ACTOR

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Winchell has received more than 1,841,906 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Paul Winchell is the 6,898th most popular actor (down from 5,753rd in 2019), the 10,184th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,551st in 2019) and the 3,189th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Paul Winchells by language

Over the past year Paul Winchell has had the most page views in the with 207,703 views, followed by Spanish (5,383), and Italian (2,660). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Danish (723.88%), Simple English (130.76%), and Afrikaans (84.93%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Paul Winchell ranks 6,898 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 10,184 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 3,189. 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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Television and Movie Roles

The Aristocats
Chinese Cat (voice)
When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children—Bonfamille’s beloved family of cats—the butler plots to steal the money and kidnaps the legatees, leaving them out on a country road. All seems lost until the wily Thomas O’Malley Cat and his jazz-playing alley cats come to the aristocats’ rescue.
Dec 24o 19707.299 / 10
The Fox and the Hound
Boomer (voice)
When a feisty little fox named Tod is adopted into a farm family, he quickly becomes friends with a fun and adorable hound puppy named Copper. Life is full of hilarious adventures until Copper is expected to take on his role as a hunting dog -- and the object of his search is his best friend!
Jul 10o 19817.143 / 10
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Tigger (voice)
Whether we’re young or forever young at heart, the Hundred Acre Wood calls to that place in each of us that still believes in magic. Join pals Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Owl, Rabbit, Tigger and Christopher Robin as they enjoy their days together and sing their way through adventures.
Mar 11o 19777.2 / 10