WRITER

Andy Rooney

1919 - 2011

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Andrew Aitken Rooney (January 14, 1919 – November 4, 2011) was an American radio and television writer who was best known for his weekly broadcast "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney", a part of the CBS News program 60 Minutes from 1978 to 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andy Rooney has received more than 1,255,961 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Andy Rooney is the 6,953rd most popular writer (down from 6,193rd in 2019), the 15,170th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,504th in 2019) and the 1,084th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Years of Minutes
Television programs
2004
My War
1995
Andy Rooney
American wit and humor
2009
Out of My Mind
American wit and humor, Large type books, Humor, general
2006
Sincerely, Andy Rooney
Television personalities, Journalists, correspondence
2001
Common Nonsense
American wit and humor
2003

Page views of Andy Roonies by language

Over the past year Andy Rooney has had the most page views in the with 131,638 views, followed by German (1,487), and Simple English (1,203). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Persian (98.07%), Southern Azerbaijani (55.32%), and Simple English (44.77%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Andy Rooney ranks 6,953 out of 7,302. Before him are Chris Morgan, Seyhan Kurt, Dave Barry, Geraldine Brooks, Jay Asher, and Andrea Levy. After him are Roland Schimmelpfennig, Kunzang Choden, Màrius Serra, Gayle Forman, Claudia Amengual, and Giorgio A. Tsoukalos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Andy Rooney ranks 356. Before him are Stanley Middleton, Wally Hickel, Chuck Stevenson, Howard Morris, Beatrice Hicks, and Steve Brodie. After him are Beryl Reid, Wilfred Jacobs, Es'kia Mphahlele, and Doris Singleton. Among people deceased in 2011, Andy Rooney ranks 512. Before him are Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, Josef Vašíček, Phoebe Snow, Ruslan Salei, Mani Kaul, and Walt Hazzard. After him are Joseph Galibardy, Jan Marek, Shahbaz Bhatti, Hira Devi Waiba, Googie Withers, and Heavy D.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Andy Rooney ranks 15,170 out of 20,380. Before him are Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie (1957), Laura Marano (1995), Karlie Kloss (1992), Camila Morrone (1997), Walt Hazzard (1942), and Jacob Bertrand (2000). After him are Charles Esten (1965), Denise Nickerson (1957), Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (1969), Steven Smith (1958), Erica Leerhsen (1976), and Jennifer Gareis (1970).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Andy Rooney ranks 1,084. Before him are Charles Frazier (1950), Josh Schwartz (1976), Bethany Hamilton (1990), Chris Morgan (1966), Dave Barry (1947), and Jay Asher (1975). After him are Gayle Forman (1970), Kate DiCamillo (1964), Lauren Kate (1981), Robert Anderson (1917), Rudolfo Anaya (1937), and Conrad Richter (1890).

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