SINGER

David Byron

1947 - 1985

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David Garrick (29 January 1947 – 28 February 1985), better known by his stage name David Byron, was a British singer, who was best known in the early 1970s as the original lead vocalist of the rock band Uriah Heep. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Byron has received more than 729,251 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 25 in 2019). David Byron is the 363rd most popular singer (down from 311th in 2019), the 1,277th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,217th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 730k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of David Byrons by language

Over the past year David Byron has had the most page views in the with 97,671 views, followed by German (36,732), and Russian (20,128). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Southern Azerbaijani (64.86%), Russian (59.47%), and Tuvan (37.72%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, David Byron ranks 363 out of 4,381. Before him are Linda Ronstadt, Gal Costa, Tarja Turunen, Peng Liyuan, Mango, and Toby Keith. After him are Cecilia Bartoli, Shirley Bassey, Atahualpa Yupanqui, Mory Kanté, Mei Lanfang, and Christa Ludwig.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, David Byron ranks 138. Before him are Glenn Tipton, Marion Ramsey, Nina Matviienko, Ry Cooder, Alexander Rutskoy, and Oliver Dragojević. After him are H. Robert Horvitz, Kevin Farrell, Thomas Cech, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, and Nevio Scala. Among people deceased in 1985, David Byron ranks 58. Before him are Zarifa Aliyeva, Axel Springer, Karl-Adolf Hollidt, Alexander Pokryshkin, Theodore Sturgeon, and Ruth Gordon. After him are Herbert Bayer, Cus D'Amato, Ricky Nelson, Afet İnan, Jean-Marie Loret, and Vasyl Stus.

Others Born in 1947

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Byron ranks 1,277 out of 8,785. Before him are Frances de la Tour (1944), Scott Adkins (1976), John Hawkwood (1320), Walafrid Strabo (808), Sylvia Pankhurst (1882), and Alexander of Hales (1175). After him are Mark Sykes (1879), Shirley Bassey (1937), Thomas Gresham (1519), Edward Lear (1812), Mary Leakey (1913), and Alexander I of Scotland (1078).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, David Byron ranks 42. Before him are Marc Bolan (1947), Black (1962), Dave Evans (1953), Susan Boyle (1961), Dusty Springfield (1939), and Jon Anderson (1944). After him are Shirley Bassey (1937), Albert Hammond (1944), Seal (1963), Malcolm McLaren (1946), Gary Brooker (1945), and Christine McVie (1943).

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