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Eddie Murphy

1961 - Today

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Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He shot to fame on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest comedians of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eddie Murphy has received more than 30,454,958 page views. His biography is available in 96 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 94 in 2019). Eddie Murphy is the 2nd most popular comedian (up from 3rd in 2019), the 476th most popular biography from United States (up from 552nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Comedian.

Eddie Murphy is most famous for being a comedian, actor, and singer. He has starred in many movies such as "Beverly Hills Cop," "Coming to America," and "Shrek."

Memorability Metrics

  • 30M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 96

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Eddie Murphy ranks 2 out of 91. Before him are Robin Williams. After him are Bill Cosby, Adam Sandler, Steve Martin, Whoopi Goldberg, Ellen DeGeneres, Dick Van Dyke, Chevy Chase, Lucille Ball, George Carlin, and Bob Saget.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Eddie Murphy ranks 9. Before him are Ilham Aliyev, George Clooney, Stephen Hillenburg, Lothar Matthäus, Michael J. Fox, and Nadia Comăneci. After him are Enya, Bill de Blasio, Carl Lewis, Woody Harrelson, Peter Jackson, and Laurence Fishburne.

Others Born in 1961

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eddie Murphy ranks 476 out of 18,182. Before him are Wilt Chamberlain (1936), Sarah Palin (1964), Danny Trejo (1944), Goldie Hawn (1945), Chester A. Arthur (1829), and Bryan Cranston (1956). After him are Ernest Borgnine (1917), Alan Shepard (1923), William S. Burroughs (1914), Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804), Ellen G. White (1827), and Edward Drinker Cope (1840).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Eddie Murphy ranks 2. Before him are Robin Williams (1951). After him are Bill Cosby (1937), Adam Sandler (1966), Steve Martin (1945), Whoopi Goldberg (1955), Ellen DeGeneres (1958), Dick Van Dyke (1925), Chevy Chase (1943), Lucille Ball (1911), George Carlin (1937), and Bob Saget (1956).

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