ACTOR

Carol Channing

1921 - 2019

Photo of Carol Channing

Icon of person Carol Channing

Carol Elaine Channing (January 31, 1921 – January 15, 2019) was an American actress, comedian, singer and dancer who starred in Broadway and film musicals. Each of her characters typically possessed a fervent expressiveness and an easily identifiable voice. Channing originated the lead roles in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1949 and Hello, Dolly! in 1964, winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the latter. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carol Channing is the 4,889th most popular actor (down from 4,079th in 2019), the 7,693rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,054th in 2019) and the 2,237th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Carol Channing by language

Loading...

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Carol Channing ranks 4,889 out of 13,578. Before her are Alvaro Vitali, Taylor Kinney, Kerwin Mathews, Fritz Weaver, Renee O'Connor, and Michael Lerner. After her are Sid Caesar, Eric Andre, Masi Oka, Josette Day, Lee Ji-ah, and Jane March.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Carol Channing ranks 334. Before her are Alan Freed, Francis Blanche, Ilka Gedő, Roger Bocquet, Čestmír Vycpálek, and Giorgio Scarlatti. After her are Stanisław Nagy, Tony Scott, Joonas Kokkonen, Aldo Gordini, Jan Sterling, and Fred Buscaglione. Among people deceased in 2019, Carol Channing ranks 370. Before her are Mirjam Pressler, Pedro Morales, Zvonimir Vujin, Vitaliy Khmelnytskyi, Gjermund Eggen, and Inger Berggren. After her are D. M. Jayaratne, Charlie Whiting, Stig Sollander, Bernard Binlin Dadié, Siegmar Wätzlich, and Koldo Aguirre.

Others Born in 1921

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2019

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Carol Channing ranks 7,695 out of 20,380. Before her are Mary Arthur McElroy (1841), John J. Sullivan (1959), Dorothy Arzner (1897), Renee O'Connor (1971), Michael Lerner (1941), and Art Larsen (1925). After her are Sid Caesar (1922), Les Clark (1907), Burt Rutan (1943), Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902), Eric Andre (1983), and William Eggleston (1939).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Carol Channing ranks 2,238. Before her are Constance Bennett (1904), Taylor Kinney (1981), Kerwin Mathews (1926), Fritz Weaver (1926), Renee O'Connor (1971), and Michael Lerner (1941). After her are Sid Caesar (1922), Eric Andre (1983), Glynn Turman (1947), Wendy Makkena (1958), Lorna Luft (1952), and Bonnie Bartlett (1929).

American born Actors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous