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Bill Maher

1956 - Today

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William Maher (; born January 20, 1956) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is popularly known for the HBO political talk show Real Time with Bill Maher (2003–present) and the similar late-night show called Politically Incorrect (1993–2002), originally on Comedy Central and later on ABC. In 2022, Maher started the podcast Club Random. Maher is best known for his political satire and sociopolitical commentary. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Maher has received more than 12,520,825 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Maher is the 4,989th most popular actor (up from 5,243rd in 2019), the 7,281st most popular biography from United States (up from 7,789th in 2019) and the 2,241st most popular American Actor.

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  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Bill Maher ranks 4,989 out of 13,578. Before him are Jang Keun-suk, Mildred Dunnock, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Mary Beth Peil, Tim Daly, and Maude Fealy. After him are Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Guy Ecker, Khloé Kardashian, Edward Everett Horton, Gary Merrill, and Ken Foree.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Bill Maher ranks 327. Before him are Lev Avnerovich Leviev, Amitav Ghosh, Andro Knego, Jamie Dimon, Aleksandr Kaleri, and Tim Daly. After him are Ted Gärdestad, Joy Mangano, Ray Wilkins, Ahmad Zia Massoud, Thomas Wassberg, and Schelte J. Bus.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Maher ranks 7,281 out of 20,380. Before him are George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. (1859), Mary Beth Peil (1940), James Foley (1953), Tim Daly (1956), James Hall (1811), and Maude Fealy (1883). After him are James Algar (1912), Frank Norris (1870), Ricardo Antonio Chavira (1971), Pauline Oliveros (1932), Larry Graham (1946), and Malcolm Browne (1931).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Bill Maher ranks 2,241. Before him are June Gable (1945), Aileen Pringle (1895), Mildred Dunnock (1901), Mary Beth Peil (1940), Tim Daly (1956), and Maude Fealy (1883). After him are Ricardo Antonio Chavira (1971), Khloé Kardashian (1984), Edward Everett Horton (1886), Gary Merrill (1915), Ken Foree (1948), and Shemp Howard (1895).

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Television and Movie Roles

Iron Man 3
Bill Maher
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
Apr 18o 20136.929 / 10
Religulous
Self - Host/Narrator
Commentator-comic Bill Maher plays devil's advocate with religion as he talks to believers about their faith. Traveling around the world, Maher examines the tenets of Christianity, Judaism and Islam and raises questions about homosexuality, proof of Christ's existence, Jewish Sabbath laws, violent Muslim extremists.
Oct 1o 20087.043 / 10
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self - Host
Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.
6 / 10