Musician
Johnny Clegg
South African musician and anti-apartheid icon
1953 - 2019
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Johnny Clegg
His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Johnny Clegg is the 1,008th most popular musician (down from 940th in 2024), the 2,894th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,563rd in 2019) and the 181st most popular British Musician.
Memorability Metrics
110k
Page Views
Past 12 months
58.89
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Data Insights
30
Johnny Clegg's biography spans 30 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 58.89.
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Among Musicians
Among musicians, Johnny Clegg ranks 1,008 out of 3,445. Before him are Mick Ronson, Wayne Kramer, Charles Dancla, Benny Carter, Candy Dulfer, and Denny Laine. After him are Tim Maia, Roy Haynes, Vlado Perlemuter, Ralph Kirkpatrick, Michael Brecker, and Andrew Latimer.
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Mick Ronson
1946 - 1993
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 1,002
Wayne Kramer
1948 - 2024
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 1,003
Charles Dancla
1817 - 1907
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 1,004
Benny Carter
1907 - 2003
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 1,005
Candy Dulfer
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 1,006
Denny Laine
1944 - 2023
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 1,007
Johnny Clegg
1953 - 2019
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 1,008
Tim Maia
1942 - 1998
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 1,009
Roy Haynes
1925 - 2024
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 1,010
Vlado Perlemuter
1904 - 2002
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 1,011
Ralph Kirkpatrick
1911 - 1984
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 1,012
Michael Brecker
1949 - 2007
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 1,013
Andrew Latimer
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 1,014
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Johnny Clegg ranks 224. Before him are Ryan Paris, Francesco Moraglia, Attilio Bettega, Alexander Beliavsky, Melchior Ndadaye, and Shavarsh Karapetyan. After him are Sergey Mironov, Vincent Curatola, Anna Thomson, Barry Sonnenfeld, Adel Safar, and Russell Mulcahy. Among people deceased in 2019, Johnny Clegg ranks 231. Before him are Katherine Helmond, Elio Sgreccia, Sulli, Thomas Remengesau Sr., Diahann Carroll, and David Hedison. After him are Sylvia Miles, Vladimir Etush, Roland Matthes, Ram Dass, Oliver Mtukudzi, and Sadako Ogata.
Others Born in 1953
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Ryan Paris
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 218
Francesco Moraglia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 219
Attilio Bettega
RACING DRIVER
1953 - 1985
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 220
Alexander Beliavsky
CHESS PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 221
Melchior Ndadaye
POLITICIAN
1953 - 1993
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 222
Shavarsh Karapetyan
SWIMMER
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 223
Johnny Clegg
MUSICIAN
1953 - 2019
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 224
Sergey Mironov
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 225
Vincent Curatola
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 226
Anna Thomson
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 227
Barry Sonnenfeld
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 228
Adel Safar
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 229
Russell Mulcahy
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 230
Others Deceased in 2019
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Katherine Helmond
ACTOR
1929 - 2019
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 225
Elio Sgreccia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2019
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 226
Sulli
ACTOR
1994 - 2019
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 227
Thomas Remengesau Sr.
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2019
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 228
Diahann Carroll
ACTOR
1935 - 2019
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 229
David Hedison
ACTOR
1927 - 2019
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 230
Johnny Clegg
MUSICIAN
1953 - 2019
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 231
Sylvia Miles
ACTOR
1924 - 2019
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 232
Vladimir Etush
ACTOR
1922 - 2019
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 233
Roland Matthes
SWIMMER
1950 - 2019
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 234
Ram Dass
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 2019
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 235
Oliver Mtukudzi
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2019
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 236
Sadako Ogata
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2019
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 237
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Johnny Clegg ranks 2,894 out of 9,870. Before him are Sydney Chapman (1888), Arthur Brown (1942), Tony Brise (1952), Edward Coke (1552), Denny Laine (1944), and Amy Robsart (1532). After him are Charlie Hunnam (1980), Terence Fisher (1904), Ernest Starling (1866), Hubert Parry (1848), Richard Norman Shaw (1831), and Andrew Latimer (1949).
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Sydney Chapman
MATHEMATICIAN
1888 - 1970
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 2,888
Arthur Brown
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 2,889
Tony Brise
RACING DRIVER
1952 - 1975
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 2,890
Edward Coke
JUDGE
1552 - 1634
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 2,891
Denny Laine
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2023
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 2,892
Amy Robsart
NOBLEMAN
1532 - 1560
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 2,893
Johnny Clegg
MUSICIAN
1953 - 2019
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 2,894
Charlie Hunnam
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 2,895
Terence Fisher
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1980
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 2,896
Ernest Starling
PHYSICIAN
1866 - 1927
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 2,897
Hubert Parry
COMPOSER
1848 - 1918
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 2,898
Richard Norman Shaw
ARCHITECT
1831 - 1912
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 2,899
Andrew Latimer
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 2,900
Among Musicians In United Kingdom
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Johnny Clegg ranks 181. Before him are Al Stewart (1945), Peter Maxwell Davies (1934), Adam Clayton (1960), Steven Wilson (1967), Mick Ronson (1946), and Denny Laine (1944). After him are Andrew Latimer (1949), Paul Simonon (1955), Carl Cox (1962), George Shearing (1919), James Galway (1939), and Würzel (1949).
Al Stewart
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 175
Peter Maxwell Davies
1934 - 2016
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 176
Adam Clayton
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 177
Steven Wilson
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 178
Mick Ronson
1946 - 1993
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 179
Denny Laine
1944 - 2023
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 180
Johnny Clegg
1953 - 2019
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 181
Andrew Latimer
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 182
Paul Simonon
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 183
Carl Cox
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 184
George Shearing
1919 - 2011
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 185
James Galway
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 186
Würzel
1949 - 2011
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 187
