SINGER

Alan Stivell

1944 - Today

Photo of Alan Stivell

Icon of person Alan Stivell

Alan Stivell (Breton pronunciation: [ˈɑːlãn 'sti:vəlː]; born Alan Cochevelou on 6 January 1944) is a Breton and Celtic musician and singer, songwriter, recording artist, and master of the Celtic harp. From the early 1970s, he revived global interest in the Celtic (specifically Breton) harp and Celtic music as part of world music. As a bagpiper and bombard player, he modernized traditional Breton music and singing in the Breton language. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Stivell has received more than 234,111 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Alan Stivell is the 404th most popular singer (up from 531st in 2019), the 2,072nd most popular biography from France (up from 2,634th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular French Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Alan Stivells by language

Over the past year Alan Stivell has had the most page views in the with 82,430 views, followed by English (26,953), and German (8,417). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are West Frisian (882.19%), Irish (132.74%), and Esperanto (114.71%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Alan Stivell ranks 404 out of 4,381. Before him are Isabella Colbran, Joey Tempest, Eazy-E, Kanye West, La Toya Jackson, and Dinah Washington. After him are Kirsten Flagstad, Miguel Bosé, Franzl Lang, Iva Zanicchi, Christine McVie, and Alizée.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Alan Stivell ranks 172. Before him are Richard Ford, Brenda Lee, Dennis Wilson, Stockard Channing, Johnny Winter, and Peter Mayhew. After him are Pattie Boyd, Adriano Galliani, John Newcombe, António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Christine Chubbuck, and Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester.

Others Born in 1944

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In France

Among people born in France, Alan Stivell ranks 2,072 out of 6,770. Before him are Léon Duguit (1859), Rodulfus Glaber (985), Jean-Marie Villot (1905), François Étienne de Kellermann (1770), Jeanne Lanvin (1867), and Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (1400). After him are Jean Calas (1698), Prosper of Aquitaine (390), Antoine Béchamp (1816), Jean Maximilien Lamarque (1770), Elif Shafak (1971), and Max Decugis (1882).

Others born in France

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Alan Stivell ranks 23. Before him are Caterina Valente (1931), Jacqueline Boyer (1941), Barbara (1930), Warda Al-Jazairia (1939), Sacha Distel (1933), and Théo Sarapo (1936). After him are Alizée (1984), Tino Rossi (1907), Patrick Hernandez (1949), André Claveau (1911), Jean-Jacques Goldman (1951), and Patricia Kaas (1966).

French born Singers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous