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Bob Newhart

1929 - 2024

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George Robert Newhart (September 5, 1929 – July 18, 2024) was an American comedian and actor. Newhart was known for his deadpan and stammering delivery style. Beginning his career as a stand-up comedian, he transitioned his career to acting in television. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Newhart has received more than 15,215,918 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Bob Newhart is the 14th most popular comedian (down from 13th in 2019), the 1,761st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,412th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Comedian.

Bob Newhart is most famous for his role as Dr. Robert Hartley on the TV show The Bob Newhart Show, which aired from 1972 to 1978.

Memorability Metrics

  • 15M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Bob Newhart ranks 14 out of 98. Before him are George Carlin, Dick Van Dyke, Chevy Chase, Ricky Gervais, Simon Pegg, and Bob Hope. After him are Joan Rivers, Andy Kaufman, Lucille Ball, Bob Saget, Bob Odenkirk, and Richard Pryor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Bob Newhart ranks 112. Before him are Georgi Markov, Vera Miles, André Previn, Antonio Carbajal, Menahem Golan, and Carlos Lacoste. After him are June Carter Cash, Kishore Kumar, John Polanyi, Nureddin al-Atassi, Heiner Müller, and Reino Börjesson. Among people deceased in 2024, Bob Newhart ranks 79. Before him are Yael Dayan, Salvatore Schillaci, John Mayall, Micheline Presle, Helena Rojo, and Artur Jorge. After him are Sergio Sebastiani, Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, Maryse Condé, Iris Apfel, Jerzy Stuhr, and Roger Corman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Newhart ranks 1,761 out of 20,380. Before him are Robby Krieger (1946), Lloyd Bridges (1913), Kenneth Waltz (1924), Daniel Nathans (1928), Virginia Henderson (1897), and Fats Domino (1928). After him are Peter Coyote (1941), Brion James (1945), Robert H. Grubbs (1942), Henry Steel Olcott (1832), Madeleine Stowe (1958), and June Carter Cash (1929).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Bob Newhart ranks 11. Before him are Bill Cosby (1937), Steve Martin (1945), Ellen DeGeneres (1958), George Carlin (1937), Dick Van Dyke (1925), and Chevy Chase (1943). After him are Joan Rivers (1933), Andy Kaufman (1949), Lucille Ball (1911), Bob Saget (1956), Bob Odenkirk (1962), and Richard Pryor (1940).

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