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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 26,875,863 page views. Her biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Melissa McCarthy is the 26th most popular comedian (down from 25th in 2019), the 2,570th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,871st in 2019) and the 23rd most popular American Comedian.

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  • 27M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 58

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Melissa McCarthy ranks 26 out of 91Before her are Bob Odenkirk, Andy Kaufman, Jerry Seinfeld, Henry Winkler, Richard Pryor, and Chris Rock. After her are Don Rickles, John Ritter, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Shimura, Bernie Mac, and Mary Tyler Moore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Melissa McCarthy ranks 39Before her are Tonya Harding, Izabella Scorupco, Frank de Boer, Yann Tiersen, Paulo Sousa, and Emmanuel Petit. After her are Christian Karembeu, Roberto Di Matteo, Gabriela Sabatini, Marco Pantani, Andrej Plenković, and Phillip Cocu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Melissa McCarthy ranks 2,570 out of 18,182Before her are Janet Jackson (1966), Bob Cousy (1928), Cissy Houston (1933), Robert Hansen (1939), Edward Herrmann (1943), and Thomas Eakins (1844). After her are David Duke (1950), Alvin Plantinga (1932), Patricia Arquette (1968), Claire Lee Chennault (1890), Arthur Kennedy (1914), and Bill Duke (1943).

Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Melissa McCarthy ranks 23Before her are Bob Odenkirk (1962), Andy Kaufman (1949), Jerry Seinfeld (1954), Henry Winkler (1945), Richard Pryor (1940), and Chris Rock (1965). After her are Don Rickles (1926), John Ritter (1948), Zach Galifianakis (1969), Bernie Mac (1957), Mary Tyler Moore (1936), and Jackie Gleason (1916).

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