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Paul Winchell

1922 - 2005

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Paul Winchell (né Wilchinsky; December 21, 1922 – June 24, 2005) was an American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, humanitarian, and inventor whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. From 1950 to 1954, he hosted The Paul Winchell Show, which also used two other titles during its prime time run on NBC: The Speidel Show, and What's My Name?. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Winchell has received more than 2,003,003 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Paul Winchell is the 6,901st most popular actor (down from 5,753rd in 2019), the 10,189th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,551st in 2019) and the 3,190th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Paul Winchell ranks 6,901 out of 13,578. Before him are Mary Boland, Manorama, Didi Conn, Abigail Breslin, Betty Garrett, and Mary Philbin. After him are Candace Cameron Bure, Nikolay Bogolyubov, Lika Kavzharadze, Armin Rohde, Smita Patil, and John Ross Bowie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Paul Winchell ranks 404. Before him are Franz Fühmann, Eevi Huttunen, John Braine, Darren McGavin, Ágnes Nemes Nagy, and Gil Merrick. After him are Pierre Blondiaux, Ebbe Parsner, Miller Anderson, Maja Bošković-Stulli, John Anderson, and Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo. Among people deceased in 2005, Paul Winchell ranks 317. Before him are Leonid Shamkovich, Percy Heath, Lee Eun-ju, Wendie Jo Sperber, Juan Pedevilla, and Ismail Merchant. After him are Renzo Nostini, Hong Deok-young, Ernest Lehman, Dave Allen, Robert Creeley, and Kalevi Hämäläinen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Winchell ranks 10,189 out of 20,380. Before him are Jesse James (1969), Edward C. Stone (1936), Abigail Breslin (1996), Adolph Dubs (1920), Betty Garrett (1919), and Mary Philbin (1902). After him are Candace Cameron Bure (1976), Bill Hicks (1961), Bill Holland (1907), Cecil Green (1919), Eddy Arnold (1918), and John Ross Bowie (1971).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Paul Winchell ranks 3,190. Before him are William Christopher (1932), Mary Boland (1882), Didi Conn (1951), Abigail Breslin (1996), Betty Garrett (1919), and Mary Philbin (1902). After him are Candace Cameron Bure (1976), John Ross Bowie (1971), Brian Van Holt (1969), John Litel (1892), James Marshall (1967), and Kristen Johnston (1967).

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