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Simon Pegg

1970 - Today

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Simon John Pegg (né Beckingham; born 14 February 1970) is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter. He came to prominence in the UK as the co-creator of the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced (1999–2001), directed by Edgar Wright. He and Wright co-wrote the films Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World's End (2013), known collectively as the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, all of which saw Wright directing and Pegg starring alongside Nick Frost. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simon Pegg has received more than 14,346,045 page views. His biography is available in 106 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 104 in 2019). Simon Pegg is the 12th most popular comedian (up from 16th in 2019), the 1,040th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,137th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Comedian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 14M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 106

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Simon Pegg ranks 12 out of 98. Before him are Steve Martin, Ellen DeGeneres, George Carlin, Dick Van Dyke, Chevy Chase, and Ricky Gervais. After him are Bob Hope, Bob Newhart, Joan Rivers, Andy Kaufman, Lucille Ball, and Bob Saget.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Simon Pegg ranks 26. Before him are Lara Fabian, Dmitry Utkin, River Phoenix, Naomi Campbell, Halit Ergenç, and Claudia Schiffer. After him are Emmanuel Petit, Fred Durst, Alan Shearer, Marco Pantani, Erik ten Hag, and Lee Byung-hun.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Pegg ranks 1,040 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Tingle Wilde (1872), John Balliol (1249), Sebastian Shaw (1905), Kenny Baker (1934), James Murray (1837), and Princess Marie of Orléans (1865). After him are A. J. Ayer (1910), Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (1936), James Stirling (1926), John Nettles (1943), Glenn Hughes (1951), and Robbie Williams (1974).

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Among COMEDIANS In United Kingdom

Among comedians born in United Kingdom, Simon Pegg ranks 2. Before him are Ricky Gervais (1961). After him are Bob Hope (1903), Steve Coogan (1965), Tracey Ullman (1959), and Stephen Merchant (1974).

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