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Richard Pryor

1940 - 2005

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Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Known for reaching a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most important stand-up comedians of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Pryor has received more than 18,696,498 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Richard Pryor is the 20th most popular comedian (up from 23rd in 2019), the 2,085th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,403rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Comedian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 19M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Richard Pryor ranks 20 out of 98. Before him are Bob Newhart, Joan Rivers, Andy Kaufman, Lucille Ball, Bob Saget, and Bob Odenkirk. After him are Chris Rock, Henry Winkler, Melissa McCarthy, Larry David, John Ritter, and Don Rickles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Richard Pryor ranks 126. Before him are Ali Saibou, Jean-Luc Dehaene, Adel Emam, Mike Hailwood, Katharine Ross, and Shozo Tsugitani. After him are Ricky Nelson, Roger Ailes, Elke Sommer, Roger Pingeon, Peter Diamond, and Denny Doherty. Among people deceased in 2005, Richard Pryor ranks 72. Before him are Narriman Sadek, Amrish Puri, Charly Gaul, Dana Elcar, Clemente Domínguez y Gómez, and Ba Jin. After him are Yao Wenyuan, Will Eisner, Zhang Chunqiao, Vincent Schiavelli, Augusto Roa Bastos, and Cicely Saunders.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Pryor ranks 2,085 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Basehart (1914), Paul Rudd (1969), Donald Glover (1983), Veronica Lake (1922), William Petersen (1953), and William C. Durant (1861). After him are Upton Sinclair (1878), Jennifer Lawrence (1990), Robert Lefkowitz (1943), Garry Marshall (1934), Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890), and Don Walsh (1931).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Richard Pryor ranks 17. Before him are Bob Newhart (1929), Joan Rivers (1933), Andy Kaufman (1949), Lucille Ball (1911), Bob Saget (1956), and Bob Odenkirk (1962). After him are Chris Rock (1965), Henry Winkler (1945), Melissa McCarthy (1970), Larry David (1947), John Ritter (1948), and Don Rickles (1926).

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