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Chico Marx

1887 - 1961

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Leonard Joseph "Chico" Marx (; March 22, 1887 – October 11, 1961) was an American comedian, actor and pianist. He was the oldest brother in the Marx Brothers comedy troupe, alongside his brothers Arthur ("Harpo"), Julius ("Groucho"), Milton ("Gummo") and Herbert ("Zeppo"). His persona in the act was that of a charming, uneducated but crafty con artist, seemingly of rural Italian origin, who wore shabby clothes and sported a curly-haired wig and Tyrolean hat. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chico Marx has received more than 1,991,956 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Chico Marx is the 1,656th most popular actor (up from 2,345th in 2019), the 2,819th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,900th in 2019) and the 801st most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Chico Marx ranks 1,656 out of 9,996. Before him are Lea Thompson, Bruce Greenwood, Simone Simon, Marie Trintignant, Hyun Bin, and Pierre Clémenti. After him are Dana Delany, Harold Sakata, Fess Parker, Mahershala Ali, Betty Grable, and George Segal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Chico Marx ranks 95. Before him are Louis Jouvet, Georg Heym, Friedrich Zander, Josef Lada, Samuil Marshak, and Hitoshi Ashida. After him are Lil Dagover, Jim Thorpe, James Finlayson, Kurt Atterberg, Frigyes Karinthy, and Hanns Kerrl. Among people deceased in 1961, Chico Marx ranks 50. Before him are Henri Breuil, Fyodor Kuznetsov, Max Simon, Mei Lanfang, Milan Stojadinović, and Arnold Gesell. After him are Bulbul, Lucian Blaga, Domenico Tardini, Paul Ramadier, Robert Garrett, and Shigeko Higashikuni.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chico Marx ranks 2,819 out of 18,182. Before him are Cynthia Nixon (1966), Sung Kang (1972), Jedediah Smith (1799), Lea Thompson (1961), Ernest King (1878), and Helen Parkhurst (1886). After him are John L. Sullivan (1858), Francis Preserved Leavenworth (1858), Dana Delany (1956), Joe Pass (1929), Mitch McConnell (1942), and Harold Sakata (1920).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Chico Marx ranks 801. Before him are Ronny Cox (1938), Allison Janney (1959), Richard Farnsworth (1920), Cynthia Nixon (1966), Sung Kang (1972), and Lea Thompson (1961). After him are Dana Delany (1956), Harold Sakata (1920), Fess Parker (1924), Mahershala Ali (1974), Betty Grable (1916), and George Segal (1934).

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