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Bill Hicks

1961 - 1994

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William Melvin Hicks (December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994 ) was an American stand-up comedian and satirist. His material—encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy—was controversial and often steeped in dark comedy. At the age of 16, Hicks began performing at the Comedy Workshop in Houston, Texas. During the 1980s, he toured the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Hicks has received more than 5,846,678 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Bill Hicks is the 60th most popular comedian (down from 53rd in 2019), the 8,815th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,487th in 2019) and the 50th most popular American Comedian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Bill Hicks ranks 60 out of 91. Before him are David Cross, B. J. Novak, Jordan Peele, Dave Chappelle, Cedric the Entertainer, and Tracey Ullman. After him are Amy Sedaris, Nick Offerman, Dax Shepard, Kathy Griffin, Jeff Dunham, and Amy Schumer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Bill Hicks ranks 333. Before him are Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Yordanka Donkova, João Pinto, Luis Herrera, Tarsem Singh, and Liu Xia. After him are Arunachalam Muruganantham, Hari Varešanović, Valérie Benguigui, Abigail Johnson, Unsuk Chin, and Frédéric Antonetti. Among people deceased in 1994, Bill Hicks ranks 279. Before him are Vilmos Varjú, Cheb Hasni, Norman Read, Dolly Haas, Ira Murchison, and Rolf Jacobsen. After him are Noah Beery Jr., Willi Eichhorn, R. D. Burman, Louis Gabrillargues, Jule Styne, and Antal Kocsis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Hicks ranks 8,815 out of 18,182. Before him are Suzy Parker (1932), Michael Blake (1945), Jerry Wexler (1917), Sammy Lee (1920), Tina Knowles (1954), and Garrett Morris (1937). After him are Robert E. Sherwood (1896), Geoffrey Arend (1978), June Christy (1925), Timothy D. Snyder (1969), Noah Beery Jr. (1913), and Vincent Sherman (1906).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Bill Hicks ranks 50. Before him are Amy Poehler (1971), David Cross (1964), B. J. Novak (1979), Jordan Peele (1979), Dave Chappelle (1973), and Cedric the Entertainer (1964). After him are Amy Sedaris (1961), Nick Offerman (1970), Dax Shepard (1975), Kathy Griffin (1960), Jeff Dunham (1962), and Amy Schumer (1981).

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