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Patton Oswalt

1969 - Today

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Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. His acting roles include Spence Olchin in the sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007) and narrating the sitcom The Goldbergs (2013–2023) as adult Adam F. Goldberg. After making his acting debut in the Seinfeld episode "The Couch", he has appeared in a variety of television series, such as Parks and Recreation, Community, Two and a Half Men, Drunk History, Reno 911!, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Archer, Veep, Justified, Kim Possible, Modern Family, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and We Bare Bears. He portrayed Principal Ralph Durbin in A.P. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patton Oswalt has received more than 14,723,208 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 52 in 2019). Patton Oswalt is the 52nd most popular comedian (down from 49th in 2019), the 8,225th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,025th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular American Comedian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 15M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Patton Oswalt ranks 52 out of 98. Before him are Jason Segel, Sarah Silverman, Steve Coogan, Jamie Kennedy, Norm Macdonald, and Jordan Peele. After him are Amy Poehler, David Cross, Tracey Ullman, Cedric the Entertainer, Nick Offerman, and Dolphy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Patton Oswalt ranks 271. Before him are Lukas Moodysson, Domingos Paciência, Bisher Al-Khasawneh, Rana Hussein, Lisa Su, and Naomi Kawase. After him are Pavel Tonkov, Yelena Shushunova, Sarina Wiegman, Vassily Ivanchuk, Ravindra Prabhat, and Mahsun Kırmızıgül.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Patton Oswalt ranks 8,225 out of 20,380. Before him are Reta Shaw (1912), Matthew Henson (1866), James Stafford (1932), Zachary Levi (1980), Lynn Bari (1913), and Katherine Dunham (1909). After him are Rhys Chatham (1952), Alfred W. Crosby (1931), Peter Buck (1956), Michael Herr (1940), Candice Night (1971), and William R. Day (1849).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Patton Oswalt ranks 43. Before him are Denis Leary (1957), Andy Samberg (1978), Jason Segel (1980), Sarah Silverman (1970), Jamie Kennedy (1970), and Jordan Peele (1979). After him are Amy Poehler (1971), David Cross (1964), Cedric the Entertainer (1964), Nick Offerman (1970), B. J. Novak (1979), and Sinbad (1956).

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