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Robin Williams

1951 - 2014

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Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created spontaneously and portrayed in drama and comedy films. Williams is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time. He received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, five Grammy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Williams was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robin Williams is the most popular comedian, the 89th most popular biography from United States (down from 80th in 2019) and the most popular American Comedian.

Robin Williams is most famous for his roles in the television show Mork and Mindy, the films Mrs. Doubtfire, Jumanji, Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting, and Good Morning Vietnam.

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Among comedians, Robin Williams ranks 1 out of 98. After him are Whoopi Goldberg, Eddie Murphy, Dick Van Dyke, Bill Cosby, Adam Sandler, Tina Fey, Steve Martin, Kevin Hart, George Carlin, Ellen DeGeneres, and David Cross.

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Among people born in 1951, Robin Williams ranks 1. After him are Shehbaz Sharif, Mohamed Morsi, Sting, Phil Collins, Claudio Ranieri, Ilona Staller, Louis van Gaal, Chesley Sullenberger, Anatoly Karpov, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and Santiago Calatrava. Among people deceased in 2014, Robin Williams ranks 3. Before him are Gabriel García Márquez, and Alfredo Di Stéfano. After him are Eusébio, Ariel Sharon, Eduard Shevardnadze, Hiroo Onoda, Gough Whitlam, Claudio Abbado, Wojciech Jaruzelski, Nadine Gordimer, and Eli Wallach.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robin Williams ranks 89 out of 20,380. Before him are Ursula K. Le Guin (1929), Helen Keller (1880), B.B. King (1925), Brigham Young (1801), Jack London (1876), and Stanley Kubrick (1928). After him are John Glenn (1921), Al Capone (1899), Stephen King (1947), Caitlyn Jenner (1949), John D. Rockefeller (1839), and Gene Hackman (1930).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Robin Williams ranks 1. After him are Whoopi Goldberg (1955), Eddie Murphy (1961), Dick Van Dyke (1925), Bill Cosby (1937), Adam Sandler (1966), Tina Fey (1970), Steve Martin (1945), Kevin Hart (1979), George Carlin (1937), Ellen DeGeneres (1958), and David Cross (1964).

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