MUSICIAN

Dan McCafferty

1946 - 2022

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William Daniel McCafferty (14 October 1946 – 8 November 2022) was a Scottish vocalist and songwriter best known as the lead singer for the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth from its founding in 1968 to his retirement from touring with the band in 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dan McCafferty has received more than 1,141,097 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Dan McCafferty is the 430th most popular musician, the 1,417th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 84th most popular British Musician.

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  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Dan McCafferty ranks 430 out of 3,175. Before him are Steve Vai, Leopold Godowsky, Varg Vikernes, Kenny Loggins, Philly Joe Jones, and Wallace Hartley. After him are Manitas de Plata, Theodor Leschetizky, Nikolai Kapustin, Al Di Meola, Marguerite Long, and Rudolf Serkin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Dan McCafferty ranks 172. Before him are Martin Kove, Donovan, Brigitte Fossey, Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, Richard Axel, and Stig Blomqvist. After him are Jim Hines, Alejandro Toledo, Alison Steadman, Ti Lung, Salif Keïta, and Héctor Babenco. Among people deceased in 2022, Dan McCafferty ranks 121. Before him are Paula Rego, Börje Salming, Paul Sorvino, Josef Abrhám, Henry Silva, and Christine McVie. After him are Shintaro Ishihara, Margarita Lozano, Anne Heche, Walter Schröder, Uri Orlev, and Mario Terán.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dan McCafferty ranks 1,417 out of 8,785. Before him are Geezer Butler (1949), Duncan Haldane (1951), William Murdoch (1754), Alice Bailey (1880), Wallace Hartley (1878), and Michael Redgrave (1908). After him are Timothy Spall (1957), Richard Henderson (1945), John William Godward (1861), Julia Ormond (1965), Prince William, Duke of Cumberland (1721), and Sophie Turner (1996).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Dan McCafferty ranks 84. Before him are Ian Anderson (1947), Martin Gore (1961), Donovan (1946), Alan Walker (1997), Geezer Butler (1949), and Wallace Hartley (1878). After him are Andy Summers (1942), Robert Wyatt (1945), Alvin Lee (1944), Elvis Costello (1954), Janick Gers (1957), and Vince Clarke (1960).

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