MUSICIAN

Barry Gibb

1946 - Today

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Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb (born 1 September 1946) is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Along with his younger twin brothers, Robin and Maurice, he rose to worldwide fame as a member of the Bee Gees, one of the most commercially successful groups in the history of popular music. Gibb is well known for his wide vocal range including a far-reaching high-pitched falsetto. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barry Gibb has received more than 17,138,965 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Barry Gibb is the 114th most popular musician (down from 85th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Isle of Man (down from 2nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Musician.

Barry Gibb is most famous for being a member of the Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time.

Memorability Metrics

  • 17M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Barry Gibb ranks 114 out of 3,175Before him are David Guetta, Nadia Boulanger, Jascha Heifetz, Henryk Wieniawski, Joe Hisaishi, and John Bonham. After him are Mariss Jansons, Lionel Richie, Sid Vicious, Thomas Bangalter, Nick Mason, and John Dowland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Barry Gibb ranks 58Before him are Bob Beamon, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Marina Abramović, Charles Dance, Thongloun Sisoulith, and Tim Curry. After him are Dragan Džajić, Dolly Parton, Naoto Kan, Sally Field, Bolo Yeung, and Danny Glover.

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In Isle of Man

Among people born in Isle of Man, Barry Gibb ranks 3 out of 14Before him are Maurice Gibb (1949), and Robin Gibb (1949). After him are Edward Forbes (1815), Ned Maddrell (1877), Rhodri the Great (820), Mark Cavendish (1985), Elizabeth Holloway Marston (1893), Kieran Tierney (1997), Joe Locke (2003), Amy Jackson (1991), and Samantha Barks (1990).

Among MUSICIANS In Isle of Man

Among musicians born in Isle of Man, Barry Gibb ranks 2Before him are Maurice Gibb (1949).