COMEDIAN

Ellen DeGeneres

1958 - Today

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Ellen Lee DeGeneres ( də-JEN-ər-əs; born January 26, 1958), also known mononymously as just Ellen, is an American retired comedian, actress, television host, writer, and producer. She starred in the television sitcoms Ellen (1994–1998) and The Ellen Show (2001–2002). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ellen DeGeneres has received more than 31,403,855 page views. Her biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2019). Ellen DeGeneres is the 7th most popular comedian, the 1,041st most popular biography from United States (up from 1,052nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Comedian.

Ellen Degeneres is most famous for being a comedian, actress, television host, and producer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 31M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 75

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Ellen DeGeneres ranks 7 out of 98. Before her are Robin Williams, Adam Sandler, Eddie Murphy, Whoopi Goldberg, Bill Cosby, and Steve Martin. After her are George Carlin, Dick Van Dyke, Chevy Chase, Ricky Gervais, Simon Pegg, and Bob Hope.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Ellen DeGeneres ranks 31. Before her are Jamal Khashoggi, Wong Kar-wai, Lyudmila Putina, Keith Haring, Hugo Sánchez, and Mehmet Ali Ağca. After her are Boris Tadić, Alar Karis, Droupadi Murmu, Chris Columbus, Angela Bassett, and Yoav Galant.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ellen DeGeneres ranks 1,041 out of 20,380. Before her are David Hasselhoff (1952), Jerry Goldsmith (1929), Al Jarreau (1940), Paul Flory (1910), R. Lee Ermey (1944), and Lillian Gish (1893). After her are Laurence Fishburne (1961), Gordon Moore (1929), Buck Henry (1930), Alfred Hershey (1908), Lance Henriksen (1940), and Howard H. Aiken (1900).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Ellen DeGeneres ranks 7. Before her are Robin Williams (1951), Adam Sandler (1966), Eddie Murphy (1961), Whoopi Goldberg (1955), Bill Cosby (1937), and Steve Martin (1945). After her are George Carlin (1937), Dick Van Dyke (1925), Chevy Chase (1943), Bob Newhart (1929), Joan Rivers (1933), and Andy Kaufman (1949).

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