1949 - 1984
Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman ( KOWF-mən; January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was an American entertainer and performance artist. While often called a "comedian", Kaufman preferred to describe himself instead as a "song and dance man". He has sometimes been called an "anti-comedian". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andy Kaufman has received more than 12,719,946 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Andy Kaufman is the 21st most popular comedian (down from 15th in 2019), the 2,160th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,814th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Comedian.
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Among comedians, Andy Kaufman ranks 21 out of 91. Before him are Ricky Gervais, Simon Pegg, Joan Rivers, Harpo Marx, Larry David, and Bob Odenkirk. After him are Jerry Seinfeld, Henry Winkler, Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, Melissa McCarthy, and Don Rickles.
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 15
1970 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 16
1933 - 2014
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 17
1888 - 1964
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 18
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 19
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 20
1949 - 1984
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 21
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 22
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 23
1940 - 2005
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 24
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 25
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 26
1926 - 2017
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 27
Among people born in 1949, Andy Kaufman ranks 119. Before him are Dubravka Ugrešić, Émerson Leão, Ronnie Hellström, Kgalema Motlanthe, David Strathairn, and Michael Richards. After him are Robert Sternberg, Peter Agre, Quini, Geezer Butler, Tom Pryce, and John Toshack. Among people deceased in 1984, Andy Kaufman ranks 65. Before him are Walter Tevis, Marcel Janco, George Gallup, Yigael Yadin, Pierre Gemayel, and Kim Sung-gan. After him are Richard Brautigan, Kevin A. Lynch, Branko Ćopić, He Zizhen, Faina Ranevskaya, and George Gaylord Simpson.
1949 - 2023
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 113
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 114
1949 - 2022
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 115
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 116
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 117
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 118
1949 - 1984
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 119
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 120
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 121
1949 - 2018
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 122
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 123
1949 - 1977
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 124
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 125
1928 - 1984
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 59
1895 - 1984
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 60
1901 - 1984
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 61
1917 - 1984
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 62
1905 - 1984
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 63
1912 - 1984
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 64
1949 - 1984
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 65
1935 - 1984
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 66
1918 - 1984
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 67
1915 - 1984
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 68
1910 - 1984
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 69
1896 - 1984
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 70
1902 - 1984
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 71
Among people born in United States, Andy Kaufman ranks 2,160 out of 18,182. Before him are Rubin Carter (1937), Ub Iwerks (1901), Terry Brooks (1944), Bridget Fonda (1964), Mark Margolis (1939), and Stacy Keach (1941). After him are E. E. Cummings (1894), Robert Sternberg (1949), Ron Paul (1935), Buddy Guy (1936), Richard Brautigan (1935), and Maxwell Perkins (1884).
1937 - 2014
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 2,154
1901 - 1971
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 2,155
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 2,156
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 2,157
1939 - 2023
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 2,158
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 2,159
1949 - 1984
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 2,160
1894 - 1962
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 2,161
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 2,162
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 2,163
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 2,164
1935 - 1984
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 2,165
1884 - 1947
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 2,166
Among comedians born in United States, Andy Kaufman ranks 18. Before him are Bob Saget (1956), Bob Newhart (1929), Joan Rivers (1933), Harpo Marx (1888), Larry David (1947), and Bob Odenkirk (1962). After him are Jerry Seinfeld (1954), Henry Winkler (1945), Richard Pryor (1940), Chris Rock (1965), Melissa McCarthy (1970), and Don Rickles (1926).
1956 - 2022
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 12
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 13
1933 - 2014
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 14
1888 - 1964
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 15
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 16
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 17
1949 - 1984
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 18
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 19
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 20
1940 - 2005
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 21
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 22
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 23
1926 - 2017
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 24