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Bill Murray

1950 - Today

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William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor and comedian, known for his deadpan delivery in roles ranging from studio comedies to independent dramas.In 2016, Murray was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.Murray became national presence on Saturday Night Live from 1977 to 1980, where he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. He then established his stardom acting in a string of successful comedy films such as Meatballs (1979), Caddyshack (1980), Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989), What About Bob? (1991), and Groundhog Day (1993). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Murray has received more than 25,019,336 page views. His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2019). Bill Murray is the 260th most popular actor (down from 181st in 2019), the 500th most popular biography from United States (down from 335th in 2019) and the 128th most popular American Actor.

Bill Murray is most famous for being a comedian and actor. He is known for his roles in "Ghostbusters," "Groundhog Day," and "Caddyshack."

Memorability Metrics

  • 25M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 77

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Bill Murrays by language

Over the past year Bill Murray has had the most page views in the with 2,830,155 views, followed by German (311,670), and Russian (228,699). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (194.59%), Marathi (104.62%), and Belarusian (86.90%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Bill Murray ranks 260 out of 13,578. Before him are Nick Nolte, Faye Dunaway, Reese Witherspoon, James Coburn, Angela Lansbury, and Alan Bates. After him are Sylvia Kristel, Emma Thompson, Talia Shire, Giuliano Gemma, Colin Firth, and John Cazale.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Bill Murray ranks 17. Before him are Stevie Wonder, Ed Harris, Robbie Coltrane, Jim Mattis, Steven Van Zandt, and David Duke. After him are Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Anne, Princess Royal, Gilles Villeneuve, Joe Hisaishi, Néstor Kirchner, and Mithun Chakraborty.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Murray ranks 500 out of 20,380. Before him are Eugene O'Neill (1888), Ray Kroc (1902), Patricia Highsmith (1921), George R. R. Martin (1948), Richard E. Byrd (1888), and Francis Fukuyama (1952). After him are Talia Shire (1946), Richard Stallman (1953), John Cazale (1935), Jean Seberg (1938), Nancy Reagan (1921), and David Carradine (1936).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Bill Murray ranks 128. Before him are John Malkovich (1953), Sidney Poitier (1927), Nick Nolte (1941), Faye Dunaway (1941), Reese Witherspoon (1976), and James Coburn (1928). After him are Talia Shire (1946), John Cazale (1935), Jean Seberg (1938), Nancy Reagan (1921), David Carradine (1936), and Kathy Bates (1948).

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Television and Movie Roles

Lost in Translation
Bob Harris
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.
Sep 18o 20037.393 / 10
Ghostbusters
Dr. Peter Venkman
After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.
Jun 8o 19847.47 / 10
Groundhog Day
Phil Connors
A narcissistic TV weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer, and his mawkish cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.
Feb 11o 19937.608 / 10