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Elaine May

1932 - Today

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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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  • 2.4M

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  • 49.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Elaine May ranks 3,639 out of 5,755Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Elaine May ranks 235Before 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.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elaine May ranks 4,842 out of 18,182Before 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).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Elaine May ranks 408Before 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).