ACTOR

Redd Foxx

1922 - 1991

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John Elroy Sanford (December 9, 1922 – October 11, 1991), better known by his stage name Redd Foxx, was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Foxx gained success with his raunchy nightclub act before and during the civil rights movement. Known as the "King of the Party Records", he performed on more than 50 records in his lifetime. He portrayed Fred G. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Redd Foxx has received more than 6,613,923 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Redd Foxx is the 7,307th most popular actor (down from 6,058th in 2019), the 10,787th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,040th in 2019) and the 3,374th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Redd Foxxes by language

Over the past year Redd Foxx has had the most page views in the with 964,690 views, followed by Italian (7,871), and Spanish (5,701). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (88.81%), Afrikaans (85.81%), and Yoruba (59.11%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Redd Foxx ranks 7,307 out of 13,578. Before him are Takeshi Kusao, Nick Frost, Alexandra Lamy, Charles Avery, Martha Raye, and Ana Paula Arósio. After him are Ansel Elgort, Stuart Holmes, Manolo Cardona, Spring Byington, Jón Gnarr, and Jennifer Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Redd Foxx ranks 419. Before him are Ekaterina Kalinchuk, Fyvush Finkel, Kai Winding, Harry Siljander, Herb McKenley, and André Buffière. After him are Andy Phillip, Joan Copeland, William Schallert, Willi Heeks, George R. Price, and Emil Wolf. Among people deceased in 1991, Redd Foxx ranks 253. Before him are Aline MacMahon, Veniamin Alexandrov, Gordon Pirie, Happy Chandler, Grete Mostny, and Alden Sanborn. After him are Ambrus Nagy, Eleanor Audley, Pavel Morozenko, Paulo Muwanga, David Ruffin, and Forrest Towns.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Redd Foxx ranks 10,787 out of 20,380. Before him are Katie Cassidy (1986), Adolphus Greely (1844), Pua Kealoha (1902), Charles Avery (1873), Lawrence Venuti (1953), and Martha Raye (1916). After him are Ansel Elgort (1994), Stuart Holmes (1884), Spring Byington (1886), Jennifer Taylor (1972), George Alec Effinger (1947), and N. Scott Momaday (1934).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Redd Foxx ranks 3,374. Before him are Tracy Letts (1965), May Allison (1890), Barbara Barrie (1931), Katie Cassidy (1986), Charles Avery (1873), and Martha Raye (1916). After him are Ansel Elgort (1994), Stuart Holmes (1884), Spring Byington (1886), Jennifer Taylor (1972), Kenneth Choi (1971), and Paul Stewart (1908).

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Television and Movie Roles

Sanford and Son
Fred G. Sanford
The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
7.392 / 10
Harlem Nights
Bennie Wilson
'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to see him go out of business. In the world of organised crime and police corruption in the 1920s, any dastardly trick is fair.
Nov 17o 19896.087 / 10
Norman... Is That You?
Ben Chambers
Ben and Beatrice Chambers discover that their son Norman is gay and so Ben is intent on setting him right.
Sep 29o 19765.2 / 10