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Joan Rivers

1933 - 2014

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Joan Alexandra Molinsky (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, producer, writer, and television host. She was noted for her blunt, often controversial comedic persona that was heavily self-deprecating and acerbic, especially towards celebrities and politicians, delivered in her signature New York accent. She is considered a pioneer of women in comedy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joan Rivers has received more than 9,905,824 page views. Her biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 78 in 2019). Joan Rivers is the 15th most popular comedian (up from 17th in 2019), the 1,819th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,910th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Comedian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 76

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 7.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Joan Rivers ranks 15 out of 98. Before her are Dick Van Dyke, Chevy Chase, Ricky Gervais, Simon Pegg, Bob Hope, and Bob Newhart. After her are Andy Kaufman, Lucille Ball, Bob Saget, Bob Odenkirk, Richard Pryor, and Chris Rock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Joan Rivers ranks 104. Before her are Tomas Milian, Lea Massari, Manu Dibango, Elem Klimov, Elizabeth Montgomery, and Narriman Sadek. After her are Juanita Castro, Tom Courtney, Jerzy Kosiński, Rik Van Looy, Fred Haise, and Saleh Al-Fawzan. Among people deceased in 2014, Joan Rivers ranks 82. Before her are Siegfried Lenz, Sabah, Malcolm Glazer, Karl Albrecht, Larry Scott, and Ralph H. Baer. After her are Gottfried John, B. K. S. Iyengar, Run Run Shaw, Riz Ortolani, Mike Nichols, and Milan Galić.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joan Rivers ranks 1,819 out of 20,380. Before her are Paul L. Smith (1936), Cole Porter (1891), Floyd Patterson (1935), Bob Fosse (1927), Robert C. Merton (1944), and Marcheline Bertrand (1950). After her are Susan Atkins (1948), Eric Carr (1950), Wallace Shawn (1943), Ub Iwerks (1901), Cecil B. DeMille (1881), and Tex Avery (1908).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Joan Rivers ranks 12. Before her are Steve Martin (1945), Ellen DeGeneres (1958), George Carlin (1937), Dick Van Dyke (1925), Chevy Chase (1943), and Bob Newhart (1929). After her are Andy Kaufman (1949), Lucille Ball (1911), Bob Saget (1956), Bob Odenkirk (1962), Richard Pryor (1940), and Chris Rock (1965).

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