1933 - 2014
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 8,967,464 page views. Her biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2019). Joan Rivers is the 17th most popular comedian (down from 14th in 2019), the 1,911th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,680th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Comedian.
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Among comedians, Joan Rivers ranks 17 out of 91. Before her are George Carlin, Bob Saget, Bob Newhart, Bob Hope, Ricky Gervais, and Simon Pegg. After her are Harpo Marx, Larry David, Bob Odenkirk, Andy Kaufman, Jerry Seinfeld, and Henry Winkler.
1937 - 2008
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 11
1956 - 2022
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 12
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 13
1903 - 2003
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 14
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 15
1970 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 16
1933 - 2014
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 17
1888 - 1964
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 18
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 19
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 20
1949 - 1984
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 21
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 22
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 23
Among people born in 1933, Joan Rivers ranks 101. Before her are Hisataka Okamoto, Franz, Duke of Bavaria, Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Fouad Mebazaa, Tomas Milian, and Jehan Sadat. After her are Yukhym Zvyahilsky, Debra Paget, Rik Van Looy, Yasukazu Tanaka, Ko Un, and Borislav Ivkov. Among people deceased in 2014, Joan Rivers ranks 75. Before her are Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Run Run Shaw, Karl Albrecht, Larry Scott, Richard Møller Nielsen, and Malcolm Glazer. After her are Tito Vilanova, Jack Bruce, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Alexander Shulgin, Mike Nichols, and Vujadin Boškov.
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 95
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 96
1933 - 1999
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 97
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 98
1933 - 2017
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 99
1933 - 2021
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 100
1933 - 2014
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 101
1933 - 2021
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 102
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 103
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 104
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 105
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 106
1933 - 2022
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 107
1932 - 2014
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 69
1907 - 2014
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 70
1920 - 2014
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 71
1938 - 2014
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 72
1937 - 2014
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 73
1928 - 2014
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 74
1933 - 2014
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 75
1968 - 2014
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 76
1943 - 2014
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 77
1951 - 2014
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 78
1925 - 2014
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 79
1931 - 2014
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 80
1931 - 2014
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 81
Among people born in United States, Joan Rivers ranks 1,911 out of 18,182. Before her are Edsel Ford (1893), Alben W. Barkley (1877), Carole King (1942), Robby Krieger (1946), Josiah Warren (1798), and Roger Corman (1926). After her are Harold Garfinkel (1917), Asa Griggs Candler (1851), Vera Wang (1949), John Cusack (1966), Fran Drescher (1957), and Gloria Steinem (1934).
1893 - 1943
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 1,905
1877 - 1956
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 1,906
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 1,907
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 1,908
1798 - 1874
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 1,909
1926 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 1,910
1933 - 2014
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 1,911
1917 - 2011
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 1,912
1851 - 1929
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 1,913
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 1,914
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 1,915
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 1,916
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 1,917
Among comedians born in United States, Joan Rivers ranks 14. Before her are Dick Van Dyke (1925), Chevy Chase (1943), Lucille Ball (1911), George Carlin (1937), Bob Saget (1956), and Bob Newhart (1929). After her are Harpo Marx (1888), Larry David (1947), Bob Odenkirk (1962), Andy Kaufman (1949), Jerry Seinfeld (1954), and Henry Winkler (1945).
1925 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 8
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 9
1911 - 1989
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 10
1937 - 2008
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 11
1956 - 2022
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 12
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 13
1933 - 2014
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 14
1888 - 1964
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 15
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 16
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 17
1949 - 1984
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 18
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 19
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 20