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Lou Costello

1906 - 1959

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Louis Francis Cristillo (March 6, 1906 – March 3, 1959), better known as Lou Costello, was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known for his double act with Bud Abbott and their routine "Who's on First?". Abbott and Costello, who teamed in burlesque in 1936, were among the most popular and highest-paid entertainers in the world during World War II. During a national tour in 1942, they sold $85 million in war bonds in 35 days. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lou Costello has received more than 3,115,024 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Lou Costello is the 3,409th most popular actor (down from 2,817th in 2019), the 5,287th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,575th in 2019) and the 1,608th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lou Costello ranks 3,409 out of 9,996. Before him are Murray Hamilton, Victor Lanoux, Harriet Walter, Tōru Furuya, Daniel Duval, and Alan Cumming. After him are Niels Arestrup, Jim Varney, Josephine Chaplin, Michael B. Jordan, Alessandra Martines, and Carina Lau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Lou Costello ranks 216. Before him are Juan Modesto, Boris Kaufman, Luo Ruiqing, Corneliu Baba, Arturo Torres Carrasco, and Joan Blondell. After him are Alexander Rou, A. J. P. Taylor, Bruno de Finetti, Nils Axelsson, Johnny Hodges, and Eitel Cantoni. Among people deceased in 1959, Lou Costello ranks 119. Before him are Alfonso López Pumarejo, Johan Bojer, Boughera El Ouafi, Esfir Shub, Erhard Schmidt, and Kathryn Adams. After him are Alexander Rueb, Max Gerson, Boris Eikhenbaum, Albert Namatjira, Edith Clarke, and Heleno de Freitas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lou Costello ranks 5,287 out of 18,182. Before him are Daniel Burnham (1846), Shirley Fry (1927), S. Robson Walton (1944), Adolph Gottlieb (1903), Bobby Keys (1943), and Mark Tornillo (1954). After him are Alexander H. Stephens (1812), Jim Varney (1949), Josephine Chaplin (1949), Renée Fleming (1959), Michael B. Jordan (1987), and Graham Allison (1940).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Lou Costello ranks 1,608. Before him are Ed Helms (1974), Rosario Dawson (1979), Mike Wallace (1918), Emma Roberts (1991), Pamela Reed (1949), and Murray Hamilton (1923). After him are Jim Varney (1949), Josephine Chaplin (1949), Michael B. Jordan (1987), Beverly Aadland (1942), Joe Manganiello (1976), and Margo Martindale (1951).

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