ACTOR

Rik Mayall

1958 - 2014

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Richard Michael Mayall (7 March 1958 – 9 June 2014) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He formed a close partnership with Adrian Edmondson while they were students at Manchester University, and was a pioneer of alternative comedy in the 1980s. Mayall starred in numerous successful comedy series throughout his career, including The Young Ones (1982–1984), The Comic Strip Presents... Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rik Mayall has received more than 8,494,413 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Rik Mayall is the 6,325th most popular actor (up from 6,894th in 2019), the 4,661st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,908th in 2019) and the 718th most popular British Actor.

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  • 8.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rik Mayall ranks 6,325 out of 13,578. Before him are Mia Sara, Alistair Petrie, Bill Erwin, Sabine Moussier, Steve Railsback, and Christy Chung. After him are Dev Patel, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Larry the Cable Guy, Elena Yakovleva, Fritz Weaver, and Nicholas Lea.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Rik Mayall ranks 385. Before him are Anita Skorgan, Atsuji Miyahara, Pascale Ogier, Robert Kagan, Alan Jackson, and Masaaki Kato. After him are Sabri Boukadoum, Aleksandr Baluev, Korado Korlević, Michael Flynn, Dmitry Kozak, and Habib Koité. Among people deceased in 2014, Rik Mayall ranks 434. Before him are Giorgio Faletti, Aulis Rytkönen, Malik Bendjelloul, Nanda, Ibrahim Touré, and Tivadar Monostori. After him are Lynsey de Paul, Gérard Kango Ouédraogo, Holger Hansson, Mark Strand, Thomas Berger, and Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rik Mayall ranks 4,661 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Pennant (1726), Justin Fashanu (1961), John Wain (1925), Micky Moody (1950), Alice Greene (1879), and Pete Doherty (1979). After him are Dev Patel (1990), David Garnett (1892), Lynsey de Paul (1948), Major Ritchie (1870), John Roebuck (1718), and David Hampshire (1917).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Rik Mayall ranks 718. Before him are Isaac Hempstead Wright (1999), Eleanor Bron (1938), David Hewlett (1968), Trevor Goddard (1962), Moira Shearer (1926), and Alistair Petrie (1970). After him are Dev Patel (1990), Charles Kent (1852), Michael Jayston (1935), Gina McKee (1964), William Russell (1924), and Phyllis Logan (1956).

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