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Chaim Topol

1935 - 2023

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Chaim Topol (Hebrew: חיים טופול; September 9, 1935 – March 8, 2023), mononymously known as Topol, was an Israeli actor, singer, and illustrator. He is best known for his portrayal of Tevye, the lead role in the stage musical Fiddler on the Roof and the 1971 film adaptation, performing this role more than 3,500 times from 1967 through 2009. Topol began acting during his Israeli army service as a member of the Nahal entertainment troupe. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chaim Topol has received more than 3,189,398 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Chaim Topol is the 1,371st most popular actor (down from 1,324th in 2019), the 158th most popular biography from Israel (down from 154th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Israeli Actor.

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  • 3.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Chaim Topol ranks 1,371 out of 9,996. Before him are Christine Kaufmann, Lionel Barrymore, Akim Tamiroff, Solomon Mikhoels, Izabella Scorupco, and Stanley Kamel. After him are Marina Berti, Barbara Hershey, Lindsay Wagner, Steve Guttenberg, Richard Bull, and Francesca Annis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Chaim Topol ranks 107. Before him are Tsutomu Hata, Jan Saudek, André Brink, John Phillips, Robert Silverberg, and Mário Coluna. After him are Bruno Sammartino, Charles Grodin, Paula Rego, Nikos Sampson, Wang Hongwen, and Jerry Fodor. Among people deceased in 2023, Chaim Topol ranks 93. Before him are Gianluca Vialli, Anne Perry, Charlie Munger, Ruslan Khasbulatov, Federico Bahamontes, and Amitai Etzioni. After him are Lisa Marie Presley, Piper Laurie, Ken Mattingly, Oleg Protopopov, Glenda Jackson, and Marc Augé.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Chaim Topol ranks 158 out of 430. Before him are Procopius of Scythopolis (250), Lusius Quietus (100), Aristobulus II (null), Benny Gantz (1959), Yaacov Agam (1928), and Wadie Haddad (1927). After him are A. B. Yehoshua (1936), Ibzan (null), Dani Karavan (1930), Amos Tversky (1937), Dana International (1969), and Rafi Eitan (1926).

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Among ACTORS In Israel

Among actors born in Israel, Chaim Topol ranks 4. Before him are Natalie Portman (1981), Gal Gadot (1985), and Haya Harareet (1931). After him are Daliah Lavi (1942), Yvan Attal (1965), Gila Almagor (1939), Hiam Abbass (1960), Ayelet Zurer (1969), Oded Fehr (1970), Nehemiah Persoff (1919), and Ronit Elkabetz (1964).

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