Musician
Neil Young
Canadian-American singer-songwriter
1945 - today
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Neil Young
His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2024). Neil Young is the 131st most popular musician (down from 121st in 2024), the 34th most popular biography from Canada (down from 26th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Canadian Musician.
Neil Young is most famous for his work as a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and social activist.
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2.9M
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Past 12 months
70.82
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Data Insights
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Neil Young's biography appears in 65 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 97% of all Musicians.
Nov 12
Neil Young shares a November 12 birthday with Grace Kelly, John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, and Auguste Rodin.
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Neil Young's Wikipedia page drew 2.9M views over the past year — 11× the average among Musicians.
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Neil Young's biography was added to 5 new Wikipedia language editions in the past year.
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Among Musicians
Among musicians, Neil Young ranks 131 out of 3,175. Before him are Cyndi Lauper, Mike Oldfield, Robert Palmer, Paul Simon, Fritz Kreisler, and Ziryab. After him are Nick Mason, Angus Young, Chris Isaak, John Bonham, John Dowland, and Pete Seeger.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
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Cyndi Lauper
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 125
Mike Oldfield
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 126
Robert Palmer
1949 - 2003
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 127
Paul Simon
1941 - Present
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 128
Fritz Kreisler
1875 - 1962
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 129
Ziryab
789 - 857
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 130
Neil Young
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 131
Nick Mason
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 132
Angus Young
1955 - Present
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 133
Chris Isaak
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 134
John Bonham
1948 - 1980
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 135
John Dowland
1563 - 1626
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 136
Pete Seeger
1919 - 2014
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 137
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Neil Young ranks 59. Before him are Vinko Puljić, Jean Nouvel, Michael J. Smith, Slobodan Praljak, Jacky Ickx, and Yochanan Vollach. After him are José Feliciano, Richard R. Schrock, Roger Glover, Ram Nath Kovind, Anton Zeilinger, and Christoph Schönborn.
Others Born in 1945
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Vinko Puljić
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 53
Jean Nouvel
ARCHITECT
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 54
Michael J. Smith
ASTRONAUT
1945 - 1986
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 55
Slobodan Praljak
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1945 - 2017
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 56
Jacky Ickx
RACING DRIVER
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 57
Yochanan Vollach
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 58
Neil Young
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 59
José Feliciano
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 60
Richard R. Schrock
CHEMIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 61
Roger Glover
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 62
Ram Nath Kovind
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 63
Anton Zeilinger
PHYSICIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 64
Christoph Schönborn
1945 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 65
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Neil Young ranks 34 out of 1,622. Before him are Bertram Brockhouse (1918), Ralph M. Steinman (1943), Eric Berne (1910), David Johnston (1941), Frederick Banting (1891), and Bryan Adams (1959). After him are Sidney Altman (1939), Willard Boyle (1924), Henry Taube (1915), Paul Anka (1941), William Shatner (1931), and William Vickrey (1914).
Others born in Canada
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Bertram Brockhouse
PHYSICIST
1918 - 2003
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 28
Ralph M. Steinman
BIOLOGIST
1943 - 2011
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 29
Eric Berne
PSYCHOLOGIST
1910 - 1970
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 30
David Johnston
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 31
Frederick Banting
PHYSICIAN
1891 - 1941
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 32
Bryan Adams
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 33
Neil Young
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 34
Sidney Altman
CHEMIST
1939 - 2022
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 35
Willard Boyle
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2011
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 36
Henry Taube
CHEMIST
1915 - 2005
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 37
Paul Anka
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 38
William Shatner
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 39
William Vickrey
ECONOMIST
1914 - 1996
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 40
Among Musicians In Canada
Among musicians born in Canada, Neil Young ranks 3. Before him are Leonard Cohen (1934), and Glenn Gould (1932). After him are Joni Mitchell (1943), Oscar Peterson (1925), Avril Lavigne (1984), Gil Evans (1912), Loreena McKennitt (1957), David Foster (1949), Maynard Ferguson (1928), Deadmau5 (1981), and Robbie Robertson (1943).
Leonard Cohen
1934 - 2016
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 1
Glenn Gould
1932 - 1982
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 2
Neil Young
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 3
Joni Mitchell
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 4
Oscar Peterson
1925 - 2007
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 5
Avril Lavigne
1984 - Present
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 6
Gil Evans
1912 - 1988
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 7
Loreena McKennitt
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 8
David Foster
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 9
Maynard Ferguson
1928 - 2006
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 10
Deadmau5
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 11
Robbie Robertson
1943 - 2023
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 12
