Musician
Junior Murvin
Jamaican reggae musician
1949 - 2013
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Junior Murvin
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Junior Murvin is the 2,584th most popular musician (down from 2,474th in 2024), the 81st most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 79th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Jamaican Musician.
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HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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Junior Murvin's biography spans 15 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 47.76.
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Among Musicians
Among musicians, Junior Murvin ranks 2,584 out of 3,445. Before him are Bruce Fairbairn, Tony Alva, Derrick May, Roger Sanchez, Headhunterz, and Babatunde Olatunji. After him are Earl Palmer, Kathleen Hanna, Kevin Jonas, Stuart Hamm, K'naan, and Sergey Shnurov.
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Bruce Fairbairn
1949 - 1999
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 2,578
Tony Alva
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 2,579
Derrick May
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 2,580
Roger Sanchez
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 2,581
Headhunterz
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 2,582
Babatunde Olatunji
1927 - 2003
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 2,583
Junior Murvin
1949 - 2013
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 2,584
Earl Palmer
1924 - 2008
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 2,585
Kathleen Hanna
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 2,586
Kevin Jonas
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 2,587
Stuart Hamm
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 2,588
K'naan
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 2,589
Sergey Shnurov
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 2,590
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Junior Murvin ranks 785. Before him are Daniel Giger, Nigel Olsson, John Leckie, Robert D. Cabana, Bruce Fairbairn, and Susan Lindquist. After him are Bruce E. Melnick, Dan Barker, Amama Mbabazi, Mike Boit, Sue Hendrickson, and Claudia Jennings. Among people deceased in 2013, Junior Murvin ranks 519. Before him are Tony Gaze, Antonia Bird, Allan Simonsen, Allen Lanier, Narendra Dabholkar, and Malachi Throne. After him are Shamshad Begum, Hervé Boussard, Yasuhiro Yamada, Ivan Turina, Pavlos Fyssas, and Chieko Honda.
Others Born in 1949
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Daniel Giger
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 779
Nigel Olsson
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 780
John Leckie
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 781
Robert D. Cabana
ASTRONAUT
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 782
Bruce Fairbairn
MUSICIAN
1949 - 1999
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 783
Susan Lindquist
BIOLOGIST
1949 - 2016
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 784
Junior Murvin
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2013
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 785
Bruce E. Melnick
ASTRONAUT
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 786
Dan Barker
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 787
Amama Mbabazi
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 788
Mike Boit
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 789
Sue Hendrickson
EXPLORER
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 790
Claudia Jennings
ACTOR
1949 - 1979
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 791
Others Deceased in 2013
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Tony Gaze
RACING DRIVER
1920 - 2013
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 513
Antonia Bird
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - 2013
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 514
Allan Simonsen
RACING DRIVER
1978 - 2013
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 515
Allen Lanier
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2013
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 516
Narendra Dabholkar
PHYSICIAN
1945 - 2013
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 517
Malachi Throne
ACTOR
1928 - 2013
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 518
Junior Murvin
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2013
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 519
Shamshad Begum
SINGER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 520
Hervé Boussard
CYCLIST
1966 - 2013
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 521
Yasuhiro Yamada
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - 2013
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 522
Ivan Turina
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - 2013
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 523
Pavlos Fyssas
MUSICIAN
1979 - 2013
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 524
Chieko Honda
ACTOR
1963 - 2013
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 525
In Jamaica
Among people born in Jamaica, Junior Murvin ranks 81 out of 282. Before him are Luther Blissett (1958), Shawn Rhoden (1975), Ky-Mani Marley (1976), Cedella Marley (1967), Ray Stewart (1965), and Dennis Brown (1957). After him are Nesta Carter (1985), Linford Christie (1960), Omi (1986), Hugh Shearer (1923), Diana King (1970), and Capleton (1967).
Others born in Jamaica
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Luther Blissett
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 75
Shawn Rhoden
ATHLETE
1975 - 2021
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 76
Ky-Mani Marley
SINGER
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 77
Cedella Marley
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 78
Ray Stewart
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 79
Dennis Brown
SINGER
1957 - 1999
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 80
Junior Murvin
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2013
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 81
Nesta Carter
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 82
Linford Christie
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 83
Omi
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 84
Hugh Shearer
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2004
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 85
Diana King
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 86
Capleton
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 87
Among Musicians In Jamaica
Among musicians born in Jamaica, Junior Murvin ranks 15. Before him are Horace Andy (1951), Monty Alexander (1944), Damian Marley (1978), King Tubby (1941), Augustus Pablo (1954), and John Holt (1947). After him are Diana King (1970), Vybz Kartel (1976), Anthony B (1976), Canibus (1974), and Boi-1da (1986).
Horace Andy
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 9
Monty Alexander
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 10
Damian Marley
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 11
King Tubby
1941 - 1989
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 12
Augustus Pablo
1954 - 1999
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 13
John Holt
1947 - 2014
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 14
Junior Murvin
1949 - 2013
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 15
Diana King
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 16
Vybz Kartel
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 17
Anthony B
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 18
Canibus
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.09
Rank: 19
Boi-1da
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.89
Rank: 20
