ACTOR
Vijay
1974 - Today
Vijay
Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar (born 22 June 1974), known professionally as Vijay, is an Indian actor and playback singer who works in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over three decades, Vijay has acted in 68 films and is one of the most commercially successful actors in Tamil cinema with multiple films amongst the highest-grossing Tamil films of all time and is amongst the highest paid actors in India. He has won several awards as an actor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vijay has received more than 403,995 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Vijay is the 2,159th most popular actor (up from 3,015th in 2019), the 349th most popular biography from India (up from 417th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Indian Actor.
Memorability Metrics
400k
Page Views (PV)
53.68
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
Languages Editions (L)
5.79
Effective Languages (L*)
3.31
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Vijay ranks 2,159 out of 13,578. Before him are Lesley Manville, Gig Young, Sonny Landham, Lau Kar-leung, Teresa Wright, and Yūsaku Matsuda. After him are Robert Donat, Étienne Decroux, Haluk Bilginer, Stuart Wilson, Brenda Vaccaro, and Francesca Annis.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLesley Manville
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 2,153
Gig Young
1913 - 1978
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 2,154
Sonny Landham
1941 - 2017
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 2,155
Lau Kar-leung
1934 - 2013
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 2,156
Teresa Wright
1918 - 2005
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 2,157
Yūsaku Matsuda
1949 - 1989
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 2,158
Vijay
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 2,159
Robert Donat
1905 - 1958
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 2,160
Étienne Decroux
1898 - 1991
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 2,161
Haluk Bilginer
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 2,162
Stuart Wilson
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 2,163
Brenda Vaccaro
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 2,164
Francesca Annis
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 2,165
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1974, Vijay ranks 41. Before him are Ingrida Šimonytė, Gaizka Mendieta, James Blunt, Jordi Cruyff, Muqtada al-Sadr, and Kajol. After him are Jarno Trulli, Franka Potente, Elizabeth Banks, Márcio Amoroso, Sarah Paulson, and Hans-Jörg Butt.
Others Born in 1974
Go to all RankingsIngrida Šimonytė
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 35
Gaizka Mendieta
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 36
James Blunt
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 37
Jordi Cruyff
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 38
Muqtada al-Sadr
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 39
Kajol
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 40
Vijay
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 41
Jarno Trulli
RACING DRIVER
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 42
Franka Potente
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 43
Elizabeth Banks
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 44
Márcio Amoroso
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 45
Sarah Paulson
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 46
Hans-Jörg Butt
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 47
In India
Among people born in India, Vijay ranks 349 out of 1,861. Before him are Pulakeshin II (610), Guru Hargobind (1595), Bhavabhuti (null), Dadasaheb Phalke (1870), Lindsay Anderson (1923), and Kajol (1974). After him are Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905), Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1864), Zeb-un-Nissa (1638), Ahmad Shah Bahadur (1725), U. R. Ananthamurthy (1932), and Rishi Kapoor (1952).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsPulakeshin II
HISTORIAN
610 - 642
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 343
Guru Hargobind
POLITICIAN
1595 - 1644
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 344
Bhavabhuti
WRITER
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 345
Dadasaheb Phalke
FILM DIRECTOR
1870 - 1944
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 346
Lindsay Anderson
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 1994
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 347
Kajol
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 348
Vijay
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 349
Mohammad Hidayatullah
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1992
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 350
Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1913
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 351
Zeb-un-Nissa
WRITER
1638 - 1702
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 352
Ahmad Shah Bahadur
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1775
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 353
U. R. Ananthamurthy
WRITER
1932 - 2014
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 354
Rishi Kapoor
ACTOR
1952 - 2020
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 355
Among ACTORS In India
Among actors born in India, Vijay ranks 27. Before him are Rajinikanth (1950), Nargis (1929), Puneeth Rajkumar (1975), Girish Karnad (1938), Shashi Kapoor (1938), and Kajol (1974). After him are Rishi Kapoor (1952), Meena Kumari (1933), Mala Sinha (1936), Rekha (1954), Suriya (1975), and Vidya Balan (1979).
Rajinikanth
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 21
Nargis
1929 - 1981
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 22
Puneeth Rajkumar
1975 - 2021
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 23
Girish Karnad
1938 - 2019
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 24
Shashi Kapoor
1938 - 2017
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 25
Kajol
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 26
Vijay
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 27
Rishi Kapoor
1952 - 2020
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 28
Meena Kumari
1933 - 1972
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 29
Mala Sinha
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 30
Rekha
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 31
Suriya
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 32
Vidya Balan
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 33