MUSICIAN

Augustus Pablo

1954 - 1999

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Horace Michael Swaby (21 June 1953 – 18 May 1999), also known as Augustus Pablo, was a Jamaican roots reggae and dub record producer and a multi-instrumentalist that was active from the 1970s until his death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Augustus Pablo has received more than 390,392 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Augustus Pablo is the 1,859th most popular musician (down from 1,750th in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 49th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Jamaican Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Augustus Pablo ranks 1,859 out of 3,175. Before him are Leslie Bricusse, Stefan Schwarzmann, Mick Abrahams, Derek Bailey, Doug Yule, and Danny Carey. After him are Buddy Miles, Ayla Erduran, Dickey Betts, Nelson Riddle, Carlinhos Brown, and Robert Westerholt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Augustus Pablo ranks 472. Before him are Siegrun Siegl, Edward Natapei, Paul Gallagher, Francesco Rutelli, Rickie Lee Jones, and Alfonso Zamora. After him are Verner Lička, Marta Lucía Ramírez, Barry Shabaka Henley, Shigeharu Ueki, Bajram Rexhepi, and Jim Duggan. Among people deceased in 1999, Augustus Pablo ranks 265. Before him are Zully Moreno, Walter Schleger, Sulo Nurmela, Charles Brown, Enrique Hormazábal, and Liselott Linsenhoff. After him are Rolf Landauer, Willy Bandholz, João Carlos de Oliveira, Yakov Rylsky, Marie Kraja, and Lawrence Stone.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Augustus Pablo ranks 58 out of 189. Before him are Lennox Miller (1946), Claude McKay (1889), Yohan Blake (1989), Louise Bennett-Coverley (1919), Arthur Wint (1920), and Damian Marley (1978). After him are Shawn Rhoden (1975), Alton Ellis (1938), Kenneth O. Hall (1941), Herb McKenley (1922), Millie Small (1947), and Andrew Holness (1972).

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Among MUSICIANS In Jamaica

Among musicians born in Jamaica, Augustus Pablo ranks 13. Before him are Prince Buster (1938), Monty Alexander (1944), King Tubby (1941), Ziggy Marley (1968), Horace Andy (1951), and Damian Marley (1978). After him are John Holt (1947), Junior Murvin (1949), Diana King (1970), Vybz Kartel (1976), and Canibus (1974).

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