ACTOR
Shemp Howard
1895 - 1955
Shemp Howard
Shemp Howard (born Samuel Horwitz; March 11, 1895 – November 22, 1955) was an American comedian and actor. He is best known as the third Stooge in The Three Stooges, a role he played when the act began in the early 1920s (1923–1932), while it was still associated with Ted Healy and known as "Ted Healy and his Stooges"; and again from 1946 until his death in 1955. During the fourteen years between his times with the Stooges, he had a successful solo career as a film comedian, including a series of shorts by himself and with partners. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shemp Howard has received more than 4,337,391 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Shemp Howard is the 5,005th most popular actor (down from 3,994th in 2019), the 7,296th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,056th in 2019) and the 2,248th most popular American Actor.
Memorability Metrics
4.3M
Page Views (PV)
47.15
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
1.59
Effective Languages (L*)
3.55
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ACTORS
Among actors, Shemp Howard ranks 5,005 out of 13,578. Before him are Ken Foree, Ann Todd, Zhou Xun, Okan Yalabık, Flavio Bucci, and Eva Rueber-Staier. After him are Jane Wyatt, Mónica Cruz, Amy Smart, Rafaela Aparicio, Sara Ramirez, and Elizabeth Spriggs.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKen Foree
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 4,999
Ann Todd
1907 - 1993
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 5,000
Zhou Xun
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 5,001
Okan Yalabık
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 5,002
Flavio Bucci
1947 - 2020
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 5,003
Eva Rueber-Staier
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 5,004
Shemp Howard
1895 - 1955
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 5,005
Jane Wyatt
1910 - 2006
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 5,006
Mónica Cruz
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 5,007
Amy Smart
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 5,008
Rafaela Aparicio
1906 - 1996
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 5,009
Sara Ramirez
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 5,010
Elizabeth Spriggs
1929 - 2008
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 5,011
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1895, Shemp Howard ranks 234. Before him are Doris Humphrey, H. A. R. Gibb, Bert Lahr, Joseph Banks Rhine, Béla Illés, and Aileen Pringle. After him are Jan Burgers, Greta Johansson, Juan Artola, Vilho Tuulos, Earl Thomson, and Nygmet Nurmakov. Among people deceased in 1955, Shemp Howard ranks 132. Before him are Johannes de Jong, Tommy Burns, Constantin Argetoianu, Charley Toorop, Johan Jarlén, and Luís de Freitas Branco. After him are Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi, Arturo Coddou, Harry Cobby, Martha Norelius, Alexei Ivanovich Abrikosov, and Constance Collier.
Others Born in 1895
Go to all RankingsDoris Humphrey
DANCER
1895 - 1958
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 228
H. A. R. Gibb
HISTORIAN
1895 - 1971
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 229
Bert Lahr
ACTOR
1895 - 1967
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 230
Joseph Banks Rhine
BIOLOGIST
1895 - 1980
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 231
Béla Illés
WRITER
1895 - 1974
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 232
Aileen Pringle
ACTOR
1895 - 1989
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 233
Shemp Howard
ACTOR
1895 - 1955
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 234
Jan Burgers
PHYSICIST
1895 - 1981
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 235
Greta Johansson
SWIMMER
1895 - 1978
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 236
Juan Artola
SOCCER PLAYER
1895 - 1937
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 237
Vilho Tuulos
ATHLETE
1895 - 1967
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 238
Earl Thomson
ATHLETE
1895 - 1971
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 239
Nygmet Nurmakov
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1937
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 240
Others Deceased in 1955
Go to all RankingsJohannes de Jong
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1885 - 1955
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 126
Tommy Burns
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1955
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 127
Constantin Argetoianu
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1955
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 128
Charley Toorop
PAINTER
1891 - 1955
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 129
Johan Jarlén
ATHLETE
1880 - 1955
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 130
Luís de Freitas Branco
COMPOSER
1890 - 1955
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 131
Shemp Howard
ACTOR
1895 - 1955
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 132
Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi
WRITER
1892 - 1955
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 133
Arturo Coddou
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1955
HPI: 46.75
Rank: 134
Harry Cobby
PILOT
1894 - 1955
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 135
Martha Norelius
SWIMMER
1909 - 1955
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 136
Alexei Ivanovich Abrikosov
PHYSICIAN
1875 - 1955
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 137
Constance Collier
ACTOR
1878 - 1955
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 138
In United States
Among people born in United States, Shemp Howard ranks 7,296 out of 20,380. Before him are Khloé Kardashian (1984), Edward Everett Horton (1886), Gary Merrill (1915), Ken Foree (1948), Robert Crippen (1937), and Walter Breuning (1896). After him are Jane Wyatt (1910), Ben Bradlee (1921), David Blatt (1959), Amy Smart (1976), Gilbert Strang (1934), and Clarence Darrow (1857).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsKhloé Kardashian
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 7,290
Edward Everett Horton
ACTOR
1886 - 1970
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 7,291
Gary Merrill
ACTOR
1915 - 1990
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 7,292
Ken Foree
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 7,293
Robert Crippen
ASTRONAUT
1937 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 7,294
Walter Breuning
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1896 - 2011
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 7,295
Shemp Howard
ACTOR
1895 - 1955
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 7,296
Jane Wyatt
ACTOR
1910 - 2006
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 7,297
Ben Bradlee
BUSINESSPERSON
1921 - 2014
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 7,298
David Blatt
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 7,299
Amy Smart
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 7,300
Gilbert Strang
MATHEMATICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 7,301
Clarence Darrow
LAWYER
1857 - 1938
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 7,302
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Shemp Howard ranks 2,248. Before him are Bill Maher (1956), Ricardo Antonio Chavira (1971), Khloé Kardashian (1984), Edward Everett Horton (1886), Gary Merrill (1915), and Ken Foree (1948). After him are Jane Wyatt (1910), Amy Smart (1976), Olivia Harrison (1948), Nancy Walker (1922), Patrick St. Esprit (1954), and Jeffrey Combs (1954).
Bill Maher
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 2,242
Ricardo Antonio Chavira
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 2,243
Khloé Kardashian
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 2,244
Edward Everett Horton
1886 - 1970
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 2,245
Gary Merrill
1915 - 1990
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 2,246
Ken Foree
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 2,247
Shemp Howard
1895 - 1955
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 2,248
Jane Wyatt
1910 - 2006
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 2,249
Amy Smart
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 2,250
Olivia Harrison
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 2,251
Nancy Walker
1922 - 1992
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 2,252
Patrick St. Esprit
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 2,253
Jeffrey Combs
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 2,254