COMEDIAN

Dolphy

1928 - 2012

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Rodolfo Vera Quizon Sr. (July 25, 1928 – July 10, 2012), known professionally as Dolphy, was a Filipino comedian and actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dolphy has received more than 1,383,202 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Dolphy is the 58th most popular comedian (up from 77th in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Philippines (up from 86th in 2019) and the most popular Filipino Comedian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Dolphy ranks 58 out of 98Before him are Patton Oswalt, Amy Poehler, David Cross, Tracey Ullman, Cedric the Entertainer, and Nick Offerman. After him are B. J. Novak, Sinbad, Amy Sedaris, Dave Chappelle, Fred Armisen, and Jemaine Clement.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Dolphy ranks 504Before him are Jeanne Cooper, Nina Otkalenko, William Smith, Aisha Rateb, Gino Munaron, and Elizabeth F. Neufeld. After him are Sture Allén, Bano Qudsia, Douglas Rain, Wanda Hendrix, Ellen Niit, and Sheila Jordan. Among people deceased in 2012, Dolphy ranks 397Before him are Ralph McQuarrie, Slater Martin, István Csurka, Jorge Manicera, Rodolfo Quezada Toruño, and Joel Goldsmith. After him are Ruy de Freitas, Margaret Osborne duPont, Boris Razinsky, Murray Rose, Mike Sparken, and Jose Tomas Sanchez.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Dolphy ranks 56 out of 155Before him are Jejomar Binay (1942), Gaudencio Rosales (1932), José Burgos (1837), Efren Reyes (1954), Jose Maria Sison (1939), and Wenceslao Padilla (1949). After him are James Cooke Brown (1921), Jose Tomas Sanchez (1920), Luis Taruc (1913), Fernando Poe Jr. (1939), Leon O. Chua (1936), and Aileen Baviera (1959).

Among COMEDIANS In Philippines

Among comedians born in Philippines, Dolphy ranks 1