SINGER

Carl Douglas

1942 - Today

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Carlton George Douglas (born 10 May 1942) is a Jamaican singer-songwriter and recording artist based in the UK who is best known for the 1974 disco single "Kung Fu Fighting". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Douglas has received more than 529,699 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Douglas is the 1,101st most popular singer, the 29th most popular biography from Jamaica and the 8th most popular Jamaican Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 530k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Carl Douglas ranks 1,101 out of 3,541. Before him are Wyclef Jean, Luis Miguel, Hanka Paldum, Izumi Sakai, Van McCoy, and Don Omar. After him are Lhasa de Sela, Wiz Khalifa, Azis, Elena Paparizou, Joe Jonas, and Majida El Roumi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Carl Douglas ranks 382. Before him are Gabriela Adameșteanu, Klaus-Dieter Sieloff, János Farkas, Jonathan Williams, Dan Graham, and Joe Lieberman. After him are Quentin Bryce, Gualtiero Bassetti, Yvette Mimieux, Bas Jan Ader, Chris Hani, and Paul Butterfield.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Carl Douglas ranks 29 out of 147. Before him are Mary Seacole (1805), Burning Spear (1945), Madge Sinclair (1938), Bunny Wailer (1947), Asafa Powell (1982), and Shaggy (1968). After him are Patrick Allen (1951), King Tubby (1941), Leonard Howell (1898), Alton Ellis (1938), Horace Andy (1951), and Millie Small (1947).

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Among SINGERS In Jamaica

Among singers born in Jamaica, Carl Douglas ranks 8. Before him are Jimmy Cliff (1948), Liz Mitchell (1952), Max Romeo (1944), Burning Spear (1945), Bunny Wailer (1947), and Shaggy (1968). After him are Alton Ellis (1938), Millie Small (1947), Gregory Isaacs (1951), Dennis Brown (1957), Ini Kamoze (1957), and Ky-Mani Marley (1976).

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