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Red Skelton

1913 - 1997

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Richard Red Skelton (July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997) was an American entertainer best known for his national radio and television shows between 1937 and 1971, especially as host of the television program The Red Skelton Show. He has stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio and television, and also appeared in burlesque, vaudeville, films, nightclubs, and casinos, all while he pursued an entirely separate career as an artist. Skelton began developing his comedic and pantomime skills from the age of 10, when he became part of a traveling medicine show. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Red Skelton has received more than 3,749,598 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Red Skelton is the 77th most popular artist (down from 46th in 2019), the 8,233rd most popular biography from United States (up from 8,316th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Artist.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Red Skelton ranks 77 out of 78. Before him are Lado Gudiashvili, Carolee Schneemann, Sergei Sviatchenko, James Rivière, John Howe, and Vik Muniz. After him are Joseph Smit, Alex Grey, Genco Gulan, Art Babbitt, William Wallace Denslow, and Borka Pavićević.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Red Skelton ranks 285. Before him are Fritz Keller, Frank Tashlin, Martial Célestin, Kalervo Toivonen, Douglas Slocombe, and Maria Kwaśniewska. After him are Hans Schwartz, Ansa Ikonen, Roger Laurent, Sammy Cahn, Ellen Albertini Dow, and Oswald Zappelli. Among people deceased in 1997, Red Skelton ranks 238. Before him are Henry Vestine, Stubby Kaye, Aleksandr Ivanov, Martin Kippenberger, Helen Jacobs, and Pedro Zaballa. After him are Edward Gardère, Roger Laurent, Joanna Moore, Laura Nyro, Jacques Pollet, and Lars Ahlin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Red Skelton ranks 8,233 out of 18,182. Before him are King Kong Bundy (1955), Harvey Korman (1927), Katherine Sophie Dreier (1877), Laura San Giacomo (1962), Mr. Lawrence (1969), and Big Walter Horton (1921). After him are Joe Hill (1972), Buddy Miles (1947), Savannah (1970), Mary Ellen Mark (1940), John Debney (1956), and David LaChapelle (1963).

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Among ARTISTS In United States

Among artists born in United States, Red Skelton ranks 18. Before him are Robert Indiana (1928), Judy Chicago (1939), Gordon Matta-Clark (1943), Mary Blair (1911), Gilbert Baker (1951), and Carolee Schneemann (1939). After him are Alex Grey (1953), Art Babbitt (1907), William Wallace Denslow (1856), Shepard Fairey (1970), Peter Sellars (1957), and Dave Dave (1976).

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