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Bob Hope

1903 - 2003

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Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an American comedian, actor, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years and achievements in vaudeville, network radio, television, and USO Tours. He appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, starring in 54, including a series of seven Road to ... musical comedy films with Bing Crosby as his partner. Hope hosted the Academy Awards ceremony a record 19 times. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Hope is the 15th most popular comedian (down from 13th in 2019), the 1,399th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,072nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Comedian.

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Bob Hope ranks 15 out of 98. Before him are Kevin Hart, George Carlin, Ellen DeGeneres, David Cross, Simon Pegg, and Bob Newhart. After him are Bob Odenkirk, Chevy Chase, Lucille Ball, Ricky Gervais, Joan Rivers, and Don Rickles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Bob Hope ranks 88. Before him are Prince Nicholas of Romania, Lou Gehrig, Mikhail Kalatozov, Alice Herz-Sommer, Heinz Reinefarth, and Fritz Bauer. After him are Henry Corbin, Charlotte Perriand, Nico Diederichs, Werner Ostendorff, Otto Abetz, and Silvina Ocampo. Among people deceased in 2003, Bob Hope ranks 73. Before him are Annemarie Schimmel, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Georg Henrik von Wright, Robert Atkins, Elem Klimov, and Miloš Milutinović. After him are Lu'ay al-Atassi, Marie Trintignant, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, David Hemmings, Sérgio Vieira de Mello, and Canaan Banana.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bob Hope ranks 1,399 out of 8,785. Before him are Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (1883), Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (1000), William Aiton (1731), Kate Atkinson (1951), Josiah Wedgwood (1730), and Seamus Heaney (1939). After him are Rafael Merry del Val (1865), William Whewell (1794), Saint David (512), Samuel Pepys (1633), MF Doom (1971), and Peter Burke (1937).

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Among COMEDIANS In United Kingdom

Among comedians born in United Kingdom, Bob Hope ranks 2. Before him are Simon Pegg (1970). After him are Ricky Gervais (1961), Steve Coogan (1965), Tracey Ullman (1959), and Stephen Merchant (1974).

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