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Murray Walker

1923 - 2021

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Graeme Murray Walker (10 October 1923 – 13 March 2021) was an English motorsport commentator and journalist. He provided television commentary of live Formula One coverage for the BBC between 1976 and 1996, and for ITV between 1997 and 2001. During his 23-year run as full-time commentator, Walker became known for his animated enthusiasm, authoritative voice and comical blunders – dubbed "Murrayisms" by fans – during live races. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Murray Walker has received more than 1,557,363 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Murray Walker is the 70th most popular journalist (up from 72nd in 2019), the 3,304th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,423rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Journalist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Murray Walker ranks 70 out of 127. Before him are Bernard Pivot, Pierre Brossolette, Martin Parr, Michaëlle Jean, Veronica Guerin, and Vladislav Listyev. After him are Harriet Quimby, Dith Pran, Malcolm Browne, Dmitry Kiselyov, Caroline Rémy de Guebhard, and Dan Rather.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Murray Walker ranks 274. Before him are Netti Witziers-Timmer, Thad Jones, Stefan Bozhkov, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Harold Gould, and Patrick Hillery. After him are Eric Sykes, Sara Lidman, Vittorio De Seta, Ivan Gubijan, Alfredo Nobre da Costa, and Gerrit Voorting. Among people deceased in 2021, Murray Walker ranks 436. Before him are Mehdi Cerbah, Milan Bandić, Petr Kellner, Clarence Williams III, Patrick Juvet, and Igor Nikulin. After him are Keri Hulme, Christa Stubnick, Joseph Benz, Cara Williams, Monte Hellman, and William E. Thornton.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Murray Walker ranks 3,304 out of 7,765. Before him are Peter Cook (1936), Tyson Fury (1988), Henry Litolff (1818), W. J. Coffee (1774), David Jason (1940), and Ron Moody (1924). After him are Eric Sykes (1923), Peter Scott (1909), Jon Pertwee (1919), George Bass (1771), Tony Benn (1925), and Jane March (1973).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United Kingdom

Among journalists born in United Kingdom, Murray Walker ranks 7. Before him are W. T. Stead (1849), Gareth Jones (1905), Jeremy Clarkson (1960), Christopher Hitchens (1949), William Wilson (1844), and Martin Parr (1952). After him are Malcolm Campbell (1885), Malcolm Muggeridge (1903), George Rodger (1908), Don McCullin (1935), Chris Bonington (1934), and Piers Morgan (1965).

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