COMEDIAN
Norm Macdonald
1959 - Today
Norm Macdonald
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.
Memorability Metrics
12M
Page Views (PV)
51.28
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
1.41
Effective Languages (L*)
3.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Norm Macdonalds by language
Among COMEDIANS
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.
Most Popular Comedians in Wikipedia
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Sinbad
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 69
Mindy Kaling
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 70
Margaret Cho
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 71
B. J. Novak
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 72
Andrew Dice Clay
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 73
Dolphy
1928 - 2012
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 74
Norm Macdonald
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 75
Tim Meadows
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 76
Nick Swardson
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 77
Bill Burr
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 78
Gabriel Iglesias
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 79
Dane Cook
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 80
Kristen Schaal
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 81
Contemporaries
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.
Others Born in 1959
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Ronald Weigel
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 477
Patrizio Oliva
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 478
Rudolf Koelman
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 479
Wanda Panfil
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 480
Juan Carlos Letelier
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 481
Marc Alexandre
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 482
Norm Macdonald
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 483
Sjaak Troost
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 484
Per-Mathias Høgmo
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 485
Fernando Romay
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 486
Tim Van Patten
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 487
Marc Shaiman
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 488
Phil Morris
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 489
In Canada
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).
Others born in Canada
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Vanessa Morgan
1992 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 648
Sidney Crosby
1987 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 649
Emily Murphy
1868 - 1933
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 650
Stephen Elop
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 651
Jessica Parker Kennedy
1984 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 652
June Havoc
1912 - 2010
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 653
Norm Macdonald
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 654
Andrea Roth
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 655
Erik Mongrain
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 656
Jennifer Finnigan
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 657
Vik Sahay
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 658
Erica Cerra
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 659
Hayley Wickenheiser
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 660
Among COMEDIANS In Canada
Among comedians born in Canada, Norm Macdonald ranks 2. Before him are Howie Mandel (1955).
