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Bob Marley

1945 - 1981

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Robert Nesta Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, he fused elements of reggae, ska and rocksteady and was renowned for his distinctive vocal and songwriting style. Marley increased the visibility of Jamaican music worldwide and made him a global figure in popular culture. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Marley has received more than 47,789,696 page views. His biography is available in 129 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 125 in 2019). Bob Marley is the 2nd most popular musician, the most popular biography from Jamaica and the most popular Jamaican Musician.

Bob Marley is most famous for being a Jamaican singer and songwriter. He is best known for his songs "No Woman, No Cry" and "One Love".

Memorability Metrics

  • 48M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 84.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 129

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bob Marley ranks 2 out of 3,175. Before him are Michael Jackson. After him are Paul McCartney, Freddie Mercury, Franz Liszt, Niccolò Paganini, John Lennon, Clara Schumann, Louis Armstrong, Bob Dylan, Elton John, and Jimi Hendrix.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Bob Marley ranks 1. After him are Franz Beckenbauer, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Gerd Müller, Rodrigo Duterte, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Vince McMahon, Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Aung San Suu Kyi, Wim Wenders, Radovan Karadžić, and Tom Selleck. Among people deceased in 1981, Bob Marley ranks 1. After him are Anwar Sadat, Moshe Dayan, Jacques Lacan, Albert Speer, Soong Ching-ling, Max Euwe, Natalie Wood, Frederica of Hanover, Hideki Yukawa, William Holden, and William Wyler.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Bob Marley ranks 1 out of 189. After him are Stamford Raffles (1781), Grace Jones (1948), Usain Bolt (1986), Peter Tosh (1944), Marcus Garvey (1887), Ben Johnson (1961), Jimmy Cliff (1948), Stuart Hall (1932), Liz Mitchell (1952), Violet Brown (1900), and Merlene Ottey (1960).

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Among MUSICIANS In Jamaica

Among musicians born in Jamaica, Bob Marley ranks 1. After him are Peter Tosh (1944), Lee "Scratch" Perry (1936), Desmond Dekker (1941), Sean Paul (1973), DJ Kool Herc (1955), Prince Buster (1938), Monty Alexander (1944), King Tubby (1941), Ziggy Marley (1968), Horace Andy (1951), and Damian Marley (1978).

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