COMEDIAN

Norm Macdonald

1959 - 2021

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Norman Gene Macdonald (October 17, 1959 – September 14, 2021) was a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and writer whose style was characterized by deadpan delivery, eccentric understatement, and the use of folksy, old-fashioned turns of phrase. He appeared in many films and was a regular guest on late-night talk shows, where he became known for his chaotic, yet understated style of comedy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Norm Macdonald has received more than 18,172,130 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Norm Macdonald is the 50th most popular comedian (down from 38th in 2019), the 438th most popular biography from Canada (down from 226th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Comedian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 18M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Norm Macdonald ranks 50 out of 98. Before him are Andy Samberg, Howie Mandel, Jason Segel, Sarah Silverman, Steve Coogan, and Jamie Kennedy. After him are Jordan Peele, Patton Oswalt, Amy Poehler, David Cross, Tracey Ullman, and Cedric the Entertainer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Norm Macdonald ranks 308. Before him are Judd Nelson, Luis Fernando Suárez, Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, Jayne Atkinson, Billy Campbell, and Kim Newman. After him are Yasuhito Suzuki, José Carlos Somoza, Dainis Kūla, Darío Grandinetti, Michael Klein, and Nobuo Kishi. Among people deceased in 2021, Norm Macdonald ranks 464. Before him are Beryl Penrose, Kurt Biedenkopf, Djibril Tamsir Niane, Lubomir Kavalek, Giuseppe Galante, and Abubakar Shekau. After him are Jan Sokol, Casimir Oyé-Mba, Peter Mark Richman, Michael Fisher, Orlando Martínez, and Jan Jindra.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Norm Macdonald ranks 438 out of 1,622. Before him are Anne Murray (1945), Roy Dupuis (1963), Nancy Greene Raine (1943), Steven Ogg (1973), Calixa Lavallée (1842), and Lochlyn Munro (1966). After him are Lucile Watson (1879), John Peters Humphrey (1905), George Campbell (1878), Hank Snow (1914), Harry Crerar (1888), and Peaches (1966).

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Among COMEDIANS In Canada

Among comedians born in Canada, Norm Macdonald ranks 2. Before him are Howie Mandel (1955).

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