MUSICIAN
DJ BoBo
1968 - Today
DJ BoBo
Peter René Baumann (born 5 January 1968), better known under his stage name DJ BoBo, is a Swiss singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, and music producer. He has sold 14 million records worldwide and has released 12 studio albums as well as several compilation albums which have included his previous hits in a reworked format. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of DJ BoBo has received more than 647,295 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. DJ BoBo is the 414th most popular musician (up from 578th in 2019), the 183rd most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 236th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swiss Musician.
Memorability Metrics
650k
Page Views (PV)
56.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
8.42
Effective Languages (L*)
2.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, DJ BoBo ranks 414 out of 3,175. Before him are Johnny Winter, Bulbul, Alan Walker, Tom Petty, Domenico Alberti, and Willi Boskovsky. After him are Krystian Zimerman, Safi al-Din al-Urmawi, Annie Fischer, John Phillips, Leonardo De Lorenzo, and Lionel Hampton.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohnny Winter
1944 - 2014
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 408
Bulbul
1897 - 1961
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 409
Alan Walker
1997 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 410
Tom Petty
1950 - 2017
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 411
Domenico Alberti
1710 - 1746
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 412
Willi Boskovsky
1909 - 1991
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 413
DJ BoBo
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 414
Krystian Zimerman
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 415
Safi al-Din al-Urmawi
1216 - 1294
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 416
Annie Fischer
1914 - 1995
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 417
John Phillips
1935 - 2001
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 418
Leonardo De Lorenzo
1875 - 1962
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 419
Lionel Hampton
1908 - 2002
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 420
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, DJ BoBo ranks 51. Before him are Ashley Judd, Sadyr Japarov, Josh Brolin, Hervé Renard, Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, and Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau. After him are Sam Rockwell, Aaron Eckhart, Hajime Moriyasu, Terry Crews, Slaven Bilić, and Marc Anthony.
Others Born in 1968
Go to all RankingsAshley Judd
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 45
Sadyr Japarov
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 46
Josh Brolin
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 47
Hervé Renard
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 48
Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 49
Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau
NOBLEMAN
1968 - 2013
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 50
DJ BoBo
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 51
Sam Rockwell
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 52
Aaron Eckhart
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 53
Hajime Moriyasu
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 54
Terry Crews
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 55
Slaven Bilić
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 56
Marc Anthony
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 57
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, DJ BoBo ranks 183 out of 1,015. Before him are Viola Amherd (1962), Notker the Stammerer (840), Jacques Charles François Sturm (1803), Isabelle Eberhardt (1877), Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein (1968), and Joanna of Pfirt (1300). After him are Jonas Furrer (1805), Hans Martin Sutermeister (1907), Billy Meier (1937), Simonetta Sommaruga (1960), Joachim Raff (1822), and Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma (1886).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsViola Amherd
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 177
Notker the Stammerer
WRITER
840 - 912
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 178
Jacques Charles François Sturm
MATHEMATICIAN
1803 - 1855
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 179
Isabelle Eberhardt
EXPLORER
1877 - 1904
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 180
Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 181
Joanna of Pfirt
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1351
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 182
DJ BoBo
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 183
Jonas Furrer
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1861
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 184
Hans Martin Sutermeister
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1977
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 185
Billy Meier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 186
Simonetta Sommaruga
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 187
Joachim Raff
COMPOSER
1822 - 1882
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 188
Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1934
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 189
Among MUSICIANS In Switzerland
Among musicians born in Switzerland, DJ BoBo ranks 2. Before him are Alfred Cortot (1877). After him are Edwin Fischer (1886), Robert Miles (1969), Aurèle Nicolet (1926), Patrick Moraz (1948), George Gruntz (1932), Urs Bühler (1971), Emmanuel Pahud (1970), DJ Antoine (1975), Daniel Löble (1973), and Thomas Gabriel Fischer (1963).
Alfred Cortot
1877 - 1962
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 1
DJ BoBo
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 2
Edwin Fischer
1886 - 1960
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 3
Robert Miles
1969 - 2017
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 4
Aurèle Nicolet
1926 - 2016
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 5
Patrick Moraz
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 6
George Gruntz
1932 - 2013
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 7
Urs Bühler
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 8
Emmanuel Pahud
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 9
DJ Antoine
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 10
Daniel Löble
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 11
Thomas Gabriel Fischer
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 12