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Robin Williams

1951 - 2014

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Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and comedies alike, Williams is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time. He received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, five Grammy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Williams was awarded the Cecil B. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robin Williams has received more than 51,992,135 page views. His biography is available in 131 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 129 in 2019). Robin Williams is the most popular comedian, the 80th most popular biography from United States (down from 79th in 2019) and the most popular American Comedian.

Robin Williams is most famous for his roles in the television show Mork and Mindy, the films Mrs. Doubtfire, Jumanji, Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting, and Good Morning Vietnam.

Memorability Metrics

  • 52M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 76.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 131

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Robin Williams ranks 1 out of 98. After him are Adam Sandler, Eddie Murphy, Whoopi Goldberg, Bill Cosby, Steve Martin, Ellen DeGeneres, George Carlin, Dick Van Dyke, Chevy Chase, Ricky Gervais, and Simon Pegg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Robin Williams ranks 1. After him are Shehbaz Sharif, Ilona Staller, Louis van Gaal, Sting, Santiago Calatrava, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Phil Collins, Anatoly Karpov, Mohamed Morsi, Stellan Skarsgård, and John Deacon. Among people deceased in 2014, Robin Williams ranks 5. Before him are Ariel Sharon, Gabriel García Márquez, Alfredo Di Stéfano, and Eusébio. After him are Eduard Shevardnadze, Claudio Abbado, Luis Aragonés, Joe Cocker, Wojciech Jaruzelski, Eli Wallach, and Gough Whitlam.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robin Williams ranks 80 out of 20,380. Before him are Patrick Swayze (1952), Bill Clinton (1946), Theodore Roosevelt (1858), Woody Allen (1935), Al Capone (1899), and Abraham Maslow (1908). After him are Stephen King (1947), Morgan Freeman (1937), Larry Ellison (1944), John D. Rockefeller (1839), Martin Luther King Jr. (1929), and Caitlyn Jenner (1949).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Robin Williams ranks 1. After him are Adam Sandler (1966), Eddie Murphy (1961), Whoopi Goldberg (1955), Bill Cosby (1937), Steve Martin (1945), Ellen DeGeneres (1958), George Carlin (1937), Dick Van Dyke (1925), Chevy Chase (1943), Bob Newhart (1929), and Joan Rivers (1933).

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