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Whoopi Goldberg

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Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg (), is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality. A recipient of numerous accolades, she is one of 19 entertainers to win the EGOT, which includes an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Whoopi Goldberg has received more than 21,638,843 page views. Her biography is available in 90 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 86 in 2019). Whoopi Goldberg is the 4th most popular comedian (up from 6th in 2019), the 629th most popular biography from United States (up from 937th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Comedian.

Whoopi Goldberg is most famous for her work on the TV show "The View" and her Academy Award-winning film "Ghost."

Memorability Metrics

  • 22M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 90

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Whoopi Goldbergs by language

Over the past year Whoopi Goldberg has had the most page views in the with 2,552,709 views, followed by German (227,874), and French (223,190). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Western Punjabi (568.35%), Southern Azerbaijani (290.63%), and Urdu (215.15%)

Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Whoopi Goldberg ranks 4 out of 98. Before her are Robin Williams, Adam Sandler, and Eddie Murphy. After her are Bill Cosby, Steve Martin, Ellen DeGeneres, George Carlin, Dick Van Dyke, Chevy Chase, Ricky Gervais, and Simon Pegg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Whoopi Goldberg ranks 27. Before her are Angus Young, Mo Yan, Ludovico Einaudi, Héctor Cúper, Olga Korbut, and Valery Gerasimov. After her are Katalin Karikó, Nina Hagen, Dodi Fayed, Chow Yun-fat, Marcelo Bielsa, and Donatella Versace.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Whoopi Goldberg ranks 629 out of 20,380. Before her are Joan Crawford (1904), Marshall Warren Nirenberg (1927), Sylvia Earle (1935), William Friedkin (1935), Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (1921), and Harold Ramis (1944). After her are Louisa May Alcott (1832), Paul Krugman (1953), Jamie Lee Curtis (1958), Carl Lewis (1961), Alfred Kinsey (1894), and George Cukor (1899).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Whoopi Goldberg ranks 4. Before her are Robin Williams (1951), Adam Sandler (1966), and Eddie Murphy (1961). After her are Bill Cosby (1937), Steve Martin (1945), Ellen DeGeneres (1958), George Carlin (1937), Dick Van Dyke (1925), Chevy Chase (1943), Bob Newhart (1929), and Joan Rivers (1933).

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