky Gervais by language

Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Ricky Gervais ranks 15 out of 91. Before him are Chevy Chase, Lucille Ball, George Carlin, Bob Saget, Bob Newhart, and Bob Hope. After him are Simon Pegg, Joan Rivers, Harpo Marx, Larry David, Bob Odenkirk, and Andy Kaufman.

Most Popular Comedians in Wikipedia

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Chevy Chase
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 9
Lucille Ball
1911 - 1989
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 10
George Carlin
1937 - 2008
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 11
Bob Saget
1956 - 2022
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 12
Bob Newhart
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 13
Bob Hope
1903 - 2003
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 14
Ricky Gervais
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 15
Simon Pegg
1970 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 16
Joan Rivers
1933 - 2014
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 17
Harpo Marx
1888 - 1964
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 18
Larry David
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 19
Bob Odenkirk
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 20
Andy Kaufman
1949 - 1984
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 21

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Ricky Gervais ranks 39. Before him are Julia Gillard, James Gandolfini, Karl von Habsburg, Erna Solberg, Dave Mustaine, and Mylène Farmer. After him are Lisa Gerrard, Andoni Zubizarreta, Dmitry Muratov, Erwin Koeman, Wayne Gretzky, and Ralph Macchio.

Others Born in 1961

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Julia Gillard
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 33
James Gandolfini
1961 - 2013
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 34
Karl von Habsburg
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 35
Erna Solberg
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 36
Dave Mustaine
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 37
Mylène Farmer
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 38
Ricky Gervais
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 39
Lisa Gerrard
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 40
Andoni Zubizarreta
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 41
Dmitry Muratov
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 42
Erwin Koeman
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 43
Wayne Gretzky
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 44
Ralph Macchio
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 45

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ricky Gervais ranks 1,077 out of 7,765. Before him are William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520), Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (1868), Mary de Bohun (1369), Inigo Jones (1573), Unity Mitford (1914), and Shirley Bassey (1937). After him are Daniel Radcliffe (1989), Daniel Burley Woolfall (1852), Neil Gaiman (1960), William Smith (1769), Stephen Hales (1677), and William the Lion (1142).

Others born in United Kingdom

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William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
1520 - 1598
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 1,071
Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom
1868 - 1935
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 1,072
Mary de Bohun
1369 - 1394
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 1,073
Inigo Jones
1573 - 1652
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 1,074
Unity Mitford
1914 - 1948
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 1,075
Shirley Bassey
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,076
Ricky Gervais
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,077
Daniel Radcliffe
1989 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 1,078
Daniel Burley Woolfall
1852 - 1918
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 1,079
Neil Gaiman
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 1,080
William Smith
1769 - 1839
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 1,081
Stephen Hales
1677 - 1761
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 1,082
William the Lion
1142 - 1214
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 1,083