MUSICIAN

Cat Stevens

1948 - Today

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Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948), commonly known by his stage names Cat Stevens, Yusuf, and Yusuf / Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and musician. He has sold more than 100 million records and has more than two billion streams. His musical style consists of folk, rock, pop, and, later in his career, Islamic music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cat Stevens has received more than 15,692,432 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Cat Stevens is the 24th most popular musician (up from 35th in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 195th in 2019) and the 9th most popular British Musician.

Cat Stevens is most famous for his song "Morning Has Broken" which is a popular children's song.

Memorability Metrics

  • 16M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 65

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Cat Stevens ranks 24 out of 3,175Before him are Arcangelo Corelli, Ray Charles, Ringo Starr, Bon Scott, Mark Knopfler, and Jean-Michel Jarre. After him are Eric Clapton, Leopold Mozart, Scatman John, Brian May, Roger Waters, and Maurice Gibb.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Cat Stevens ranks 9Before him are Jean Reno, Gérard Depardieu, Terry Pratchett, Svetlana Alexievich, Eckhart Tolle, and Jean-Michel Jarre. After him are Samuel L. Jackson, Hassan Rouhani, Sauli Niinistö, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ozzy Osbourne, and Jan Palach.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Cat Stevens ranks 142 out of 8,785Before him are Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830), George IV of the United Kingdom (1762), Roald Dahl (1916), Michael Caine (1933), William Blake (1757), and William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824). After him are Howard Carter (1874), Eric Clapton (1945), Mary Boleyn (1499), Jane Birkin (1946), Æthelstan (895), and Anna Wintour (1949).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Cat Stevens ranks 9Before him are Elton John (1947), George Harrison (1943), Jeff Beck (1944), Ringo Starr (1940), Bon Scott (1946), and Mark Knopfler (1949). After him are Eric Clapton (1945), Brian May (1947), Roger Waters (1943), Pete Townshend (1945), Keith Richards (1943), and Sting (1951).