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John Belushi

1949 - 1982

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John Adam Belushi (; January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American comedian, actor and musician. He was one of seven Saturday Night Live cast members of the first season. Along with Chevy Chase, he was arguably the most popular member of the Saturday Night Live ensemble. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Belushi has received more than 18,258,278 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). John Belushi is the 322nd most popular actor (up from 418th in 2019), the 589th most popular biography from United States (up from 803rd in 2019) and the 162nd most popular American Actor.

John Belushi is most famous for being a comedian and actor.

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  • 18M

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  • 65.81

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  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Belushi ranks 322 out of 13,578Before him are Jennifer Aniston, Julianne Moore, Carrie Fisher, Bob Hoskins, Gene Kelly, and Cate Blanchett. After him are Sammo Hung, Ellen Burstyn, Goldie Hawn, Sam Neill, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Julie Christie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, John Belushi ranks 37Before him are Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Jeff Bridges, Patrick Süskind, Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Linda Lovelace, and Jarosław Kaczyński. After him are Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Robin Gibb, Thaksin Shinawatra, Lionel Richie, Fanny Ardant, and Martin Amis. Among people deceased in 1982, John Belushi ranks 27Before him are Jacques Tati, Barack Obama Sr., Karl von Frisch, Glenn Gould, Georges Perec, and Hugh Everett III. After him are Hugo Theorell, Gilles Villeneuve, Jiro Horikoshi, William Giauque, Mikhail Suslov, and Stanford Moore.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Belushi ranks 589 out of 20,380Before him are Frank Abagnale (1948), Julianne Moore (1960), Carrie Fisher (1956), Glen Campbell (1936), Linda Lovelace (1949), and Gene Kelly (1912). After him are Robert Solow (1924), Boris Johnson (1964), James Baldwin (1924), Edward Adelbert Doisy (1893), Robert Kardashian (1944), and Ellen Burstyn (1932).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Belushi ranks 162Before him are Sean Penn (1960), Matt Damon (1970), Jennifer Aniston (1969), Julianne Moore (1960), Carrie Fisher (1956), and Gene Kelly (1912). After him are Ellen Burstyn (1932), Goldie Hawn (1945), Jada Pinkett Smith (1971), Telly Savalas (1922), Matthew Perry (1969), and Val Kilmer (1959).