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Jack Benny

1894 - 1974

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Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky; February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American entertainer who evolved from a modest success playing the violin on the vaudeville circuit to one of the leading entertainers of the twentieth century with a highly popular comedic career in radio, television, and film. He was known for his comic timing and the ability to cause laughter with a long pause or a single expression, such as his signature exasperated summation "Well! " His radio and television programs, popular from 1932 until his death in 1974, were a major influence on the sitcom genre. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Benny has received more than 4,096,135 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Jack Benny is the 3,662nd most popular actor (up from 3,959th in 2019), the 5,465th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,017th in 2019) and the 1,648th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jack Benny ranks 3,662 out of 13,578. Before him are Betty Hutton, Mark Moses, Bo Svenson, Paul Meurisse, Michael Chiklis, and Gerald McRaney. After him are Carina Lau, Snub Pollard, Donnie Wahlberg, Richard Moll, Hermione Baddeley, and Mark Sheppard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Jack Benny ranks 175. Before him are Alexander P. de Seversky, Lisa Tetzner, Kurt Blome, Yakov Frenkel, Henryk Sławik, and Edwin Linkomies. After him are Surya Sen, Esfir Shub, Florbela Espanca, Paul Hörbiger, Viorica Ursuleac, and Francis Hunter. Among people deceased in 1974, Jack Benny ranks 150. Before him are Cora Sandel, Wolfgang Windgassen, Alexander P. de Seversky, Elisabeth Abegg, Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, and Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma. After him are Kick Smit, Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander, Emil Väre, Clyde Cowan, Gheorghe Albu, and Françoise Rosay.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Benny ranks 5,465 out of 20,380. Before him are Demi Lovato (1992), Gerald McRaney (1947), Manny Ayulo (1921), Charles Mackerras (1925), Charles Bacon (1885), and Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935). After him are Herbert Mullin (1947), Donnie Wahlberg (1969), Richard Moll (1943), Glen A. Larson (1937), Pete Rose (1941), and Jacob Epstein (1880).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jack Benny ranks 1,648. Before him are Annie Wersching (1977), Catherine Bach (1954), Betty Hutton (1921), Mark Moses (1958), Michael Chiklis (1963), and Gerald McRaney (1947). After him are Donnie Wahlberg (1969), Richard Moll (1943), Christopher McDonald (1955), Terrence Howard (1969), Tony Amendola (1951), and Sandahl Bergman (1951).

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