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 in just over 3 decades, Vijay has acted in over 65 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. Born in Madras to director S. A. Chandrasekhar, Vijay made his debut as a child actor in the Tamil film Vetri (1984). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vijay has received more than 390,450 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Vijay is the 3,019th most popular actor (up from 3,145th in 2019), the 420th most popular biography from India (down from 401st in 2019) and the 34th most popular Indian Actor.
Memorability Metrics
390k
Page Views (PV)
49.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
8.38
Effective Languages (L*)
1.82
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Vijays by language
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Vijay ranks 3,019 out of 9,996. Before him are Carol Potter, Sergi López, Emília Vášáryová, Nadja Tiller, Yuliya Solntseva, and Gregg Henry. After him are Marc Lawrence, Julian Sands, Sanjeev Kumar, Sam Anderson, Gabriela Spanic, and Anne Haney.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
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Carol Potter
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 3,013
Sergi López
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 3,014
Emília Vášáryová
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 3,015
Nadja Tiller
1929 - 2023
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 3,016
Yuliya Solntseva
1901 - 1989
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 3,017
Gregg Henry
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 3,018
Vijay
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 3,019
Marc Lawrence
1910 - 2005
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 3,020
Julian Sands
1958 - 2023
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 3,021
Sanjeev Kumar
1938 - 1985
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 3,022
Sam Anderson
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 3,023
Gabriela Spanic
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 3,024
Anne Haney
1934 - 2001
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 3,025
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1974, Vijay ranks 64. Before him are Sylvain Wiltord, Ramin Djawadi, Zoran Zaev, Steve Nash, Kajol, and Michael Shannon. After him are Andry Rajoelina, Hans-Jörg Butt, Mutassim Gaddafi, Jimmy Fallon, Misha Collins, and Jenna Fischer.
Others Born in 1974
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Sylvain Wiltord
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 58
Ramin Djawadi
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 59
Zoran Zaev
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 60
Steve Nash
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 61
Kajol
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 62
Michael Shannon
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 63
Vijay
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 64
Andry Rajoelina
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 65
Hans-Jörg Butt
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 66
Mutassim Gaddafi
1974 - 2011
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 67
Jimmy Fallon
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 68
Misha Collins
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 69
Jenna Fischer
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 70
In India
Among people born in India, Vijay ranks 420 out of 1,493. Before him are Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV (1884), C. N. Annadurai (1909), Madhubala (1933), Kajol (1974), Prince Vijaya (-543), and Sucheta Kriplani (1908). After him are Sanjeev Kumar (1938), Jaimini (-390), M. S. Swaminathan (1925), Jai Singh II (1688), Kumar Sanu (1957), and Guru Har Krishan (1656).
Others born in India
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Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV
1884 - 1940
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 414
C. N. Annadurai
1909 - 1969
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 415
Madhubala
1933 - 1969
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 416
Kajol
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 417
Prince Vijaya
543 BC - 504 BC
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 418
Sucheta Kriplani
1908 - 1974
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 419
Vijay
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 420
Sanjeev Kumar
1938 - 1985
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 421
Jaimini
390 BC - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 422
M. S. Swaminathan
1925 - 2023
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 423
Jai Singh II
1688 - 1743
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 424
Kumar Sanu
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 425
Guru Har Krishan
1656 - 1664
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 426
Among ACTORS In India
Among actors born in India, Vijay ranks 34. Before him are Bhupen Hazarika (1926), Anupam Kher (1955), Sabu Dastagir (1924), Priyanka Chopra (1982), Madhubala (1933), and Kajol (1974). After him are Sanjeev Kumar (1938), Meena Kumari (1933), Rajinikanth (1950), Roshan Seth (1942), Shammi Kapoor (1931), and Rekha (1954).
Bhupen Hazarika
1926 - 2011
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 28
Anupam Kher
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 29
Sabu Dastagir
1924 - 1963
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 30
Priyanka Chopra
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 31
Madhubala
1933 - 1969
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 32
Kajol
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 33
Vijay
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 34
Sanjeev Kumar
1938 - 1985
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 35
Meena Kumari
1933 - 1972
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 36
Rajinikanth
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 37
Roshan Seth
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 38
Shammi Kapoor
1931 - 2011
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 39
Rekha
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 40
