SINGER

Chesney Hawkes

1971 - Today

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Chesney Lee Hawkes (born 22 September 1971) is an English singer and occasional actor. He started his career at the age of 19 when he appeared in the film Buddy's Song, which featured his best-known single "The One and Only", which topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks and reached the top 10 in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chesney Hawkes has received more than 1,919,992 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Chesney Hawkes is the 3,463rd most popular singer (down from 3,047th in 2019), the 7,092nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,284th in 2019) and the 291st most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Chesney Hawkes ranks 3,463 out of 4,381. Before him are Filipa Azevedo, Zhou Jieqiong, TobyMac, Rina Aiuchi, Natália Kelly, and Sandy Mölling. After him are Roy Kim, Anita Rachvelishvili, Carl Barât, Christophe Willem, Kateryna Pavlenko, and Jennifer Holliday.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Chesney Hawkes ranks 887. Before him are Binyavanga Wainaina, Nelson Parraguez, Sharon Case, Alfred Ter-Mkrtchyan, Kim Mi-jung, and Scott Booth. After him are Thérèse Coffey, Iulică Ruican, Patrick Sensburg, Dominic Cummings, Rolando Tucker, and Vernon Forrest.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Chesney Hawkes ranks 7,092 out of 8,785. Before him are Danny Ings (1992), Scott Booth (1971), Nicola Griffith (1960), Paul Allender (1970), Carwyn Jones (1967), and Maisie Richardson-Sellers (1992). After him are Tim Flowers (1967), Thérèse Coffey (1971), Gregory H. Johnson (1962), Sona Jobarteh (1983), Carl Barât (1978), and Anthony Gordon (2001).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Chesney Hawkes ranks 291. Before him are Mutya Buena (1985), Alex Hepburn (1986), Skepta (1982), Lucie Silvas (1977), Mia Rose (1988), and Sonia (1971). After him are Carl Barât (1978), Liz McClarnon (1981), Ann Sophie (1990), Cher Lloyd (1993), Jem (1975), and Labrinth (1989).

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