COMEDIAN

Rodney Dangerfield

1921 - 2004

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Jack Roy (born Jacob Cohen; November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), better known by the pseudonym Rodney Dangerfield, was an American stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He was known for his self-deprecating one-liner humor, his catchphrase "I don't get no respect!" and his monologues on that theme. Dangerfield began his career working as a stand-up comic at the Fantasy Lounge in New York City. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rodney Dangerfield has received more than 10,577,640 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Rodney Dangerfield is the 40th most popular comedian (up from 42nd in 2019), the 5,335th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,076th in 2019) and the 35th most popular American Comedian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Rodney Dangerfield ranks 40 out of 98. Before him are Ronald Golias, Jackie Gleason, Kevin Hart, Albert Brooks, Jonathan Winters, and Louis C.K.. After him are Garry Shandling, Eddie Izzard, Denis Leary, Andy Samberg, Howie Mandel, and Jason Segel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Rodney Dangerfield ranks 243. Before him are Elizabeth Wilson, Ernst Haas, Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Jack Kramer, Tore Sjöstrand, and Mustafa Ben Halim. After him are Jamie Uys, Ken Adam, Maria Gorokhovskaya, Yevgeniya Rudneva, Betty Hutton, and Manny Ayulo. Among people deceased in 2004, Rodney Dangerfield ranks 176. Before him are Jacek Kuroń, Angus Ogilvy, Joan Aiken, Ljubiša Spajić, Virginia Grey, and Bror Mellberg. After him are Albert Brülls, Hasse Ekman, John Drew Barrymore, Adolf Ehrnrooth, John Peel, and Frank Thomas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rodney Dangerfield ranks 5,335 out of 20,380. Before him are Elizabeth Gertrude Britton (1858), Daniel Silva (1960), Leonard Eugene Dickson (1874), Billy Crudup (1968), Madalyn Murray O'Hair (1919), and Mike Mangini (1963). After him are Nancy Carroll (1903), Stephanie Seymour (1968), Gordon Matta-Clark (1943), David Ellefson (1964), Lauryn Hill (1975), and Michael Angelo Batio (1956).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Rodney Dangerfield ranks 35. Before him are Lenny Bruce (1925), Jackie Gleason (1916), Kevin Hart (1979), Albert Brooks (1947), Jonathan Winters (1925), and Louis C.K. (1967). After him are Garry Shandling (1949), Denis Leary (1957), Andy Samberg (1978), Jason Segel (1980), Sarah Silverman (1970), and Jamie Kennedy (1970).

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