ACTOR

Ed Wynn

1886 - 1966

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Isaiah Edwin Leopold (November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966), better known as Ed Wynn, was an American actor and comedian. He began his career in vaudeville in 1903 and was known for his Perfect Fool comedy character, his pioneering radio show of the 1930s, and his later career as a dramatic actor, which continued into the 1960s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ed Wynn has received more than 2,684,701 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Ed Wynn is the 3,543rd most popular actor (up from 3,874th in 2019), the 5,290th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,880th in 2019) and the 1,589th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ed Wynn ranks 3,543 out of 13,578. Before him are Sergei Yursky, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jessica Walter, R. G. Armstrong, Maurice Evans, and Cha Eun-woo. After him are Sasha Alexander, Michael Peña, James Purefoy, Jennie Garth, Susanna Hoffs, and Peter Greene.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Ed Wynn ranks 193. Before him are August Rei, Aleksei Kruchyonykh, Rebecca Clarke, Lupu Pick, Kid Ory, and Jenő Károly. After him are Karl Struss, Boris Eikhenbaum, Alfonso López Pumarejo, Mark Aldanov, Ludwig Bieberbach, and Albert Ehrenstein. Among people deceased in 1966, Ed Wynn ranks 139. Before him are John Taylor, Arthur Waley, Albert Renger-Patzsch, Vladimir Veksler, Reino Ragnar Lehto, and Clifton Webb. After him are Yuri Shaporin, Anna Langfus, Dirk Brouwer, Emiliano Chamorro Vargas, Stylianos Gonatas, and Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ed Wynn ranks 5,290 out of 20,380. Before him are Jessica Walter (1941), R. G. Armstrong (1917), Gene Autry (1907), Christine Jorgensen (1926), Bob McAdoo (1951), and George Marshall (1891). After him are Kenneth Cockrell (1950), Sasha Alexander (1973), Michael Peña (1976), Joshua Angrist (1960), V. C. Andrews (1923), and Jennie Garth (1972).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ed Wynn ranks 1,589. Before him are William Windom (1923), Virginia Grey (1917), Sacheen Littlefeather (1946), Eric Dane (1972), Jessica Walter (1941), and R. G. Armstrong (1917). After him are Sasha Alexander (1973), Michael Peña (1976), Jennie Garth (1972), Susanna Hoffs (1959), Peter Greene (1965), and James Shigeta (1929).

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