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Garry Shandling

1949 - 2016

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Garry Emmanuel Shandling (November 29, 1949 – March 24, 2016) was an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer. Shandling began his career writing for sitcoms, such as Sanford and Son and Welcome Back, Kotter. He made a successful stand-up performance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson where he became a frequent guest host. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Garry Shandling has received more than 8,922,223 page views. His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 88 in 2019). Garry Shandling is the 41st most popular comedian (down from 40th in 2019), the 5,534th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,810th in 2019) and the 36th most popular American Comedian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 82

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 8.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Garry Shandling ranks 41 out of 98. Before him are Jackie Gleason, Kevin Hart, Albert Brooks, Jonathan Winters, Louis C.K., and Rodney Dangerfield. After him are Eddie Izzard, Denis Leary, Andy Samberg, Howie Mandel, Jason Segel, and Sarah Silverman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Garry Shandling ranks 341. Before him are Corneliu Vadim Tudor, Philippe de Villiers, İbrahim Kaypakkaya, Adrian Belew, Geoff Pierson, and Kalevi Aho. After him are Leivinha, Julian Fellowes, Kriengsak Kovitvanit, Manny Mori, Shelley Long, and Marilyn Burns. Among people deceased in 2016, Garry Shandling ranks 275. Before him are Brigitte Hamann, Jan Němec, Susana Duijm, Émile Derlin Zinsou, Marisol Escobar, and Ofelya Hambardzumyan. After him are Sushil Koirala, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Alan Young, Ruth Leuwerik, Merle Haggard, and Edmonde Charles-Roux.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Garry Shandling ranks 5,534 out of 20,380. Before him are Louise Erdrich (1954), Wallace Clement Sabine (1868), Tammy Wynette (1942), Billy Cox (1939), Sonny Barger (1938), and Lee Falk (1911). After him are Paget Brewster (1969), Leland Sklar (1947), Michael Imperioli (1966), Doug Hutchison (1960), David Bryan (1962), and George C. Williams (1926).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Garry Shandling ranks 36. Before him are Jackie Gleason (1916), Kevin Hart (1979), Albert Brooks (1947), Jonathan Winters (1925), Louis C.K. (1967), and Rodney Dangerfield (1921). After him are Denis Leary (1957), Andy Samberg (1978), Jason Segel (1980), Sarah Silverman (1970), Jamie Kennedy (1970), and Jordan Peele (1979).

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