1932 - Today
Elaine Iva May (née Berlin; born April 21, 1932) is an American comedian, filmmaker, playwright, and actress. She first gained fame in the 1950s for her improvisational comedy routines with Mike Nichols, before transitioning her career regularly breaking the mold as a writer and director of several critically acclaimed films. She has received numerous awards, including a BAFTA Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elaine May has received more than 2,376,816 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Elaine May is the 3,639th most popular writer (up from 4,487th in 2019), the 4,842nd most popular biography from United States (up from 6,624th in 2019) and the 408th most popular American Writer.
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Among writers, Elaine May ranks 3,639 out of 5,755. Before her are Justus Jonas, Simon Leys, Viktor Nekrasov, Antoine Furetière, Peter Bichsel, and Sakyo Komatsu. After her are Rube Goldberg, George Washington Williams, Lars Saabye Christensen, Jules Janin, Lesches, and Murray Leinster.
1493 - 1555
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 3,633
1935 - 2014
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 3,634
1911 - 1987
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 3,635
1619 - 1688
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 3,636
1935 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 3,637
1931 - 2011
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 3,638
1932 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 3,639
1883 - 1970
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 3,640
1849 - 1891
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 3,641
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 3,642
1804 - 1874
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 3,643
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 3,644
1896 - 1975
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 3,645
Among people born in 1932, Elaine May ranks 235. Before her are Donald Byrd, Albert Collins, Yakir Aharonov, Parry O'Brien, Sanpei Shirato, and Ted Cassidy. After her are Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Otto Schily, Katarina Taikon, Patsy Cline, Arif Mardin, and Tormod Knutsen.
1932 - 2013
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 229
1932 - 1993
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 230
1932 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 231
1932 - 2007
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 232
1932 - 2021
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 233
1932 - 1979
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 234
1932 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 235
1932 - 1988
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 236
1932 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 237
1932 - 1995
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 238
1932 - 1963
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 239
1932 - 2006
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 240
1932 - 2021
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 241
Among people born in United States, Elaine May ranks 4,842 out of 18,182. Before her are Chris Carter (1956), Mathew Brady (1822), Kenny Burrell (1931), Vince Lombardi (1913), Maggie Q (1979), and Antonio Fargas (1946). After her are Rube Goldberg (1883), George Washington Williams (1849), Bob Crane (1928), Vincent Gigante (1928), Murray Leinster (1896), and Wesley Clair Mitchell (1874).
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 4,836
1822 - 1896
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 4,837
1931 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 4,838
1913 - 1970
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 4,839
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 4,840
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 4,841
1932 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 4,842
1883 - 1970
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 4,843
1849 - 1891
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 4,844
1928 - 1978
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 4,845
1928 - 2005
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 4,846
1896 - 1975
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 4,847
1874 - 1948
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 4,848
Among writers born in United States, Elaine May ranks 408. Before her are Marta Kauffman (1956), Joe Haldeman (1943), Octavia E. Butler (1947), Gene Wolfe (1931), Charles Brockden Brown (1771), and Connie Willis (1945). After her are Rube Goldberg (1883), George Washington Williams (1849), Murray Leinster (1896), Katherine Anne Porter (1890), E. B. White (1899), and Dennis Lehane (1965).
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 402
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 403
1947 - 2006
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 404
1931 - 2019
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 405
1771 - 1810
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 406
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 407
1932 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 408
1883 - 1970
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 409
1849 - 1891
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 410
1896 - 1975
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 411
1890 - 1980
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 412
1899 - 1985
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 413
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 414