1946 - 2022
Leo Anthony Gallagher Jr. (July 24, 1946 – November 11, 2022), known simply as Gallagher, was an American comedian who became one of the most recognizable comedic performers of the 1980s for his prop and observational routine that included the signature act of smashing a watermelon on stage with a wooden sledgehammer. For more than 30 years, he played between 100 and 200 shows a year, destroying tens of thousands of melons with the sledgehammer he called the "Sledge-O-Matic". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gallagher has received more than 111,157 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. Gallagher is the 88th most popular comedian, the 13,356th most popular biography from United States and the 72nd most popular American Comedian.
Gallagher, whose full name is Leo Anthony Gallagher Jr., is an American comedian and prop comic who is most famous for his signature act of smashing watermelons with a large wooden sledgehammer as part of his stand-up routine. He developed this act in the late 1970s and it became his trademark, leading to numerous TV appearances and live performances. Gallagher is also known for his wordplay, satire, and social commentary in his comedy, which has earned him a devoted fan base over the years.
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Among comedians, Gallagher ranks 88 out of 91. Before him are Nick Kroll, Steven Wright, Sam Kinison, Gabriel Iglesias, Khaby Lame, and Chris O'Dowd. After him are Dane Cook, Aziz Ansari, Bo Burnham, Kenan Thompson, Mitch Hedberg, and Chelsea Handler.
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.47
Rank: 82
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 83
1953 - 1992
HPI: 35.98
Rank: 84
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.94
Rank: 85
2000 - Present
HPI: 35.51
Rank: 86
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.49
Rank: 87
1946 - 2022
HPI: 35.48
Rank: 88
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 89
1983 - Present
HPI: 33.56
Rank: 90
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 91
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.47
Rank: 92
1968 - 2005
HPI: 31.63
Rank: 93
1975 - Present
HPI: 30.47
Rank: 94
Among people born in 1946, Gallagher ranks 694. Before him are Christopher Malcolm, F. Drew Gaffney, Suresh Oberoi, Felicity Kendal, Shujaat Hussain, and Debbi Wilkes. After him are Ed Schafer, Doug Russell, Bobby Rush, Malcolm Rifkind, Helen Gourlay, and William Frederick Fisher. Among people deceased in 2022, Gallagher ranks 427. Before him are Vin Scully, Gerhard Rodax, Bjarni Tryggvason, George Woods, Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, and Bernhard Germeshausen. After him are Brad William Henke, Douglas McGrath, Maurice Norman, Lucious Jackson, Deon Lendore, and Masato Kudo.
1946 - 2014
HPI: 36.22
Rank: 688
1946 - Present
HPI: 35.85
Rank: 689
1946 - Present
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 690
1946 - Present
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 691
1946 - Present
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 692
1946 - Present
HPI: 35.74
Rank: 693
1946 - 2022
HPI: 35.48
Rank: 694
1946 - Present
HPI: 35.17
Rank: 695
1946 - Present
HPI: 34.83
Rank: 696
1946 - Present
HPI: 34.70
Rank: 697
1946 - Present
HPI: 34.51
Rank: 698
1946 - Present
HPI: 34.45
Rank: 699
1946 - Present
HPI: 34.21
Rank: 700
1927 - 2022
HPI: 36.48
Rank: 421
1965 - 2022
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 422
1945 - 2022
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 423
1943 - 2022
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 424
1933 - 2022
HPI: 36.17
Rank: 425
1951 - 2022
HPI: 35.99
Rank: 426
1946 - 2022
HPI: 35.48
Rank: 427
1966 - 2022
HPI: 35.03
Rank: 428
1958 - 2022
HPI: 34.88
Rank: 429
1934 - 2022
HPI: 34.53
Rank: 430
1941 - 2022
HPI: 34.21
Rank: 431
1992 - 2022
HPI: 32.82
Rank: 432
1990 - 2022
HPI: 32.71
Rank: 433
Among people born in United States, Gallagher ranks 13,356 out of 18,182. Before him are Thomas Menino (1942), Torrie Wilson (1975), John Ottman (1964), Destin Daniel Cretton (1978), Charles Krauthammer (1950), and Toby Huss (1966). After him are Haviland Morris (1959), Christopher Daniels (1970), Angie Stone (1965), Rhys Chatham (1952), Dennis Morgan (1908), and Jad Fair (1954).
1942 - 2014
HPI: 35.49
Rank: 13,350
1975 - Present
HPI: 35.49
Rank: 13,351
1964 - Present
HPI: 35.49
Rank: 13,352
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.49
Rank: 13,353
1950 - 2018
HPI: 35.49
Rank: 13,354
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.49
Rank: 13,355
1946 - 2022
HPI: 35.48
Rank: 13,356
1959 - Present
HPI: 35.48
Rank: 13,357
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.48
Rank: 13,358
1965 - Present
HPI: 35.47
Rank: 13,359
1952 - Present
HPI: 35.47
Rank: 13,360
1908 - 1994
HPI: 35.47
Rank: 13,361
1954 - Present
HPI: 35.47
Rank: 13,362
Among comedians born in United States, Gallagher ranks 72. Before him are Margaret Cho (1968), Joy Behar (1942), Nick Kroll (1978), Steven Wright (1955), Sam Kinison (1953), and Gabriel Iglesias (1976). After him are Dane Cook (1972), Aziz Ansari (1983), Bo Burnham (1990), Kenan Thompson (1978), Mitch Hedberg (1968), and Chelsea Handler (1975).
1968 - Present
HPI: 36.60
Rank: 66
1942 - Present
HPI: 36.56
Rank: 67
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.47
Rank: 68
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 69
1953 - 1992
HPI: 35.98
Rank: 70
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.94
Rank: 71
1946 - 2022
HPI: 35.48
Rank: 72
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 73
1983 - Present
HPI: 33.56
Rank: 74
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 75
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.47
Rank: 76
1968 - 2005
HPI: 31.63
Rank: 77
1975 - Present
HPI: 30.47
Rank: 78