SINGER
Ed Sheeran
1991 - Today
Ed Sheeran
Edward Christopher Sheeran ( SHEER-ən; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play No. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ed Sheeran has received more than 43,731,935 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Ed Sheeran is the 471st most popular singer (up from 572nd in 2019), the 1,698th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,975th in 2019) and the 56th most popular British Singer.
Memorability Metrics
44M
Page Views (PV)
54.43
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
76
Languages Editions (L)
6.66
Effective Languages (L*)
4.85
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Ed Sheerans by language
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Ed Sheeran ranks 471 out of 3,528. Before him are Trini Lopez, Renato Carosone, Montserrat Figueras, Nelly Furtado, Bobby Solo, and Monica Zetterlund. After him are Lili Ivanova, Michael Bolton, John Wetton, Marek Grechuta, Shawn Mendes, and Amr Diab.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
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Trini Lopez
1937 - 2020
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 465
Renato Carosone
1920 - 2001
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 466
Montserrat Figueras
1942 - 2011
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 467
Nelly Furtado
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 468
Bobby Solo
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 469
Monica Zetterlund
1937 - 2005
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 470
Ed Sheeran
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 471
Lili Ivanova
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 472
Michael Bolton
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 473
John Wetton
1949 - 2017
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 474
Marek Grechuta
1945 - 2006
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 475
Shawn Mendes
1998 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 476
Amr Diab
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 477
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1991, Ed Sheeran ranks 5. Before him are Antoine Griezmann, James Rodríguez, Thiago Alcântara, and Eden Hazard. After him are Jorginho, N'Golo Kanté, Virgil van Dijk, Xherdan Shaqiri, Alexandre Lacazette, Riyad Mahrez, and Kevin De Bruyne.
Others Born in 1991
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Antoine Griezmann
1991 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 1
James Rodríguez
1991 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 2
Thiago Alcântara
1991 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 3
Eden Hazard
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 4
Ed Sheeran
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 5
Jorginho
1991 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 6
N'Golo Kanté
1991 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 7
Virgil van Dijk
1991 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 8
Xherdan Shaqiri
1991 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 9
Alexandre Lacazette
1991 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 10
Riyad Mahrez
1991 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 11
Kevin De Bruyne
1991 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ed Sheeran ranks 1,698 out of 7,765. Before him are Irvine Welsh (1957), Ernest Jones (1879), William Hamilton (1730), Samantha Eggar (1939), Matthew Arnold (1822), and Louise, Princess Royal (1867). After him are Kate Sheppard (1848), Arthur Tansley (1871), Thomas Cavalier-Smith (1942), John French, 1st Earl of Ypres (1852), Edward Waring (1736), and Kenneth Grahame (1859).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Irvine Welsh
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 1,692
Ernest Jones
1879 - 1958
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 1,693
William Hamilton
1730 - 1803
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 1,694
Samantha Eggar
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 1,695
Matthew Arnold
1822 - 1888
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 1,696
Louise, Princess Royal
1867 - 1931
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 1,697
Ed Sheeran
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 1,698
Kate Sheppard
1848 - 1934
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 1,699
Arthur Tansley
1871 - 1955
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 1,700
Thomas Cavalier-Smith
1942 - 2021
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 1,701
John French, 1st Earl of Ypres
1852 - 1925
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 1,702
Edward Waring
1736 - 1798
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 1,703
Kenneth Grahame
1859 - 1932
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 1,704
Among SINGERS In United Kingdom
Among singers born in United Kingdom, Ed Sheeran ranks 56. Before him are Malcolm McLaren (1946), Black (1962), Maggie Reilly (1956), Andy Gibb (1958), Paul Di'Anno (1958), and Francis Rossi (1949). After him are John Wetton (1949), Rick Parfitt (1948), Keith Flint (1969), Sandie Shaw (1947), John Lydon (1956), and Kathleen Ferrier (1912).
Malcolm McLaren
1946 - 2010
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 50
Black
1962 - 2016
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 51
Maggie Reilly
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 52
Andy Gibb
1958 - 1988
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 53
Paul Di'Anno
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 54
Francis Rossi
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 55
Ed Sheeran
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 56
John Wetton
1949 - 2017
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 57
Rick Parfitt
1948 - 2016
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 58
Keith Flint
1969 - 2019
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 59
Sandie Shaw
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 60
John Lydon
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 61
Kathleen Ferrier
1912 - 1953
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 62
