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Melissa McCarthy

1970 - Today

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Melissa Ann McCarthy (born August 26, 1970) is an American actress, screenwriter, and producer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. McCarthy was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016, and she has been featured multiple times in annual rankings of the highest-paid actresses in the world. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Melissa McCarthy has received more than 27,903,502 page views. Her biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Melissa McCarthy is the 23rd most popular comedian (up from 25th in 2019), the 2,618th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,564th in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Comedian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 28M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 60

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Melissa McCarthy ranks 23 out of 98Before her are Lucille Ball, Bob Saget, Bob Odenkirk, Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, and Henry Winkler. After her are Larry David, John Ritter, Don Rickles, Jerry Seinfeld, Zach Galifianakis, and Mary Tyler Moore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Melissa McCarthy ranks 46Before her are Phillip Cocu, Christian Karembeu, Gabriela Sabatini, Paolo Sorrentino, Queen Rania of Jordan, and Yann Tiersen. After her are Paulo Sousa, M. Night Shyamalan, Izabella Scorupco, Patrick M'Boma, Djalminha, and Alen Bokšić.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Melissa McCarthy ranks 2,618 out of 20,380Before her are Billy Ray Cyrus (1961), Barry Nelson (1917), Adrian Smith (1944), Chester Carlson (1906), Tod Browning (1880), and Jack Nicklaus (1940). After her are Marvin Harris (1927), Eleanor F. Helin (1932), Lew Ayres (1908), Drew Barrymore (1975), A. E. Waite (1857), and John Grinder (1940).

Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Melissa McCarthy ranks 20Before her are Lucille Ball (1911), Bob Saget (1956), Bob Odenkirk (1962), Richard Pryor (1940), Chris Rock (1965), and Henry Winkler (1945). After her are Larry David (1947), John Ritter (1948), Don Rickles (1926), Jerry Seinfeld (1954), Zach Galifianakis (1969), and Mary Tyler Moore (1936).