SINGER
Christy Moore
1945 - Today
Christy Moore
Christopher Andrew "Christy" Moore (born 7 May 1945) is an Irish folk singer, songwriter and guitarist. In addition to his significant success as a solo artist, he is one of the founding members of the bands Planxty and Moving Hearts. His first album, Paddy on the Road was recorded with Dominic Behan in 1969. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christy Moore has received more than 1,194,757 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Christy Moore is the 1,928th most popular singer (up from 1,967th in 2019), the 308th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 326th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Irish Singer.
Memorability Metrics
1.2M
Page Views (PV)
50.79
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
1.78
Effective Languages (L*)
3.72
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Christy Moore ranks 1,928 out of 4,381. Before him are Kōji Wada, Christer Björkman, Liv Kristine, Jacek Kaczmarski, Sherine, and Seija Simola. After him are Ja Rule, Kate Smith, Origa, Gaahl, Ralf Scheepers, and Ne-Yo.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKōji Wada
1974 - 2016
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 1,922
Christer Björkman
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 1,923
Liv Kristine
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 1,924
Jacek Kaczmarski
1957 - 2004
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 1,925
Sherine
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 1,926
Seija Simola
1944 - 2017
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 1,927
Christy Moore
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 1,928
Ja Rule
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 1,929
Kate Smith
1907 - 1986
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 1,930
Origa
1970 - 2015
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 1,931
Gaahl
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 1,932
Ralf Scheepers
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 1,933
Ne-Yo
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 1,934
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Christy Moore ranks 588. Before him are Madhavrao Scindia, Vani Jairam, Hadja Saran Daraba Kaba, Péter Marót, Amjad Ali Khan, and Yves Herbet. After him are Cipriano Chemello, István Juhász, Randy Matson, Georg Volkert, Subhash Ghai, and Eugenie Scott.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsMadhavrao Scindia
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2001
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 582
Vani Jairam
SINGER
1945 - 2023
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 583
Hadja Saran Daraba Kaba
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 584
Péter Marót
ATHLETE
1945 - 2020
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 585
Amjad Ali Khan
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 586
Yves Herbet
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2024
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 587
Christy Moore
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 588
Cipriano Chemello
CYCLIST
1945 - 2017
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 589
István Juhász
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 590
Randy Matson
ATHLETE
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 591
Georg Volkert
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 592
Subhash Ghai
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 593
Eugenie Scott
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 594
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Christy Moore ranks 308 out of 549. Before him are George Brent (1904), Tom Kiely (1869), Colm Wilkinson (1944), Milo O'Shea (1926), Tom Crean (1877), and Anne Buttimer (1938). After him are Róisín Murphy (1973), Cecelia Ahern (1981), Frank Harris (1856), Thomas Romney Robinson (1792), Terry Wogan (1938), and Dave Allen (1936).
Others born in Ireland
Go to all RankingsGeorge Brent
ACTOR
1904 - 1979
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 302
Tom Kiely
ATHLETE
1869 - 1951
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 303
Colm Wilkinson
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 304
Milo O'Shea
ACTOR
1926 - 2013
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 305
Tom Crean
EXPLORER
1877 - 1938
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 306
Anne Buttimer
GEOGRAPHER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 307
Christy Moore
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 308
Róisín Murphy
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 309
Cecelia Ahern
WRITER
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 310
Frank Harris
WRITER
1856 - 1931
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 311
Thomas Romney Robinson
ASTRONOMER
1792 - 1882
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 312
Terry Wogan
PRESENTER
1938 - 2016
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 313
Dave Allen
ACTOR
1936 - 2005
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 314
Among SINGERS In Ireland
Among singers born in Ireland, Christy Moore ranks 8. Before him are Bob Geldof (1951), Sinéad O'Connor (1966), Luke Kelly (1940), Barney McKenna (1939), Charlie McGettigan (1950), and Stephen Gately (1976). After him are Róisín Murphy (1973), Nicky Byrne (1978), Damien Rice (1973), Maria Doyle Kennedy (1964), Paul Harrington (1960), and Siobhan Fahey (1958).
Bob Geldof
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 2
Sinéad O'Connor
1966 - 2023
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 3
Luke Kelly
1940 - 1984
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 4
Barney McKenna
1939 - 2012
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 5
Charlie McGettigan
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 6
Stephen Gately
1976 - 2009
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 7
Christy Moore
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 8
Róisín Murphy
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 9
Nicky Byrne
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 10
Damien Rice
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 11
Maria Doyle Kennedy
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 12
Paul Harrington
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 13
Siobhan Fahey
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 14