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Bill Cosby

1937 - Today

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William Henry Cosby Jr. ( KOZ-bee; born July 12, 1937) is an American retired comedian, actor, and media personality. Often cited as a trailblazer for African Americans in the entertainment industry, Cosby was a film, television, and stand-up comedy star, with his longest-running live-action role being that of Cliff Huxtable in the sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–1992). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Cosby has received more than 26,354,672 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Bill Cosby is the 5th most popular comedian (down from 3rd in 2019), the 684th most popular biography from United States (down from 644th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Comedian.

Cosby is most famous for his role as Dr. Cliff Huxtable on the sitcom The Cosby Show, which aired from 1984 to 1992.

Memorability Metrics

  • 26M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 62

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Bill Cosby ranks 5 out of 98. Before him are Robin Williams, Adam Sandler, Eddie Murphy, and Whoopi Goldberg. After him are Steve Martin, Ellen DeGeneres, George Carlin, Dick Van Dyke, Chevy Chase, Ricky Gervais, and Simon Pegg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Bill Cosby ranks 34. Before him are Gordon Banks, Bruce McLaren, Abu Nidal, Colin Powell, Alain Badiou, and Karel Schwarzenberg. After him are Jared Diamond, Warren Beatty, Gennady Yanayev, Sajida Talfah, Avram Hershko, and Philip Glass.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Cosby ranks 684 out of 20,380. Before him are Linda B. Buck (1947), Nancy Pelosi (1940), John Browning (1855), F. Murray Abraham (1939), Chris Isaak (1956), and Jane Russell (1921). After him are Lana Turner (1921), Omar Bradley (1893), Joseph Barbera (1911), George Kennedy (1925), David Bohm (1992), and Irwin Shaw (1913).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Bill Cosby ranks 5. Before him are Robin Williams (1951), Adam Sandler (1966), Eddie Murphy (1961), and Whoopi Goldberg (1955). After him are Steve Martin (1945), Ellen DeGeneres (1958), George Carlin (1937), Dick Van Dyke (1925), Chevy Chase (1943), Bob Newhart (1929), and Joan Rivers (1933).

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