SINGER
David Coverdale
1951 - Today
David Coverdale
David Coverdale (born 22 September 1951) is an English singer who is best known as the lead vocalist of Whitesnake, a hard rock band he founded in 1978. Before Whitesnake, Coverdale was the lead singer of Deep Purple from 1973 to 1976, after which he established his solo career. A collaboration with ex-Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page resulted in a Coverdale–Page studio album in 1993 that was subsequently certified platinum. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Coverdale has received more than 4,103,216 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). David Coverdale is the 179th most popular singer (down from 175th in 2019), the 760th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 774th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular British Singer.
David Coverdale is most famous for being the lead singer of the rock band Whitesnake.
Memorability Metrics
4.1M
Page Views (PV)
61.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
49
Languages Editions (L)
5.84
Effective Languages (L*)
4.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of David Coverdales by language
Among SINGERS
Among singers, David Coverdale ranks 179 out of 3,528. Before him are Barbara Strozzi, Chris Rea, Esma Redžepova, Manu Chao, Sofia Rotaru, and Falco. After him are Anna German, Ofra Haza, Bryan Ferry, Neil Diamond, Zarah Leander, and Tori Amos.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
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Barbara Strozzi
1619 - 1677
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 173
Chris Rea
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 174
Esma Redžepova
1943 - 2016
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 175
Manu Chao
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 176
Sofia Rotaru
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 177
Falco
1957 - 1998
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 178
David Coverdale
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 179
Anna German
1936 - 1982
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 180
Ofra Haza
1957 - 2000
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 181
Bryan Ferry
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 182
Neil Diamond
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 183
Zarah Leander
1907 - 1981
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 184
Tori Amos
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 185
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, David Coverdale ranks 32. Before him are Traian Băsescu, Bob Geldof, Anjelica Huston, Gordon Brown, Kathryn Bigelow, and Chris Rea. After him are Jill Biden, Kenny Dalglish, Jaco Pastorius, Blaise Compaoré, Chesley Sullenberger, and Bertie Ahern.
Others Born in 1951
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Traian Băsescu
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 26
Bob Geldof
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 27
Anjelica Huston
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 28
Gordon Brown
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 29
Kathryn Bigelow
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 30
Chris Rea
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 31
David Coverdale
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 32
Jill Biden
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 33
Kenny Dalglish
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 34
Jaco Pastorius
1951 - 1987
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 35
Blaise Compaoré
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 36
Chesley Sullenberger
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 37
Bertie Ahern
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 38
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, David Coverdale ranks 760 out of 7,765. Before him are Alfred Radcliffe-Brown (1881), John Balliol (1249), Terence Stamp (1938), George Darwin (1845), Amy Winehouse (1983), and John Fowles (1926). After him are Ronald Fisher (1890), Philip Sclater (1829), Mungo Park (1771), Edmund Cartwright (1743), Tim Roth (1961), and John Ambrose Fleming (1849).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Alfred Radcliffe-Brown
1881 - 1955
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 754
John Balliol
1249 - 1314
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 755
Terence Stamp
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 756
George Darwin
1845 - 1912
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 757
Amy Winehouse
1983 - 2011
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 758
John Fowles
1926 - 2005
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 759
David Coverdale
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 760
Ronald Fisher
1890 - 1962
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 761
Philip Sclater
1829 - 1913
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 762
Mungo Park
1771 - 1806
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 763
Edmund Cartwright
1743 - 1823
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 764
Tim Roth
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 765
John Ambrose Fleming
1849 - 1945
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 766
Among SINGERS In United Kingdom
Among singers born in United Kingdom, David Coverdale ranks 22. Before him are Eric Burdon (1941), Peter Gabriel (1950), Tom Jones (1940), Bruce Dickinson (1958), Chris Norman (1950), and Chris Rea (1951). After him are Bryan Ferry (1945), Petula Clark (1932), Rob Halford (1951), Dave Gahan (1962), Dua Lipa (1995), and Sarah Brightman (1960).
Eric Burdon
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 16
Peter Gabriel
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 17
Tom Jones
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 18
Bruce Dickinson
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 19
Chris Norman
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 20
Chris Rea
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 21
David Coverdale
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 22
Bryan Ferry
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 23
Petula Clark
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 24
Rob Halford
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 25
Dave Gahan
1962 - Present
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 26
Dua Lipa
1995 - Present
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 27
Sarah Brightman
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 28
