MUSICIAN
Eddy Grant
1948 - Today
Eddy Grant
Edmond Montague Grant (born 5 March 1948) is a Guyanese-British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known for his genre-blending sound and socially-conscious lyrics; his music has blended elements of pop, British rock, soul, funk, reggae, electronic music, African polyrhythms, and Latin music genres such as samba, among many others. In addition to this, he also helped to pioneer the genre of "Ringbang". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eddy Grant has received more than 1,780,365 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Eddy Grant is the 952nd most popular musician (down from 925th in 2019), the most popular biography from Guyana (up from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Guyanese Musician.
Memorability Metrics
1.8M
Page Views (PV)
49.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
3.27
Effective Languages (L*)
3.54
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Eddy Grants by language
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Eddy Grant ranks 952 out of 2,662. Before him are Kyung Wha Chung, Andrej Hoteev, Tuomas Holopainen, Albert Collins, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, and Airto Moreira. After him are Pitbull, Francis Cabrel, Larry Coryell, Diana Krall, Sean Paul, and Barney Kessel.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
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Kyung Wha Chung
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 946
Andrej Hoteev
1946 - 2021
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 947
Tuomas Holopainen
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 948
Albert Collins
1932 - 1993
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 949
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
1935 - 1977
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 950
Airto Moreira
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 951
Eddy Grant
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 952
Pitbull
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 953
Francis Cabrel
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 954
Larry Coryell
1943 - 2017
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 955
Diana Krall
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 956
Sean Paul
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 957
Barney Kessel
1923 - 2004
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 958
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Eddy Grant ranks 283. Before him are Mercedes Ruehl, Tony Ramos, Perry King, Shigesato Itoi, Sergei Bodrov, and Kyung Wha Chung. After him are Olivier Blanchard, Magdaléna Vášáryová, Gioconda Belli, Robert Hübner, Carol Potter, and Philip Jackson.
Others Born in 1948
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Mercedes Ruehl
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 277
Tony Ramos
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 278
Perry King
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 279
Shigesato Itoi
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 280
Sergei Bodrov
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 281
Kyung Wha Chung
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 282
Eddy Grant
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 283
Olivier Blanchard
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 284
Magdaléna Vášáryová
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 285
Gioconda Belli
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 286
Robert Hübner
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 287
Carol Potter
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 288
Philip Jackson
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 289
In Guyana
Among people born in Guyana, Eddy Grant ranks 1 out of 19. After him are Arthur Chung (1918), David A. Granger (1945), Neil Ritchie (1897), CCH Pounder (1952), Cheddi Jagan (1918), Sam Hinds (1943), Donald Ramotar (1950), Desmond Hoyte (1929), Forbes Burnham (1923), Walter Rodney (1942), and Moses Nagamootoo (1947).
Others born in Guyana
Go to all RankingsEddy Grant
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 1
Arthur Chung
1918 - 2008
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 2
David A. Granger
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 3
Neil Ritchie
1897 - 1983
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 4
CCH Pounder
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 5
Cheddi Jagan
1918 - 1997
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 6
Sam Hinds
1943 - Present
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 7
Donald Ramotar
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 8
Desmond Hoyte
1929 - 2002
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 9
Forbes Burnham
1923 - 1985
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 10
Walter Rodney
1942 - 1980
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 11
Moses Nagamootoo
1947 - Present
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 12
Among MUSICIANS In Guyana
Among musicians born in Guyana, Eddy Grant ranks 1.
