1959 - Today
Norman Gene Macdonald (October 17, 1959 – September 14, 2021) was a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and writer who was known for his style of deadpan humor and interjecting poetic, sometimes old-fashioned turns of phrase. Throughout his career, he appeared in numerous films and was a regular favorite comedian panelist of talk show hosts, with many critics considering him to be the ultimate late-night comedy guest.Early in his career, Macdonald's first work in television included writing for such comedies as Roseanne and The Dennis Miller Show. In 1993, Macdonald was hired as a writer and cast member on Saturday Night Live (SNL), spending a total of five seasons on the series, which included anchoring the show's Weekend Update segment for three and a half seasons. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Norm Macdonald has received more than 11,760,169 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Norm Macdonald is the 75th most popular comedian (down from 74th in 2019), the 654th most popular biography from Canada and the 2nd most popular Canadian Comedian.
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Among comedians, Norm Macdonald ranks 75 out of 90. Before him are Sinbad, Mindy Kaling, Margaret Cho, B. J. Novak, Andrew Dice Clay, and Dolphy. After him are Tim Meadows, Nick Swardson, Bill Burr, Gabriel Iglesias, Dane Cook, and Kristen Schaal.
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 69
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 70
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 71
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 72
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 73
1928 - 2012
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 74
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 75
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 76
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 77
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 78
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 79
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 80
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 81
Among people born in 1959, Norm Macdonald ranks 483. Before him are Ronald Weigel, Patrizio Oliva, Rudolf Koelman, Wanda Panfil, Juan Carlos Letelier, and Marc Alexandre. After him are Sjaak Troost, Per-Mathias Høgmo, Fernando Romay, Tim Van Patten, Marc Shaiman, and Phil Morris.
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 477
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 478
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 479
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 480
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 481
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 482
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 483
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 484
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 485
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 486
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 487
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 488
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 489
Among people born in Canada, Norm Macdonald ranks 654 out of 1,130. Before him are Vanessa Morgan (1992), Sidney Crosby (1987), Emily Murphy (1868), Stephen Elop (1963), Jessica Parker Kennedy (1984), and June Havoc (1912). After him are Andrea Roth (1967), Erik Mongrain (1980), Jennifer Finnigan (1979), Vik Sahay (1971), Erica Cerra (1979), and Hayley Wickenheiser (1978).
1992 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 648
1987 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 649
1868 - 1933
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 650
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 651
1984 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 652
1912 - 2010
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 653
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 654
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 655
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 656
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 657
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 658
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 659
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 660
Among comedians born in Canada, Norm Macdonald ranks 2. Before him are Howie Mandel (1955).