1933 - 2014
Joan Alexandra Molinsky (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and television host. She was noted for her often controversial comedic persona—heavily self-deprecating and sharply acerbic, especially towards celebrities and politicians. Rivers started her career in comedy clubs in Greenwich Village alongside her peers George Carlin, Woody Allen, and Richard Pryor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joan Rivers has received more than 5,749,551 page views. Her biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Joan Rivers is the 14th most popular comedian (up from 15th in 2019), the 1,681st most popular biography from United States (up from 1,835th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Comedian.
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Among comedians, Joan Rivers ranks 14 out of 90. Before her are Dick Van Dyke, Chevy Chase, George Carlin, Bob Newhart, Bob Hope, and Simon Pegg. After her are Andy Kaufman, Richard Pryor, Henry Winkler, Ricky Gervais, Don Rickles, and Lucille Ball.
1925 - Present
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 8
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 9
1937 - 2008
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 10
1929 - Present
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 11
1903 - 2003
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 12
1970 - Present
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 13
1933 - 2014
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 14
1949 - 1984
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 15
1940 - 2005
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 16
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 17
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 18
1926 - 2017
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 19
1911 - 1989
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 20
Among people born in 1933, Joan Rivers ranks 95. Before her are Sylva Koscina, Lea Massari, Fred Haise, Waichiro Omura, Larry King, and Richard S. Castellano. After her are Ko Un, Tom Skerritt, Rik Van Looy, Bata Živojinović, Ilia II of Georgia, and Yuri Oganessian. Among people deceased in 2014, Joan Rivers ranks 76. Before her are Tito Vilanova, David Easton, Harold Ramis, Alicia Rhett, Vujadin Boškov, and Vladimir Beara. After her are Gabriel Axel, Jean-Luc Dehaene, Billy Milligan, Serge Moscovici, B. K. S. Iyengar, and Run Run Shaw.
1933 - 1994
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 89
1933 - Present
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 90
1933 - Present
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 91
1933 - 2003
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 92
1933 - Present
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 93
1933 - 1988
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 94
1933 - 2014
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 95
1933 - Present
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 96
1933 - Present
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 97
1933 - Present
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 98
1933 - 2016
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 99
1933 - Present
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 100
1933 - Present
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 101
1968 - 2014
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 70
1917 - 2014
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 71
1944 - 2014
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 72
1915 - 2014
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 73
1931 - 2014
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 74
1928 - 2014
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 75
1933 - 2014
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 76
1918 - 2014
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 77
1940 - 2014
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 78
1955 - 2014
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 79
1925 - 2014
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 80
1918 - 2014
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 81
1907 - 2014
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 82
Among people born in United States, Joan Rivers ranks 1,681 out of 15,968. Before her are Richard Jordan Gatling (1818), Jonathan Edwards (1703), Annette Bening (1958), George Whipple (1878), Stanley Tucci (1960), and Lou Ferrigno (1951). After her are Dickinson W. Richards (1895), Lester Young (1909), Annie Oakley (1860), Stonewall Jackson (1824), Buddy Guy (1936), and Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960).
1818 - 1903
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 1,675
1703 - 1758
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 1,676
1958 - Present
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 1,677
1878 - 1976
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 1,678
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 1,679
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 1,680
1933 - 2014
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 1,681
1895 - 1973
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 1,682
1909 - 1959
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 1,683
1860 - 1926
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 1,684
1824 - 1863
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 1,685
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 1,686
1960 - 1988
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 1,687
Among comedians born in United States, Joan Rivers ranks 12. Before her are Steve Martin (1945), Ellen DeGeneres (1958), Dick Van Dyke (1925), Chevy Chase (1943), George Carlin (1937), and Bob Newhart (1929). After her are Andy Kaufman (1949), Richard Pryor (1940), Henry Winkler (1945), Don Rickles (1926), Lucille Ball (1911), and Bob Odenkirk (1962).
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 6
1958 - Present
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 7
1925 - Present
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 8
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 9
1937 - 2008
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 10
1929 - Present
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 11
1933 - 2014
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 12
1949 - 1984
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 13
1940 - 2005
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 14
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 15
1926 - 2017
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 16
1911 - 1989
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 17
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 18