1940 - 2005
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Pryor has received more than 10,998,181 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Richard Pryor is the 16th most popular comedian (up from 18th in 2019), the 2,017th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,209th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Comedian.
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Among comedians, Richard Pryor ranks 16 out of 90. Before him are George Carlin, Bob Newhart, Bob Hope, Simon Pegg, Joan Rivers, and Andy Kaufman. After him are Henry Winkler, Ricky Gervais, Don Rickles, Lucille Ball, Bob Odenkirk, and Chris Rock.
1937 - 2008
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 10
1929 - Present
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 11
1903 - 2003
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 12
1970 - Present
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 13
1933 - 2014
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 14
1949 - 1984
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 15
1940 - 2005
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 16
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 17
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 18
1926 - 2017
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 19
1911 - 1989
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 20
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 21
1965 - Present
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 22
Among people born in 1940, Richard Pryor ranks 127. Before him are Jeffrey Archer, Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf, Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy, Roger Ailes, Adel Emam, and Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma. After him are Haing S. Ngor, John Havlicek, Ricky Nelson, Max Mosley, Annie Ernaux, and Joseph L. Goldstein. Among people deceased in 2005, Richard Pryor ranks 72. Before him are Victoria de los Ángeles, Maurice Trintignant, Augusto Roa Bastos, John DeLorean, Yao Wenyuan, and Narriman Sadek. After him are Dana Elcar, Zhang Chunqiao, George Mikan, Richard Smalley, Vincent Schiavelli, and John Garang.
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 121
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 122
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 123
1940 - 2017
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 124
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 125
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 126
1940 - 2005
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 127
1940 - 1996
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 128
1940 - 2019
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 129
1940 - 1985
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 130
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 131
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 132
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 133
1923 - 2005
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 66
1917 - 2005
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 67
1917 - 2005
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 68
1925 - 2005
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 69
1931 - 2005
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 70
1933 - 2005
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 71
1940 - 2005
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 72
1927 - 2005
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 73
1917 - 2005
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 74
1924 - 2005
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 75
1943 - 2005
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 76
1948 - 2005
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 77
1945 - 2005
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 78
Among people born in United States, Richard Pryor ranks 2,017 out of 15,968. Before him are Samuel Adams (1722), Bill Finger (1914), Donald J. Cram (1919), Perry Como (1912), Robert Todd Lincoln (1843), and Ariana Grande (1993). After him are Henry Winkler (1945), Janet Yellen (1946), Ronnie Coleman (1964), Henry L. Stimson (1867), Edwin G. Krebs (1918), and George H. Hitchings (1905).
1722 - 1803
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 2,011
1914 - 1974
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 2,012
1919 - 2001
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 2,013
1912 - 2001
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 2,014
1843 - 1926
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 2,015
1993 - Present
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 2,016
1940 - 2005
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 2,017
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 2,018
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 2,019
1964 - Present
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 2,020
1867 - 1950
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 2,021
1918 - 2009
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 2,022
1905 - 1998
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 2,023
Among comedians born in United States, Richard Pryor ranks 14. Before him are Dick Van Dyke (1925), Chevy Chase (1943), George Carlin (1937), Bob Newhart (1929), Joan Rivers (1933), and Andy Kaufman (1949). After him are Henry Winkler (1945), Don Rickles (1926), Lucille Ball (1911), Bob Odenkirk (1962), Chris Rock (1965), and Zach Galifianakis (1969).
1925 - Present
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 8
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 9
1937 - 2008
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 10
1929 - Present
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 11
1933 - 2014
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 12
1949 - 1984
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 13
1940 - 2005
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 14
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 15
1926 - 2017
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 16
1911 - 1989
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 17
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 18
1965 - Present
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 19
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 20