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Daniel O'Donnell

1961 - Today

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Daniel Francis Noel O'Donnell, MBE (born 12 December 1961) is an Irish singer, television presenter and philanthropist. After rising to public attention in 1983, he has since become a household name in Ireland and Britain; he has also had considerable success in Australia. In 2012, he became the first artist to have a different album in the British charts every year for 25 consecutive years. This record has been extended and as of 2024, O'Donnell has had an album in the Official Albums Chart each year for the last 36 years making him one of the most successful recording artists of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Daniel O'Donnell has received more than 1,741,688 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel O'Donnell is the 3,601st most popular singer (down from 3,352nd in 2019), the 460th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 426th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Irish Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Daniel O'Donnell ranks 3,601 out of 4,381. Before him are Niels Brinck, Stefan Airapetjan, Santi Duangsawang, Risa Niigaki, Mabel, and Nam Tae-hyun. After him are Nora Istrefi, LaFee, Linda Sundblad, Liu Xuan, Dean, and Kris Allen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Daniel O'Donnell ranks 842. Before him are Amina Mohamed, Judi Brown Clarke, Thurl Bailey, Keith Sweat, Kevin Cramer, and Reginald Hudlin. After him are Mario Díaz-Balart, Kim Turner, David Kaufman, Mitch Gaylord, Joe Walsh, and Nicholas Lyndhurst.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Daniel O'Donnell ranks 460 out of 549. Before him are Charlie McCreevy (1949), Samantha Mumba (1983), Patrick McCabe (1955), Eamonn Coghlan (1952), Brian O'Driscoll (1979), and João Pereira (null). After him are Troy Parrott (2002), Sonia O'Sullivan (1969), Ian Harte (1977), Anthony Stokes (1988), Aisling Franciosi (1993), and Liu Hao (null).

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Among SINGERS In Ireland

Among singers born in Ireland, Daniel O'Donnell ranks 28. Before him are Mary Black (1955), Angela Farrell (1952), Niall Horan (1993), Brian McFadden (1980), Markus Feehily (1980), and Eimear Quinn (1972). After him are Danny O'Donoghue (1980), Lisa Hannigan (1981), Lesley Roy (1986), Dawn Martin (1976), Sarah McTernan (1994), and Dermot Kennedy (1991).

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