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COMEDIAN

Andy Kaufman

1949 - 1984

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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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMEDIANS

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.

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Contemporaries

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.

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In United States

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).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

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).

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