1955 - Today
Steven Alexander Wright (born December 6, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and film producer. He is known for his distinctive lethargic voice and slow, deadpan delivery of ironic, philosophical and sometimes nonsensical jokes, paraprosdokians, non sequiturs, anti-humor, and one-liners with contrived situations.Wright was ranked as the 15th Greatest Comedian by Rolling Stone in its 2017 list of the 50 Greatest Stand-up Comics. His accolades include the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for starring in, writing, and producing the short film The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (1988) and two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations as a producer of Louie (2010–2015). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steven Wright has received more than 3,095,193 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Steven Wright is the 83rd most popular comedian (down from 82nd in 2019), the 12,914th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,523rd in 2019) and the 69th most popular American Comedian.
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Among comedians, Steven Wright ranks 83 out of 91. Before him are Tim Meadows, Kristen Schaal, Dolphy, Margaret Cho, Joy Behar, and Nick Kroll. After him are Sam Kinison, Gabriel Iglesias, Khaby Lame, Chris O'Dowd, Gallagher, and Dane Cook.
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.21
Rank: 77
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.66
Rank: 78
1928 - 2012
HPI: 36.64
Rank: 79
1968 - Present
HPI: 36.60
Rank: 80
1942 - Present
HPI: 36.56
Rank: 81
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.47
Rank: 82
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 83
1953 - 1992
HPI: 35.98
Rank: 84
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.94
Rank: 85
2000 - Present
HPI: 35.51
Rank: 86
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.49
Rank: 87
1946 - 2022
HPI: 35.48
Rank: 88
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 89
Among people born in 1955, Steven Wright ranks 554. Before him are Anthony Dod Mantle, Roland Brückner, Rick Mitchell, Christopher Lawford, Carol Ann Duffy, and Mike Parson. After him are Gernot Jurtin, Patrizio Sala, Mary Black, Donald Pettit, Polly Draper, and Rosario Fernández.
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.83
Rank: 548
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.82
Rank: 549
1955 - 2021
HPI: 36.59
Rank: 550
1955 - 2018
HPI: 36.57
Rank: 551
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.51
Rank: 552
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.44
Rank: 553
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 554
1955 - 2006
HPI: 36.34
Rank: 555
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.34
Rank: 556
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.33
Rank: 557
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 558
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.22
Rank: 559
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.17
Rank: 560
Among people born in United States, Steven Wright ranks 12,914 out of 18,182. Before him are Don Edmunds (1930), Hoot Gibson (1892), Max Holloway (1991), Blanchard Ryan (1967), Kevin Eastman (1962), and Michelle Lujan Grisham (1959). After him are Gabby Giffords (1970), Michael L. Gernhardt (1956), Eugenie Scott (1945), Kurt Warner (1971), Tommy Thompson (1941), and Wallace Roney (1960).
1930 - 2020
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 12,908
1892 - 1962
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 12,909
1991 - Present
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 12,910
1967 - Present
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 12,911
1962 - Present
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 12,912
1959 - Present
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 12,913
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 12,914
1970 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 12,915
1956 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 12,916
1945 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 12,917
1971 - Present
HPI: 36.38
Rank: 12,918
1941 - Present
HPI: 36.38
Rank: 12,919
1960 - 2020
HPI: 36.38
Rank: 12,920
Among comedians born in United States, Steven Wright ranks 69. Before him are Andrew Dice Clay (1957), Tim Meadows (1961), Kristen Schaal (1978), Margaret Cho (1968), Joy Behar (1942), and Nick Kroll (1978). After him are Sam Kinison (1953), Gabriel Iglesias (1976), Gallagher (1946), Dane Cook (1972), Aziz Ansari (1983), and Bo Burnham (1990).
1957 - Present
HPI: 37.39
Rank: 63
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.21
Rank: 64
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.66
Rank: 65
1968 - Present
HPI: 36.60
Rank: 66
1942 - Present
HPI: 36.56
Rank: 67
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.47
Rank: 68
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 69
1953 - 1992
HPI: 35.98
Rank: 70
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.94
Rank: 71
1946 - 2022
HPI: 35.48
Rank: 72
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 73
1983 - Present
HPI: 33.56
Rank: 74
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.50
Rank: 75