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Ewan MacColl

1915 - 1989

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James Henry Miller (25 January 1915 – 22 October 1989), better known by his stage name Ewan MacColl, was a British folk singer-songwriter, folk song collector, labour activist and actor. Born in England to Scottish parents, he is known as one of the instigators of the 1960s folk revival as well as for writing such songs as "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Dirty Old Town". MacColl collected hundreds of traditional folk songs, including the version of "Scarborough Fair" later popularised by Simon & Garfunkel, and released dozens of albums with A.L. Lloyd, Peggy Seeger and others, mostly of traditional folk songs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ewan MacColl has received more than 1,402,376 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Ewan MacColl is the 1,509th most popular singer (up from 1,841st in 2019), the 4,047th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,813th in 2019) and the 162nd most popular British Singer.

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  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ewan MacColl ranks 1,509 out of 4,381. Before her are Diane Warren, Mandy Moore, Valentina Monetta, M.I.A., Esther Phillips, and Dannii Minogue. After her are Begum Akhtar, George Thorogood, Katy Bødtger, Yellowman, Kirka, and Acker Bilk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Ewan MacColl ranks 219. Before her are Felix Kaspar, Jóhann Hafstein, Alice Faye, Lester del Rey, Alvin M. Weinberg, and Barnard Hughes. After her are Lars Ahlin, David Diamond, Jan Twardowski, Nicholas Metropolis, Tomás Fernández, and Anita Louise. Among people deceased in 1989, Ewan MacColl ranks 234. Before her are Ugo Pignotti, Aleksanteri Saarvala, Erik Almgren, Brian Naylor, Robert Körner, and John Pritchard. After her are Birago Diop, Richard Rado, László Papp, Willibald Kreß, Federico Saiz, and Scott O'Dell.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ewan MacColl ranks 4,047 out of 8,785. Before her are Benjamin Zephaniah (1958), Charles Robert Cockerell (1788), Ivor Montagu (1904), Rose Leslie (1987), Kunal Nayyar (1981), and Martin Shaw (1945). After her are Jonny Evans (1988), Jack Beresford (1899), Steve Coogan (1965), Mary Millar (1936), Dennis Brain (1921), and Luke Foxe (1586).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Ewan MacColl ranks 162. Before her are Mel B (1975), Ray Wilson (1968), Alma Cogan (1932), Lisa Stansfield (1966), Mary Garden (1874), and M.I.A. (1975). After her are Acker Bilk (1929), Tina Charles (1954), Colin Hay (1953), Spencer Davis (1939), Ireen Sheer (1949), and Skin (1967).

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