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Mindy Kaling

1979 - Today

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Vera Mindy Chokalingam (born June 24, 1979), known professionally as Mindy Kaling (), is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Known for her extensive work on television, she has received numerous accolades including two Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Tony Award, and six Primetime Emmy Awards nominations. She was recognized by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2013 and was awarded the National Medal of the Arts from President Joe Biden in 2022.She first gained recognition starring as Kelly Kapoor in the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2013), for which she also served as a writer, executive producer, and director. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mindy Kaling has received more than 20,786,157 page views. Her biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Mindy Kaling is the 71st most popular comedian (down from 67th in 2019), the 10,749th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,350th in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Comedian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 21M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Mindy Kalings by language

Over the past year Mindy Kaling has had the most page views in the with 1,798,184 views, followed by Spanish (104,416), and French (55,824). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (376.71%), Serbian (206.75%), and Basque (125.46%)

Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Mindy Kaling ranks 71 out of 98Before her are Bill Hicks, Bill Burr, Janeane Garofalo, Amy Schumer, Stephen Merchant, and Kathy Griffin. After her are Jeff Dunham, Wanda Sykes, Khaby Lame, Gallagher, Dax Shepard, and Sam Kinison.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Mindy Kaling ranks 217Before her are Taavi Rõivas, Sabina Babayeva, Rachel Corrie, Mamadou Niang, Soo Ae, and Tobias Linderoth. After her are Doni, The Game, Michele Scarponi, Daniel Narcisse, Boubacar Barry, and Ryan Tedder.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mindy Kaling ranks 10,749 out of 20,380Before her are Susan Bernard (1948), Patrick Leonard (1956), Mike Rotunda (1958), Vern Mikkelsen (1928), George Murphy (1902), and Chris Hughes (1983). After her are Edward Andrews (1914), Genevieve Cortese (1981), Richard Bassett (1745), Vanessa Ferlito (1980), Alice White (1904), and Cynthia Ozick (1928).

Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Mindy Kaling ranks 57Before her are Dave Chappelle (1973), Fred Armisen (1966), Bill Hicks (1961), Janeane Garofalo (1964), Amy Schumer (1981), and Kathy Griffin (1960). After her are Jeff Dunham (1962), Wanda Sykes (1964), Gallagher (1946), Dax Shepard (1975), Sam Kinison (1953), and Tim Meadows (1961).