COMEDIAN

Chevy Chase

1943 - Today

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Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase (; born October 8, 1943) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He became the breakout cast member in the first season of Saturday Night Live (1975–1976), where his recurring Weekend Update segment became a staple of the show. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chevy Chase has received more than 19,565,621 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Chevy Chase is the 10th most popular comedian (down from 9th in 2019), the 1,571st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,278th in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Comedian.

Chevy Chase is best known for his role as the character, Clark Griswold, in the National Lampoon's Vacation movies.

Memorability Metrics

  • 20M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Chevy Chase ranks 10 out of 98. Before him are Whoopi Goldberg, Bill Cosby, Steve Martin, Ellen DeGeneres, George Carlin, and Dick Van Dyke. After him are Ricky Gervais, Simon Pegg, Bob Hope, Bob Newhart, Joan Rivers, and Andy Kaufman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Chevy Chase ranks 111. Before him are Finn E. Kydland, Eric Idle, Otoya Yamaguchi, Vint Cerf, Holland Taylor, and Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh. After him are Chris Amon, Lyudmila Ulitskaya, Richard Smalley, Leonardo Sandri, Michael Palin, and Conchata Ferrell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chevy Chase ranks 1,571 out of 20,380. Before him are Holland Taylor (1943), Joseph L. Goldstein (1940), Peter Dinklage (1969), Paul Revere (1735), Rollo May (1909), and Jeremy Rifkin (1945). After him are Hunter S. Thompson (1937), Jimmy Doolittle (1896), Edward Charles Pickering (1846), Frank Sheeran (1920), George Wald (1906), and Alben W. Barkley (1877).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Chevy Chase ranks 10. Before him are Whoopi Goldberg (1955), Bill Cosby (1937), Steve Martin (1945), Ellen DeGeneres (1958), George Carlin (1937), and Dick Van Dyke (1925). After him are Bob Newhart (1929), Joan Rivers (1933), Andy Kaufman (1949), Lucille Ball (1911), Bob Saget (1956), and Bob Odenkirk (1962).

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