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Albert Brooks

1947 - Today

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Albert Brooks (born Albert Lawrence Einstein; July 22, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1987 comedy-drama film Broadcast News and was widely praised for his performance in the 2011 action drama film Drive. Brooks has also acted in films such as Taxi Driver (1976), Private Benjamin (1980), Unfaithfully Yours (1984), and My First Mister (2001). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Albert Brooks has received more than 7,737,309 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Albert Brooks is the 44th most popular comedian (down from 36th in 2019), the 5,254th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,596th in 2019) and the 37th most popular American Comedian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Albert Brooks ranks 44 out of 91. Before him are Eddie Izzard, Norm Macdonald, Jonathan Winters, Garry Shandling, Denis Leary, and Rodney Dangerfield. After him are Andy Samberg, Jason Segel, Tina Fey, Steve Coogan, Howie Mandel, and Patton Oswalt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Albert Brooks ranks 359. Before him are Maria del Mar Bonet, Omar Larrosa, Aram I, Sylvia Nasar, Joe Manchin, and Miroslav Vitouš. After him are André Wilms, Michael Ignatieff, Camille Paglia, Michael Gross, Darlene Cates, and Clare Torry.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Albert Brooks ranks 5,254 out of 18,182. Before him are Beah Richards (1920), Richard Estes (1932), Alan Lomax (1915), Ginger Lynn (1962), Glenn Danzig (1955), and Jack Nitzsche (1937). After him are Joshua Logan (1908), Kathryn Adams (1893), Edwin Austin Abbey (1852), Carmen McRae (1922), Michael Eisner (1942), and Ted Post (1918).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Albert Brooks ranks 37. Before him are Lenny Bruce (1925), Louis C.K. (1967), Jonathan Winters (1925), Garry Shandling (1949), Denis Leary (1957), and Rodney Dangerfield (1921). After him are Andy Samberg (1978), Jason Segel (1980), Tina Fey (1970), Patton Oswalt (1969), Jamie Kennedy (1970), and Sarah Silverman (1970).

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