ACTOR

Michael Richards

1949 - Today

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Michael Anthony Richards (born July 24, 1949) is an American actor and former stand-up comedian. He achieved global recognition for starring as Cosmo Kramer on the NBC television sitcom Seinfeld from 1989 to 1998. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Richards has received more than 11,016,457 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 59 in 2019). Michael Richards is the 2,387th most popular actor (down from 1,203rd in 2019), the 3,797th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,146th in 2019) and the 1,089th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 58

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Michael Richards by language

Over the past year Michael Richards has had the most page views in the with 1,645,317 views, followed by Spanish (40,699), and German (35,024). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (131.52%), Estonian (99.72%), and Ido (94.24%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Richards ranks 2,387 out of 13,578. Before him are Michael Ballhaus, Leo McKern, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Bob Peck, Hiam Abbass, and Robert Foxworth. After him are Faye Wong, Darlene Conley, Park Min-young, Viktor Sukhorukov, Heinrich George, and Pola Raksa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Michael Richards ranks 233. Before him are Zé Maria, Mikhail Boyarsky, Bernd Eichinger, John Miles, Anders Arborelius, and Nebojša Radmanović. After him are Frank Beard, Joaquín Sabina, Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, Elizabeth Warren, Jens Böhrnsen, and Bruno Kirby.

Others Born in 1949

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Richards ranks 3,797 out of 20,380. Before him are Machine Gun Kelly (1895), Sarah Paulson (1974), Bernie Mac (1957), Jim Croce (1943), Thomas Newman (1955), and Robert Foxworth (1941). After him are Darlene Conley (1934), Aileen Riggin (1906), Bruce Rauner (1957), Charles Fox Parham (1873), Ken Jenkins (1940), and Norman Taurog (1899).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Michael Richards ranks 1,089. Before him are Lloyd Bacon (1889), Hank Azaria (1964), Orson Bean (1928), Dean Jones (1931), Sarah Paulson (1974), and Robert Foxworth (1941). After him are Darlene Conley (1934), Ken Jenkins (1940), Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977), Meg Foster (1948), Kevin James (1965), and Robert Blake (1933).

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Television and Movie Roles

Problem Child
Martin Beck
Ben Healy and his social climbing wife Flo adopt fun-loving seven year old Junior. But they soon discover he's a little monster as he turns a camping trip, a birthday party and even a baseball game into comic nightmares.
Jul 27o 19906.048 / 10
Bee Movie
Bud Ditchwater (voice)
Barry B. Benson, a bee who has just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans actually eat honey, and subsequently decides to sue us.
Oct 28o 20076.023 / 10
Seinfeld
Cosmo Kramer
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.
8.29 / 10