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Desmond Dekker

1941 - 2006

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Desmond Dekker (16 July 1941 – 25 May 2006) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group the Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the earliest international reggae hits with "Israelites" (1968). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Desmond Dekker has received more than 868,999 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Desmond Dekker is the 781st most popular musician (down from 739th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 15th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Jamaican Musician.

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  • 870k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Desmond Dekker ranks 781 out of 2,662. Before him are Bernhard Romberg, Gerd Albrecht, Theodore Thomas, Jim Croce, Mischa Elman, and Hide. After him are Jan Johansson, Tommy Dorsey, Dave Grohl, Mulatu Astatke, Julian Bream, and Herman Rarebell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Desmond Dekker ranks 238. Before him are Daniel Schmid, Miriam Margolyes, Yevhen Marchuk, Andrea de Adamich, Prince William of Gloucester, and Robert McKee. After him are Silvio Moser, David Johnston, Jiří Raška, Alfred Aho, Mike Love, and John Williams. Among people deceased in 2006, Desmond Dekker ranks 159. Before him are Maynard Ferguson, Johnny Servoz-Gavin, Yuval Ne'eman, Red Auerbach, Elena Mukhina, and Daniel Schmid. After him are Hugh Thompson Jr., Jean-François Revel, Anthony Franciosa, Dana Reeve, Maureen Stapleton, and Vera Aceva.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Desmond Dekker ranks 16 out of 168. Before him are Ben Johnson (1961), Liz Mitchell (1952), Trevor Berbick (1954), Violet Brown (1900), Patrick Ewing (1962), and Madge Sinclair (1938). After him are Martine Beswick (1941), Mary Seacole (1805), Sean Paul (1973), DJ Kool Herc (1955), Stephen Hopkins (1958), and Max Romeo (1944).

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Among MUSICIANS In Jamaica

Among musicians born in Jamaica, Desmond Dekker ranks 4. Before him are Bob Marley (1945), Peter Tosh (1944), and Lee "Scratch" Perry (1936). After him are Sean Paul (1973), DJ Kool Herc (1955), Prince Buster (1938), Monty Alexander (1944), King Tubby (1941), Horace Andy (1951), Ziggy Marley (1968), and Damian Marley (1978).

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