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Black Francis

1965 - Today

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Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV (born April 6, 1965) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He is the frontman of the alternative rock band Pixies, with whom he performs under the stage name Black Francis. Following the band's breakup in 1993, he embarked on a solo career under the name Frank Black. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Black Francis has received more than 2,536,775 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Black Francis is the 2,256th most popular singer (down from 1,936th in 2019), the 12,124th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,531st in 2019) and the 610th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Black Francis ranks 2,256 out of 4,381. Before him are Andreas Johnson, Kayah, Miss Kittin, JJ Lin, Brett Anderson, and Song Yuqi. After him are Tayanna, John Waite, Alan Merrill, Tijana Dapčević, Mildred Bailey, and Heather Nova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Black Francis ranks 505. Before him are Fernanda Torres, Peter Lundgren, Rica Reinisch, Brené Brown, Brian Nielsen, and Hamed Bakayoko. After him are Fernando Gómez, Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Joe Arlauckas, Kazuo Echigo, Jesse Jackson Jr., and Mario Frick.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Black Francis ranks 12,124 out of 20,380. Before him are Lynn Whitfield (1953), Carol Yager (1960), Tom Daschle (1947), Griffin Bell (1918), Elmer McCollum (1879), and Ellen Glasgow (1873). After him are Alyson Reed (1958), William Wirt (1772), Lisa Ann Walter (1963), Daniel Harvey Hill (1821), Sarah Drew (1980), and Benjamin Stoddert (1751).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Black Francis ranks 610. Before him are Clyde McPhatter (1932), Ellen McLain (1952), Eddie Kendricks (1939), Fred Neil (1936), Bobby Rydell (1942), and Taylor Dayne (1962). After him are Alan Merrill (1951), Mildred Bailey (1907), Paula Cole (1968), Rosanne Cash (1955), P. P. Arnold (1946), and Jimmy Dean (1928).

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