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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. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, and 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 17,305,426 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Richard Pryor is the 24th most popular comedian (down from 16th in 2019), the 2,407th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,016th in 2019) and the 21st most popular American Comedian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 17M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Richard Pryor ranks 24 out of 91Before him are Harpo Marx, Larry David, Bob Odenkirk, Andy Kaufman, Jerry Seinfeld, and Henry Winkler. After him are Chris Rock, Melissa McCarthy, Don Rickles, John Ritter, Zach Galifianakis, and Ken Shimura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Richard Pryor ranks 143Before him are James L. Brooks, Christoph Eschenbach, Anna Chromý, Sadaharu Oh, Antonio Skármeta, and Jeffrey Archer. After him are Ira von Fürstenberg, Peter Diamond, Barbara Valentin, Jan Janssen, Ruth Dreifuss, and Katharine Ross. Among people deceased in 2005, Richard Pryor ranks 81Before him are Amrish Puri, Charly Gaul, Augusto Roa Bastos, Álvaro Cunhal, John Garang, and Erich Topp. After him are Cicely Saunders, Ed McBain, Alexander Yakovlev, Julio César Turbay Ayala, Alberto Lattuada, and Annette Stroyberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Pryor ranks 2,407 out of 18,182Before him are Lindsay Wagner (1949), Leslie White (1900), Tracy Chapman (1964), Baby Face Nelson (1908), Steve Guttenberg (1958), and Richard Bull (1924). After him are Jasper Johns (1930), Dexter Gordon (1923), Bob Woodward (1943), Frankie Valli (1934), Barbara Hutton (1912), and Mark Dacascos (1964).

Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Richard Pryor ranks 21Before him are Harpo Marx (1888), Larry David (1947), Bob Odenkirk (1962), Andy Kaufman (1949), Jerry Seinfeld (1954), and Henry Winkler (1945). After him are Chris Rock (1965), Melissa McCarthy (1970), Don Rickles (1926), John Ritter (1948), Zach Galifianakis (1969), and Bernie Mac (1957).

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