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Dave Gahan

1962 - Today

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David Gahan ( GAHN; born David Callcott; 9 May 1962) is an English singer best known as the lead singer of electronic music band Depeche Mode since their formation in 1980. Noted for his commanding stage presence and unique baritone voice, Q magazine ranked him at No. 73 on its list of the "100 Greatest Singers" and No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dave Gahan has received more than 5,842,411 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Dave Gahan is the 290th most popular singer (down from 212th in 2019), the 1,068th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 911th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular British Singer.

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  • 5.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Dave Gahan ranks 290 out of 4,381Before him are Janet Jackson, Roberta Flack, Neda Ukraden, Sonny Bono, Lisa, and Sabah. After him are Loreen, Elis Regina, Alfredo Kraus, Bülent Ersoy, Sammy Davis Jr., and Vicente Fernández.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Dave Gahan ranks 47Before him are Dino Merlin, Christiane F., Jordan Belfort, Gerardo Martino, Kirk Hammett, and Hirokazu Kore-eda. After him are Emilio Estevez, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Ferenc Krausz, Axl Rose, Marcia Cross, and Andreas Köpke.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dave Gahan ranks 1,068 out of 8,785Before him are Frank Oz (1944), William Smith (1769), Isabella Bird (1831), David Hamilton (1933), Cozy Powell (1947), and Nicko McBrain (1952). After him are Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872), W. O. Bentley (1888), Bob Hope (1903), Ian Wilmut (1944), Mungo Park (1771), and Edmund Leighton (1852).

Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Dave Gahan ranks 32Before him are Petula Clark (1932), Van Morrison (1945), Shane MacGowan (1957), Victoria Beckham (1974), Glenn Hughes (1951), and Robbie Williams (1974). After him are Rod Evans (1947), Peter Green (1946), Sarah Brightman (1960), Marc Bolan (1947), Black (1962), and Dave Evans (1953).