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Burning Spear

1945 - Today

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Winston Rodney OD (born 1 March 1945), better known by the stage name Burning Spear, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist, and musician. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Burning Spear has received more than 1,073,660 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Burning Spear is the 1,028th most popular singer (down from 873rd in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 24th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Jamaican Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Burning Spear ranks 1,028 out of 3,528. Before him are Lou Gramm, Kati Kovács, Blixa Bargeld, Amelita Galli-Curci, Carl Douglas, and Merle Haggard. After him are Dulce Pontes, Majida El Roumi, Conchita Bautista, Claudio Baglioni, Luis Eduardo Aute, and Paul Day.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Burning Spear ranks 317. Before him are Andrew Birkin, Willeke Alberti, Azim Premji, Romeo Benetti, Richard Hatch, and Marielle Goitschel. After him are Mats Wahl, Yuri Antonov, Agustín Balbuena, John McVie, Edmund M. Clarke, and Jean-Pierre Kutwa.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Burning Spear ranks 27 out of 168. Before him are Stephen Hopkins (1958), Max Romeo (1944), Bunny Wailer (1947), Merlene Ottey (1960), Shaggy (1968), and Carl Douglas (1942). After him are Prince Buster (1938), Linford Christie (1960), Asafa Powell (1982), Patrick Allen (1951), Leonard Howell (1898), and Monty Alexander (1944).

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Among SINGERS In Jamaica

Among singers born in Jamaica, Burning Spear ranks 8. Before him are Jimmy Cliff (1948), Liz Mitchell (1952), Max Romeo (1944), Bunny Wailer (1947), Shaggy (1968), and Carl Douglas (1942). After him are Gregory Isaacs (1951), Alton Ellis (1938), Errol Brown (1948), Millie Small (1947), Dennis Brown (1957), and Ini Kamoze (1957).

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