COMEDIAN

Steve Martin

1945 - Today

Photo of Steve Martin

Icon of person Steve Martin

Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and musician. Known for his work in comedy films, television, and recording, he has received many accolades, including five Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and an Honorary Academy Award, in addition to nominations for two Tony Awards. He also received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2005, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2007, and an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve Martin has received more than 18,940,379 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Martin is the 6th most popular comedian (down from 5th in 2019), the 929th most popular biography from United States (down from 892nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Comedian.

Steve Martin is most famous for his work as a comedian, actor, and author. He has written several books including "Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life" and "The Cruel Shoes."

Memorability Metrics

  • 19M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 54

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Steve Martins by language

Over the past year Steve Martin has had the most page views in the with 3,270,505 views, followed by German (182,353), and Spanish (167,399). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (120.14%), Ukrainian (48.86%), and Greek (46.22%)

Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Steve Martin ranks 6 out of 98Before him are Robin Williams, Adam Sandler, Eddie Murphy, Whoopi Goldberg, and Bill Cosby. After him are Ellen DeGeneres, George Carlin, Dick Van Dyke, Chevy Chase, Ricky Gervais, and Simon Pegg.

Most Popular Comedians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Steve Martin ranks 53Before him are Ram Nath Kovind, Linda Hunt, Dési Bouterse, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Nikita Mikhalkov, and Bryan Ferry. After him are Keith Jarrett, José Feliciano, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Laurent Gbagbo, Alexey Ekimov, and Itzhak Perlman.

Others Born in 1945

Go to all Rankings

In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Martin ranks 929 out of 20,380Before him are William Kemmler (1860), Richard Crenna (1926), Neale Donald Walsch (1943), Stanley Milgram (1933), Rod Steiger (1925), and Christian B. Anfinsen (1916). After him are Barbara Bush (1925), Ben Bernanke (1953), Anne Baxter (1923), Keith Jarrett (1945), Edward Norton (1969), and Dickinson W. Richards (1895).

Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Steve Martin ranks 6Before him are Robin Williams (1951), Adam Sandler (1966), Eddie Murphy (1961), Whoopi Goldberg (1955), and Bill Cosby (1937). After him are Ellen DeGeneres (1958), George Carlin (1937), Dick Van Dyke (1925), Chevy Chase (1943), Bob Newhart (1929), and Joan Rivers (1933).