ACTOR
Victoria Wood
1953 - 2016
Victoria Wood
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 5,386,258 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Victoria Wood is the 10,544th most popular actor (up from 10,640th in 2019), the 6,634th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,420th in 2019) and the 1,169th most popular British Actor.
Memorability Metrics
5.4M
Page Views (PV)
35.82
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
1.22
Effective Languages (L*)
4.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Victoria Wood ranks 10,544 out of 13,578. Before her are Ivanna Sakhno, Lee Si-yeon, Lee Thompson Young, Éric Caravaca, Małgorzata Kożuchowska, and Selina Jen. After her are Ever Anderson, Amara, Liu Yan, Jean Brooks, Ariana DeBose, and Park Ji-hu.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIvanna Sakhno
1997 - Present
HPI: 35.83
Rank: 10,538
Lee Si-yeon
1980 - Present
HPI: 35.83
Rank: 10,539
Lee Thompson Young
1984 - 2013
HPI: 35.83
Rank: 10,540
Éric Caravaca
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.83
Rank: 10,541
Małgorzata Kożuchowska
1971 - Present
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 10,542
Selina Jen
1981 - Present
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 10,543
Victoria Wood
1953 - 2016
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 10,544
Ever Anderson
2007 - Present
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 10,545
Amara
1975 - Present
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 10,546
Liu Yan
1980 - Present
HPI: 35.81
Rank: 10,547
Jean Brooks
1915 - 1963
HPI: 35.81
Rank: 10,548
Ariana DeBose
1991 - Present
HPI: 35.81
Rank: 10,549
Park Ji-hu
2003 - Present
HPI: 35.80
Rank: 10,550
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Victoria Wood ranks 676. Before her are Linda A. Morabito, Carl Hiaasen, Desi Arnaz Jr., John Lucas II, Kate Schmidt, and Chris Smith. After her are Russ Feingold, Kath Soucie, Kenny Burns, Danny Philip, Ian Ferguson, and Gus Williams. Among people deceased in 2016, Victoria Wood ranks 607. Before her are Big Syke, David Cañada, Bahman Golbarnezhad, José María Rivas, Ali Hussein Shihab, and Wendell R. Anderson. After her are Arthur Maia, Ralph Stanley, Henry Worsley, Bruno Rangel, René Marsiglia, and Deborah S. Jin.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsLinda A. Morabito
ASTRONOMER
1953 - Present
HPI: 36.25
Rank: 670
Carl Hiaasen
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 36.17
Rank: 671
Desi Arnaz Jr.
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 36.10
Rank: 672
John Lucas II
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 36.00
Rank: 673
Kate Schmidt
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 35.86
Rank: 674
Chris Smith
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 35.84
Rank: 675
Victoria Wood
ACTOR
1953 - 2016
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 676
Russ Feingold
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 35.63
Rank: 677
Kath Soucie
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 35.54
Rank: 678
Kenny Burns
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 35.40
Rank: 679
Danny Philip
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 35.29
Rank: 680
Ian Ferguson
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 35.22
Rank: 681
Gus Williams
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 35.21
Rank: 682
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsBig Syke
SINGER
1968 - 2016
HPI: 36.32
Rank: 601
David Cañada
CYCLIST
1975 - 2016
HPI: 36.25
Rank: 602
Bahman Golbarnezhad
ATHLETE
1968 - 2016
HPI: 36.15
Rank: 603
José María Rivas
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - 2016
HPI: 36.08
Rank: 604
Ali Hussein Shihab
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2016
HPI: 35.85
Rank: 605
Wendell R. Anderson
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2016
HPI: 35.85
Rank: 606
Victoria Wood
ACTOR
1953 - 2016
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 607
Arthur Maia
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - 2016
HPI: 35.63
Rank: 608
Ralph Stanley
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 35.52
Rank: 609
Henry Worsley
EXPLORER
1960 - 2016
HPI: 35.27
Rank: 610
Bruno Rangel
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - 2016
HPI: 35.16
Rank: 611
René Marsiglia
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - 2016
HPI: 35.16
Rank: 612
Deborah S. Jin
PHYSICIST
1968 - 2016
HPI: 34.98
Rank: 613
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Victoria Wood ranks 6,634 out of 8,785. Before her are Mary Tamm (1950), Paul Merson (1968), Lily Cole (1987), Marc Albrighton (1989), Morgan Nicholls (1971), and Marlon Roudette (1983). After her are Rachel Goswell (1971), Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn (1945), Anna Burns (1962), Amanda Redman (1957), Mark Wright (1963), and Ann Widdecombe (1947).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsMary Tamm
ACTOR
1950 - 2012
HPI: 35.87
Rank: 6,628
Paul Merson
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.86
Rank: 6,629
Lily Cole
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.85
Rank: 6,630
Marc Albrighton
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 35.85
Rank: 6,631
Morgan Nicholls
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 35.84
Rank: 6,632
Marlon Roudette
SINGER
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.84
Rank: 6,633
Victoria Wood
ACTOR
1953 - 2016
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 6,634
Rachel Goswell
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 35.81
Rank: 6,635
Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2018
HPI: 35.81
Rank: 6,636
Anna Burns
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 35.80
Rank: 6,637
Amanda Redman
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 35.80
Rank: 6,638
Mark Wright
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 6,639
Ann Widdecombe
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 6,640
Among ACTORS In United Kingdom
Among actors born in United Kingdom, Victoria Wood ranks 1,169. Before her are Rafe Spall (1983), Con O'Neill (1966), Sophie Ward (1964), Holliday Grainger (1988), Mary Tamm (1950), and Lily Cole (1987). After her are Amanda Redman (1957), Gemma Whelan (1981), Bella Ramsey (2003), Neil Jackson (1976), Heather Sears (1935), and Stephen Campbell Moore (1979).
Rafe Spall
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.97
Rank: 1,163
Con O'Neill
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.89
Rank: 1,164
Sophie Ward
1964 - Present
HPI: 35.88
Rank: 1,165
Holliday Grainger
1988 - Present
HPI: 35.87
Rank: 1,166
Mary Tamm
1950 - 2012
HPI: 35.87
Rank: 1,167
Lily Cole
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.85
Rank: 1,168
Victoria Wood
1953 - 2016
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 1,169
Amanda Redman
1957 - Present
HPI: 35.80
Rank: 1,170
Gemma Whelan
1981 - Present
HPI: 35.77
Rank: 1,171
Bella Ramsey
2003 - Present
HPI: 35.70
Rank: 1,172
Neil Jackson
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.67
Rank: 1,173
Heather Sears
1935 - 1994
HPI: 35.66
Rank: 1,174
Stephen Campbell Moore
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.65
Rank: 1,175