1958 - Today
David Sylvian (born David Alan Batt; 23 February 1958) is an English musician, singer and songwriter who came to prominence in the late 1970s as frontman and principal songwriter of the band Japan. The band's androgynous look and increasingly electronic sound made them an important influence on the UK's early-1980s New Romantic scene.Following their break-up, Sylvian embarked on a solo career with his debut album Brilliant Trees (1984). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Sylvian has received more than 1,766,557 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. David Sylvian is the 1,067th most popular singer (up from 1,076th in 2019), the 3,116th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,192nd in 2019) and the 115th most popular British Singer.
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Among singers, David Sylvian ranks 1,067 out of 3,528. Before him are Roy Eldridge, Miguel Ríos, Kikki Danielsson, Janet Baker, Chava Alberstein, and Xzibit. After him are Terence Trent D'Arby, Mady Mesplé, Keith Urban, Yumi Matsutoya, Elisabeth Söderström, and Sakis Rouvas.
1911 - 1989
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 1,061
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 1,062
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 1,063
1933 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 1,064
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 1,065
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 1,066
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 1,067
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 1,068
1931 - 2020
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 1,069
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 1,070
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 1,071
1927 - 2009
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 1,072
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 1,073
Among people born in 1958, David Sylvian ranks 175. Before him are Mágico González, Jeannie Longo, Yuriy Boyko, Tamara Bykova, Rosa Mota, and Jack Coleman. After him are Christiane Amanpour, Yu Rongguang, Margaret Colin, Nik Kershaw, Marina Silva, and Amanda Bearse.
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 169
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 170
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 171
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 172
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 173
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 174
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 175
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 176
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 177
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 178
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 179
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 180
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 181
Among people born in United Kingdom, David Sylvian ranks 3,116 out of 7,765. Before him are Frank Wild (1873), Tanith Lee (1947), George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney (1718), Janet Baker (1933), Jason Bonham (1966), and David Dunbar Buick (1854). After him are Steve Bloomer (1874), Richard Cobden (1804), Verney Lovett Cameron (1844), Joe Jackson (1954), John Houlding (1833), and Clements Markham (1830).
1873 - 1939
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 3,110
1947 - 2015
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 3,111
1718 - 1792
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 3,112
1933 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 3,113
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 3,114
1854 - 1929
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 3,115
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 3,116
1874 - 1938
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 3,117
1804 - 1865
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 3,118
1844 - 1894
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 3,119
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 3,120
1833 - 1902
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 3,121
1830 - 1916
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 3,122
Among singers born in United Kingdom, David Sylvian ranks 115. Before him are Clare Torry (1947), Paul Day (1956), Lonnie Donegan (1931), Chris Lowe (1959), Genesis P-Orridge (1950), and Janet Baker (1933). After him are Nik Kershaw (1958), Gary Numan (1958), Emma Bunton (1976), Peter Sinfield (1943), Alison Moyet (1961), and Mel B (1975).
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 109
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 110
1931 - 2002
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 111
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 112
1950 - 2020
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 113
1933 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 114
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 115
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 116
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 117
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 118
1943 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 119
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 120
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 121