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Sam Kinison

1953 - 1992

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Samuel Burl Kinison ( KIN-iss-ən; December 8, 1953 – April 10, 1992) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. A former Pentecostal preacher, he performed stand-up routines that were characterized by intense sudden tirades, punctuated with his distinctive scream, similar to charismatic preachers. Initially performing for free, Kinison became a regular fixture at The Comedy Store where he met and eventually befriended such comics as Robin Williams and Jim Carrey. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Kinison has received more than 6,638,384 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Kinison is the 84th most popular comedian, the 13,106th most popular biography from United States and the 70th most popular American Comedian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Sam Kinison ranks 84 out of 91. Before him are Kristen Schaal, Dolphy, Margaret Cho, Joy Behar, Nick Kroll, and Steven Wright. After him are Gabriel Iglesias, Khaby Lame, Chris O'Dowd, Gallagher, Dane Cook, and Aziz Ansari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Sam Kinison ranks 558. Before him are Naoto Satō, Madhav Kumar Nepal, Sebastian Faulks, Betty Wright, Tatyana Providokhina, and John Sessions. After him are Glen Ballard, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Helmut Roleder, Alistair Darling, Edward Lowassa, and Karl-Heinz Brunner. Among people deceased in 1992, Sam Kinison ranks 252. Before him are Kanan Devi, Bill Williams, Eddie Kendricks, Norvel Lee, Virginia Field, and Robert Muldoon. After him are Jack Kelsey, Gabriel Tiacoh, Richard Hunt, Dorothy Tree, and Honey Sri-Isan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Kinison ranks 13,106 out of 18,182. Before him are Nick Searcy (1959), Bosley Crowther (1905), Andrew Card (1947), Anita Barone (1964), Terence Blanchard (1962), and Hal Sparks (1969). After him are Olivia Thirlby (1986), Kool G Rap (1968), Daniel M. Tani (1961), Julia Mancuso (1984), Jeffree Star (1985), and Mike Crapo (1951).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Sam Kinison ranks 70. Before him are Tim Meadows (1961), Kristen Schaal (1978), Margaret Cho (1968), Joy Behar (1942), Nick Kroll (1978), and Steven Wright (1955). After him are Gabriel Iglesias (1976), Gallagher (1946), Dane Cook (1972), Aziz Ansari (1983), Bo Burnham (1990), and Kenan Thompson (1978).

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