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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 852,093 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Dennis Brown is the 2,609th most popular singer (down from 2,132nd in 2019), the 83rd most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 68th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Jamaican Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 850k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Dennis Brown ranks 2,609 out of 4,381. Before him are Shiri Maimon, Nadine Sierra, Niamh Kavanagh, Maria Mena, Danny Saucedo, and Kyo. After him are Joyce Jonathan, Rivers Cuomo, Poli Genova, Lil Nas X, Betty Everett, and Shahzoda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Dennis Brown ranks 665. Before him are Mark Gordon, Juan Antonio Anquela, Paulo Vítor, Frank B. Zoltowski, Eric Lander, and Barbara Jordan. After him are Takahiro Kimura, Yoshiyuki Matsuoka, Irene Epple, Daniel W. Bursch, Brutus Beefcake, and Cindy Wilson. Among people deceased in 1999, Dennis Brown ranks 328. Before him are Bobby Troup, Indrani Rahman, Bill Talbert, Ella Mae Morse, Vikram Batra, and Rex Allen. After him are Gonzalo Rodríguez, Zoë Lund, Peggy Cass, John Chafee, Greg Moore, and Tomoo Kudaka.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Dennis Brown ranks 83 out of 189. Before him are Hugh Shearer (1923), Elaine Thompson (1992), Junior Murvin (1949), Diana King (1970), Keith Gardner (1929), and Capleton (1967). After him are Michael Frater (1982), Ky-Mani Marley (1976), Mike McCallum (1956), Sizzla (1976), Grace Jackson (1961), and Theodore Whitmore (1972).

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Among SINGERS In Jamaica

Among singers born in Jamaica, Dennis Brown ranks 18. Before him are Yellowman (1956), Jacob Miller (1952), Alton Ellis (1938), Millie Small (1947), Ini Kamoze (1957), and Capleton (1967). After him are Ky-Mani Marley (1976), Sizzla (1976), Heavy D (1967), Barrington Levy (1964), Shabba Ranks (1966), and Buju Banton (1973).

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