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Kenan Thompson

1978 - Today

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Kenan Thompson (; born May 10, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He has been a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live since 2003, making him the longest-tenured cast member in the show's history. He was also the first regular cast member born after the show's premiere in 1975. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kenan Thompson has received more than 10,754,029 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Kenan Thompson is the 88th most popular comedian (up from 90th in 2019), the 15,403rd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,259th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular American Comedian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Kenan Thompson ranks 88 out of 98. Before him are Steven Wright, Gabriel Iglesias, Nick Swardson, Nick Kroll, Dane Cook, and Chris O'Dowd. After him are Aziz Ansari, Ralphie May, Chelsea Handler, Mitch Hedberg, Bo Burnham, and Nikocado Avocado.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Kenan Thompson ranks 576. Before him are Maria Menounos, Mathew Hayman, Mun In-guk, Kelly Stables, Anna Przybylska, and Jessica Barth. After him are Yekaterina Volkova, Mario Regueiro, Tamera Mowry, Frédéric Piquionne, Júlio Sérgio, and Marek Saganowski.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenan Thompson ranks 15,403 out of 20,380. Before him are Hugh Beaumont (1909), Kelis (1979), Zona Gale (1874), Kurupt (1972), Anthony Pettis (1987), and Dominic A. Antonelli (1967). After him are Sara Paxton (1988), Jim Jeffords (1934), Richard Lloyd (1951), Jennifer Westfeldt (1970), John August (1970), and Dannel Malloy (1955).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Kenan Thompson ranks 72. Before him are Joy Behar (1942), Steven Wright (1955), Gabriel Iglesias (1976), Nick Swardson (1976), Nick Kroll (1978), and Dane Cook (1972). After him are Aziz Ansari (1983), Ralphie May (1972), Chelsea Handler (1975), Mitch Hedberg (1968), Bo Burnham (1990), and Doug Stanhope (1967).

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