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Danny Kaye

1911 - 1987

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Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; Yiddish: דוד־דניאל קאַמינסקי; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and rapid-fire novelty songs. Kaye starred in 17 films, notably Wonder Man (1945), The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), White Christmas (1954), and The Court Jester (1955). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Danny Kaye has received more than 7,530,254 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Danny Kaye is the 1,510th most popular actor (down from 914th in 2019), the 2,609th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,706th in 2019) and the 733rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Danny Kaye ranks 1,510 out of 9,996. Before him are Diane Ladd, Anthony Steffen, Momoko Kōchi, Louis Jouvet, Lorraine Bracco, and Marie-France Pisier. After him are Martin Short, Uta Hagen, Sal Mineo, Brittany Murphy, Ned Beatty, and Catherine O'Hara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Danny Kaye ranks 98. Before him are Maureen O'Sullivan, André Leroi-Gourhan, Hans Woellke, Karl Frenzel, Nikolai Kuznetsov, and Zenkō Suzuki. After him are Martin Sandberger, Carlos Marighella, Peter van Eyck, Teddy Kollek, Franz Binder, and Jehan Alain. Among people deceased in 1987, Danny Kaye ranks 73. Before him are Tawfiq al-Hakim, Masatoshi Nakayama, Joop den Uyl, Alfred Bester, Bertrand de Jouvenel, and Zeca Afonso. After him are Morton Feldman, Henri Cochet, Abba Kovner, Otto Wöhler, He Yingqin, and Mary Astor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Danny Kaye ranks 2,609 out of 18,182. Before him are David Julius (1955), Harlan Coben (1962), Thomas P. Stafford (1930), Pat Metheny (1954), Lorraine Bracco (1954), and Asa Akira (1986). After him are George Antheil (1900), Chester Carlson (1906), Andrea M. Ghez (1965), Annie Edson Taylor (1838), Michael Cunningham (1952), and Michael H. Hart (1932).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Danny Kaye ranks 733. Before him are Jeffrey Hunter (1926), Jeffrey Wright (1965), Pauley Perrette (1969), Leslie Easterbrook (1949), Diane Ladd (1935), and Lorraine Bracco (1954). After him are Sal Mineo (1939), Brittany Murphy (1977), Ned Beatty (1937), Dita Von Teese (1972), Patricia Clarkson (1959), and Robin Tunney (1972).

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