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Graham Chapman

1941 - 1989

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Graham Chapman (8 January 1941 – 4 October 1989) was a British actor, comedian and writer. He was one of the six members of the surreal comedy group Monty Python. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Graham Chapman has received more than 6,192,190 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. Graham Chapman is the 184th most popular actor (up from 704th in 2019), the 263rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 868th in 2019) and the 29th most popular British Actor.

Graham Chapman is most famous for being a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.

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  • 68.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Graham Chapmen by language

Over the past year Graham Chapman has had the most page views in the with 671,582 views, followed by German (91,566), and Spanish (42,370). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ido (126.22%), Simple English (111.00%), and Esperanto (94.07%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Graham Chapman ranks 184 out of 13,578. Before him are Gary Oldman, Franco Nero, Olivia Newton-John, Jack Lemmon, Spencer Tracy, and Alec Guinness. After him are Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Anita Ekberg, Willem Dafoe, Anouk Aimée, and Isabelle Huppert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Graham Chapman ranks 22. Before him are Richard Dawkins, Lee Myung-bak, Martha Argerich, Fethullah Gülen, Mahmoud Darwish, and Franco Nero. After him are Harry Nilsson, Ryan O'Neal, Charlie Watts, Vivienne Westwood, Julia Kristeva, and Jon Lord. Among people deceased in 1989, Graham Chapman ranks 21. Before him are Osamu Tezuka, Lee Van Cleef, János Kádár, Laurence Olivier, Dolores Ibárruri, and Vladimir Horowitz. After him are Sándor Márai, Andrei Gromyko, Thomas Bernhard, Hu Yaobang, Ferdinand Marcos, and Silvana Mangano.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Graham Chapman ranks 263 out of 8,785. Before him are Gary Oldman (1958), Æthelred I, King of Wessex (837), Olivia Newton-John (1948), Richard Trevithick (1771), Alec Guinness (1914), and Owen Willans Richardson (1879). After him are Anthony Giddens (1938), James George Frazer (1854), Ælfweard of Wessex (904), Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882), Liz Truss (1975), and Daniel Day-Lewis (1957).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Graham Chapman ranks 29. Before him are Stan Laurel (1890), Jeremy Irons (1948), Peter Ustinov (1921), Gary Oldman (1958), Olivia Newton-John (1948), and Alec Guinness (1914). After him are Daniel Day-Lewis (1957), Timothy Dalton (1946), David Suchet (1946), Vanessa Redgrave (1937), Julie Andrews (1935), and Peter Sellers (1925).

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Television and Movie Roles

Life of Brian
Wise Man #2 / Brian Cohen / Biggus Dickus
Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. Rife with Monty Python's signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian's life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit with many more laughs.
Aug 17o 19797.758 / 10
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
King Arthur / Voice of God / Middle Head / Hiccoughing Guard
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".
May 25o 19757.802 / 10
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Various Roles
Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.
Mar 31o 19837.323 / 10
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