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Fish

1958 - Today

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Derek William Dick (born 25 April 1958), better known by his stage name Fish, is a Scottish singer, songwriter and occasional actor. He was the lead singer and lyricist of the neo-prog band Marillion from 1981 until 1988. He released 11 UK Top 40 singles with the band, including the Top Ten singles "Kayleigh", "Lavender" and "Incommunicado", and five Top Ten albums, including a number one with Misplaced Childhood. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fish has received more than 13,075,813 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 27 in 2019). Fish is the 799th most popular singer (down from 694th in 2019), the 2,412th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,255th in 2019) and the 85th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Fish ranks 799 out of 4,381. Before him are Ingvar Wixell, Sinn Sisamouth, Guy Béart, Ljiljana Petrović, Carl Wilson, and Eric Carmen. After him are Julie London, Rodoljub Roki Vulović, Minnie Riperton, Lill Lindfors, Ileana Cotrubaș, and Arno.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Fish ranks 134. Before him are Cindy Kiro, Najla Bouden, Stephen Hopkins, Linda Fiorentino, Alessandro Baricco, and Gennady Padalka. After him are Bertrand Piccard, Zlatko Vujović, Ron Mueck, Colm Feore, Silvan Shalom, and Terry Fox.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Fish ranks 2,412 out of 8,785. Before him are John Ford (1586), Mark Thatcher (1953), George Turner (1841), Damian Lewis (1971), Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife (1891), and Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke (1886). After him are Mel Collins (1947), Frederick Abberline (1843), Nicholas Clay (1946), Martin Rees (1942), Luke Evans (1979), and Ian Richardson (1934).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Fish ranks 85. Before him are Ian Dury (1942), Paul Young (1956), Limahl (1958), Nick Kamen (1962), Jimmy Somerville (1961), and Kevin Ayers (1944). After him are Midge Ure (1953), Kiki Dee (1947), Peter Frampton (1950), Liam Payne (1993), Blaze Bayley (1963), and Bryan Johnson (1926).

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