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Billy Bragg

1957 - Today

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Stephen William Bragg (born 20 December 1957) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, author and political activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, with lyrics that mostly span political or romantic themes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Bragg has received more than 2,681,930 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Billy Bragg is the 2,071st most popular singer (down from 1,991st in 2019), the 5,329th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,088th in 2019) and the 207th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Billy Bragg ranks 2,071 out of 4,381. Before him are Soraya, Bebe, Julie Driscoll Tippetts, Dani Filth, Adam Ant, and Kristina Hautala. After him are Dave Williams, Ellen Nikolaysen, José Vélez, Marco Borsato, Polina Gagarina, and Sana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Billy Bragg ranks 509. Before him are Igor Sergun, Tatyana Dogileva, Nitin Gadkari, Atli Eðvaldsson, Hannelore Anke, and Petr Němec. After him are Ralph Brown, Alexander Beilinson, Stoycho Mladenov, Johnny Chan, Ciro Gomes, and Hipólito Rincón.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Billy Bragg ranks 5,329 out of 8,785. Before him are Dani Filth (1973), Adam Ant (1954), Chris Anderson (1961), Freema Agyeman (1979), Tony Miles (1955), and Dorothy Wordsworth (1771). After him are Jodhi May (1975), John Evan (1948), William Morgan (1547), Sammy Baird (1930), Gareth Edwards (1975), and John Pendry (1943).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Billy Bragg ranks 207. Before him are Sonique (1965), Teddy Sinclair (1986), Annie Haslam (1947), Julie Driscoll Tippetts (1947), Dani Filth (1973), and Adam Ant (1954). After him are Alesha Dixon (1978), Craig David (1981), Kathy Kirby (1938), Edwyn Collins (1959), Cleo Laine (1927), and Noel Harrison (1934).

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