SINGER

Demis Roussos

1946 - 2015

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Artemios "Demis" Ventouris-Roussos ( ROO-sohss; Greek: Αρτέμιος "Ντέμης" Βεντούρης-Ρούσσος, IPA: [arˈtemi.oz ˈdemiz venˈduriz ˈrusos]; 15 June 1946 – 25 January 2015) was a Greek singer, songwriter and musician. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Demis Roussos has received more than 2,430,907 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Demis Roussos is the 20th most popular singer (down from 18th in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 34th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Egyptian Singer.

Demis Roussos was a Greek singer who became famous in the 1970s. He was a member of the band Aphrodite's Child.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 78.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 63

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Demis Roussos ranks 20 out of 4,381. Before him are David Bowie, Dalida, Adriano Celentano, Frank Sinatra, Jim Morrison, and Joan Baez. After him are Tupac Shakur, Enrico Caruso, Patti Smith, Montserrat Caballé, Umm Kulthum, and Brian Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Demis Roussos ranks 11. Before him are Cher, George W. Bush, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Sonia Gandhi, Bill Clinton, and Alan Rickman. After him are Ted Bundy, Patti Smith, Gerard 't Hooft, Bon Scott, Jane Birkin, and Mireille Mathieu. Among people deceased in 2015, Demis Roussos ranks 5. Before him are Lee Kuan Yew, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Günter Grass, and John Forbes Nash Jr.. After him are Nicholas Winton, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Christopher Lee, Omar Sharif, Terry Pratchett, Tomas Tranströmer, and B.B. King.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Demis Roussos ranks 27 out of 642. Before him are Hagar (-1800), Rudolf Hess (1894), Hero of Alexandria (10), Dalida (1933), Nefertari (-1290), and Moses in Islam (-1392). After him are Khafra (-2550), Khufu (-2700), Ay (-1380), Athanasius of Alexandria (295), Seti I (-1323), and Diophantus (201).

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  • Photo of Hagar

    Hagar

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1800 BC - 2000 BC

    HPI: 80.66

    Rank: 21

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    Rudolf Hess

    POLITICIAN

    1894 - 1987

    HPI: 80.38

    Rank: 22

  • Photo of Hero of Alexandria

    Hero of Alexandria

    MATHEMATICIAN

    10 - 75

    HPI: 79.41

    Rank: 23

  • Photo of Dalida

    Dalida

    SINGER

    1933 - 1987

    HPI: 79.29

    Rank: 24

  • Photo of Nefertari

    Nefertari

    COMPANION

    1290 BC - 1255 BC

    HPI: 79.18

    Rank: 25

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    Moses in Islam

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1392 BC - 1272 BC

    HPI: 78.94

    Rank: 26

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    Demis Roussos

    SINGER

    1946 - 2015

    HPI: 78.87

    Rank: 27

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    Khafra

    POLITICIAN

    2550 BC - 2479 BC

    HPI: 78.86

    Rank: 28

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    Khufu

    ARCHITECT

    2700 BC - 2570 BC

    HPI: 78.82

    Rank: 29

  • Photo of Ay

    Ay

    POLITICIAN

    1380 BC - 1400 BC

    HPI: 78.48

    Rank: 30

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    Athanasius of Alexandria

    PHILOSOPHER

    295 - 373

    HPI: 78.44

    Rank: 31

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    Seti I

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1323 BC - 1279 BC

    HPI: 78.38

    Rank: 32

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    Diophantus

    MATHEMATICIAN

    201 - 300

    HPI: 78.38

    Rank: 33

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Among SINGERS In Egypt

Among singers born in Egypt, Demis Roussos ranks 2. Before him are Dalida (1933). After him are Umm Kulthum (1898), Georges Moustaki (1934), Claude François (1939), Mohammed Abdel Wahab (1901), Amr Diab (1961), Leila Mourad (1918), Sayed Darwish (1892), Gohar Gasparyan (1924), Richard Anthony (1938), and Guy Béart (1930).

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