MUSICIAN
Cyndi Lauper
1953 - Today
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (; born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. Her album She's So Unusual (1983) was the first debut album by a female artist to achieve four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100—"Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time", "She Bop", and "All Through the Night"—and earned Lauper the Best New Artist award at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985. Her success continued with the soundtrack for the motion picture The Goonies (1985) and her second record True Colors (1986). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cyndi Lauper has received more than 15,620,417 page views. Her biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Cyndi Lauper is the 124th most popular musician (up from 169th in 2019), the 699th most popular biography from United States (up from 991st in 2019) and the 34th most popular American Musician.
Cyndi Lauper is most famous for her song "Girls Just Want to Have Fun."
Memorability Metrics
16M
Page Views (PV)
64.69
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
62
Languages Editions (L)
4.72
Effective Languages (L*)
4.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Cyndi Lauper ranks 124 out of 3,175. Before her are Thomas Bangalter, Nick Mason, John Dowland, Neil Young, Björk, and Chris Isaak. After her are Gary Moore, Nat King Cole, Jacqueline du Pré, Mike Oldfield, Neil Peart, and Fritz Kreisler.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsThomas Bangalter
1 - Present
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 118
Nick Mason
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 119
John Dowland
1563 - 1626
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 120
Neil Young
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 121
Björk
1965 - Present
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 122
Chris Isaak
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 123
Cyndi Lauper
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 124
Gary Moore
1952 - 2011
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 125
Nat King Cole
1919 - 1965
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 126
Jacqueline du Pré
1945 - 1987
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 127
Mike Oldfield
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 128
Neil Peart
1952 - 2020
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 129
Fritz Kreisler
1875 - 1962
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 130
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Cyndi Lauper ranks 26. Before her are Jim Jarmusch, Carlos Queiroz, Paul Krugman, Fatih Terim, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Daniel Passarella. After her are Mike Oldfield, Jean-Marie Pfaff, Paulo Roberto Falcão, Malcolm Young, Ségolène Royal, and Peter Stormare.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsJim Jarmusch
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 20
Carlos Queiroz
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 21
Paul Krugman
ECONOMIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 22
Fatih Terim
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 23
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 24
Daniel Passarella
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 25
Cyndi Lauper
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 26
Mike Oldfield
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 27
Jean-Marie Pfaff
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 28
Paulo Roberto Falcão
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 29
Malcolm Young
MUSICIAN
1953 - 2017
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 30
Ségolène Royal
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 31
Peter Stormare
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 32
In United States
Among people born in United States, Cyndi Lauper ranks 699 out of 20,380. Before her are Douglas Fairbanks (1883), Bradley Cooper (1975), Sam Peckinpah (1925), Jack Palance (1919), Murray Rothbard (1926), and Anne Bancroft (1931). After her are Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977), Hattie McDaniel (1893), Kevin Bacon (1958), H. L. Mencken (1880), Sally Field (1946), and Harold Urey (1893).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsDouglas Fairbanks
ACTOR
1883 - 1939
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 693
Bradley Cooper
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 694
Sam Peckinpah
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 1984
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 695
Jack Palance
ACTOR
1919 - 2006
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 696
Murray Rothbard
ECONOMIST
1926 - 1995
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 697
Anne Bancroft
ACTOR
1931 - 2005
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 698
Cyndi Lauper
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 699
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
BOXER
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 700
Hattie McDaniel
ACTOR
1893 - 1952
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 701
Kevin Bacon
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 702
H. L. Mencken
WRITER
1880 - 1956
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 703
Sally Field
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 704
Harold Urey
CHEMIST
1893 - 1981
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 705
Among MUSICIANS In United States
Among musicians born in United States, Cyndi Lauper ranks 34. Before her are Quincy Jones (1933), John Coltrane (1926), Ice-T (1958), Glenn Miller (1904), Lionel Richie (1949), and Chris Isaak (1956). After her are Nat King Cole (1919), Buddy Holly (1936), Nikki Sixx (1958), Bill Evans (1929), Ray Manzarek (1939), and Benny Goodman (1909).
Quincy Jones
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 28
John Coltrane
1926 - 1967
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 29
Ice-T
1958 - Present
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 30
Glenn Miller
1904 - 1944
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 31
Lionel Richie
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 32
Chris Isaak
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 33
Cyndi Lauper
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 34
Nat King Cole
1919 - 1965
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 35
Buddy Holly
1936 - 1959
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 36
Nikki Sixx
1958 - Present
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 37
Bill Evans
1929 - 1980
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 38
Ray Manzarek
1939 - 2013
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 39
Benny Goodman
1909 - 1986
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 40