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Fred Allen

1894 - 1956

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John Florence Sullivan (May 31, 1894 – March 17, 1956), known professionally as Fred Allen, was an American comedian. His absurdist topically-pointed radio program The Fred Allen Show (1932–1949) made him one of the most popular and forward-looking humorists in the Golden Age of American radio.His best-remembered gag was his long-running mock feud with friend and fellow comedian Jack Benny, but that was only part of his appeal. Radio historian John Dunning (in On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio) wrote that Allen was perhaps radio's most admired comedian and most frequently censored. A master ad libber, Allen often tangled with his network's executives and often barbed them on the air over the battles while developing routines whose style and substance influenced fellow comic talents, including Groucho Marx, Stan Freberg, Henry Morgan, and Johnny Carson; his avowed fans also included President Franklin D. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fred Allen has received more than 968,513 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Fred Allen is the 82nd most popular presenter (down from 66th in 2019), the 12,791st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,439th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular American Presenter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 970k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Fred Allens by language

Over the past year Fred Allen has had the most page views in the with 95,221 views, followed by German (1,895), and Spanish (1,829). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (113.51%), Armenian (77.61%), and Belarusian (71.09%)

Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, Fred Allen ranks 82 out of 143. Before him are Nadia Hasnaoui, Monty Hall, Lucy Aharish, Maury Povich, Tony Wilson, and Bruce Forsyth. After him are Masahiro Nakai, Vladimir Turchinsky, Mélissa Theuriau, Don Cornelius, Judith Rakers, and Dennis Miller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Fred Allen ranks 262. Before him are Alfred Probst, Jean Gachet, Walter Byron, Jimmy McHugh, Warren William, and Beatrice Lillie. After him are Bud Jamison, Mark Van Doren, H. V. Evatt, and Harry B. Liversedge. Among people deceased in 1956, Fred Allen ranks 228. Before him are Holmes Herbert, Clarence Birdseye, Tom Whittaker, Malik Ghulam Muhammad, Walt Faulkner, and Guy Kibbee. After him are Louis Handley, Ivan Dresser, Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough, Ralph Morgan, Dave Trottier, and Truxtun Hare.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Fred Allen ranks 12,791 out of 20,380. Before him are Wilbur Thompson (1921), Butch Hartman (1965), Jack Quaid (1992), Janet Mills (1947), Josh Hopkins (1970), and Michael Albert (1947). After him are Michael Marsh (1967), Chandler Riggs (1999), Benny Blanco (1988), Andrew Wilson (1964), Sam Perkins (1961), and Kathleen Blanco (1942).

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Among PRESENTERS In United States

Among presenters born in United States, Fred Allen ranks 42. Before him are Drew Carey (1958), Gretchen Carlson (1966), Dr. Demento (1941), Gene Siskel (1946), Al Sharpton (1954), and Maury Povich (1939). After him are Don Cornelius (1936), Dennis Miller (1953), Wendy Williams (1964), Marc Maron (1963), Maria Menounos (1978), and Master P (1970).

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