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Dennis Brown

1957 - 1999

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Dennis Emmanuel Brown CD (1 February 1957 – 1 July 1999) was a Jamaican reggae singer. During his prolific career, which began in the late 1960s when he was aged eleven, he recorded more than 75 albums and was one of the major stars of lovers rock, a subgenre of reggae. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dennis Brown has received more than 810,235 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Dennis Brown is the 2,140th most popular singer (down from 1,888th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 55th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Jamaican Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 810k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Dennis Brown ranks 2,140 out of 3,528. Before him are Olga Tañón, David Draiman, Julie Covington, Lee Sung-min, Mario Frangoulis, and Elitsa Todorova. After him are Corey Hart, Pernilla Wahlgren, K. L. Saigal, Lee Jung-hyun, Alborosie, and Crystal Waters.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Dennis Brown ranks 517. Before him are Scott Hahn, Ali Divandari, Milton Cruz, Scott Adams, Aleksandr Lazutkin, and Guntars Krasts. After him are Caroline Williams, Russell Simmons, Adolphe Muzito, Vince Gill, Harley Jane Kozak, and Piet Wildschut. Among people deceased in 1999, Dennis Brown ranks 281. Before him are Big L, Vere Bird, Guy Mitchell, Laurie Scott, Allen Stack, and Gene Siskel. After him are Walter Payton, Bobby Troup, Mary Kay Bergman, Naomi Mitchison, Marguerite Chapman, and Guy Tunmer.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Dennis Brown ranks 69 out of 168. Before him are Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (1986), Bruce Golding (1947), Andrew Holness (1972), P. J. Patterson (1935), Roger Cross (1969), and Herb McKenley (1922). After him are Luther Blissett (1958), Diana King (1970), Ini Kamoze (1957), Junior Murvin (1949), Ky-Mani Marley (1976), and Michael Frater (1982).

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Among SINGERS In Jamaica

Among singers born in Jamaica, Dennis Brown ranks 13. Before him are Carl Douglas (1942), Burning Spear (1945), Gregory Isaacs (1951), Alton Ellis (1938), Errol Brown (1948), and Millie Small (1947). After him are Ini Kamoze (1957), Ky-Mani Marley (1976), Sizzla (1976), Capleton (1967), Heavy D (1967), and Barrington Levy (1964).

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