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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 13,656,954 page views. His biography is available in 104 different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Pegg is the 16th most popular comedian (down from 13th in 2019), the 1,141st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,078th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Comedian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 14M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 104

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Simon Pegg ranks 16 out of 91. Before him are Lucille Ball, George Carlin, Bob Saget, Bob Newhart, Bob Hope, and Ricky Gervais. After him are Joan Rivers, Harpo Marx, Larry David, Bob Odenkirk, Andy Kaufman, and Jerry Seinfeld.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Simon Pegg ranks 25. Before him are Naomi Campbell, River Phoenix, Beck, Lee Byung-hun, Halit Ergenç, and Fred Durst. After him are Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, M. Night Shyamalan, Paul Ryan, Paolo Sorrentino, Dominic Purcell, and John Frusciante.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Pegg ranks 1,141 out of 7,765. Before him are Joseph Needham (1900), Francis Walsingham (1532), Ealhswith (852), John Schlesinger (1926), Angus Deaton (1945), and James Murray (1837). After him are Jeremiah Horrocks (1618), Joseph Banks (1743), John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1504), Adelard of Bath (1075), Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861), and Victor Turner (1920).

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Among COMEDIANS In United Kingdom

Among comedians born in United Kingdom, Simon Pegg ranks 3. Before him are Bob Hope (1903) and Ricky Gervais (1961). After him are Steve Coogan (1965), Tracey Ullman (1959), and Stephen Merchant (1974).

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