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Victoria Wood

1953 - 2016

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Victoria Wood (19 May 1953 – 20 April 2016) was an English comedian, actress, lyricist, singer, composer, pianist, screenwriter, producer and director. Wood wrote and starred in dozens of sketches, plays, musicals, films and sitcoms over several decades and her live comedy act was interspersed with her own compositions which she performed at the piano. Much of her humour was grounded in everyday life and included references to activities, attitudes and products that are considered to exemplify Britain. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Victoria Wood has received more than 5,186,204 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Victoria Wood is the 10,668th most popular actor (down from 8,851st in 2019), the 6,437th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,635th in 2019) and the 1,201st most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 30.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Victoria Wood ranks 10,668 out of 9,996Before her are Madeline Carroll, Heather McComb, Natalie Morales, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Debra Wilson, and Rutina Wesley. After her are Antwon Tanner, Katie Featherston, Leslie Browne, Julie McNiven, Ryan Potter, and Arshad Warsi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Victoria Wood ranks 611Before her are Kay Hagan, Meredith Vieira, Victor Davis Hanson, Ron Wright, Daniel T. Barry, and Karen Bass. After her are Kevin Beattie, Hilary Benn, Lillete Dubey, Dennis Daugaard, Gregory Meeks, and Steve Chabot. Among people deceased in 2016, Victoria Wood ranks 550Before her are Frank Kelly, Deborah S. Jin, Carlos Loyzaga, Rémy Vogel, Dave Mirra, and Santi Duangsawang. After her are Ananias Eloi Castro Monteiro, Phife Dawg, Conrad Burns, Kevin Meaney, Matheus Biteco, and Pat Summitt.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Victoria Wood ranks 6,437 out of 7,765Before her are Ashley Fletcher (1995), Peter Elliott (1962), Sonia (1971), Olly Alexander (1990), Daisy Edgar-Jones (1998), and Mike Conway (1983). After her are Ben Brereton Díaz (1999), Steve Cram (1960), Graham Rix (1957), Kevin Beattie (1953), John Simmit (1963), and Scarlxrd (1994).

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Victoria Wood ranks 1,201Before her are Alan Davies (1966), Hannah Taylor-Gordon (1987), Frances Ruffelle (1965), Danny Dyer (1977), Jacob Anderson (1990), and Daisy Edgar-Jones (1998). After her are John Simmit (1963), Maisie Richardson-Sellers (1992), Khalid Abdalla (1980), Rafi Gavron (1989), Hermione Corfield (1993), and Michaela Coel (1987).

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