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Gary Glitter

1944 - Today

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Paul Francis Gadd (born 8 May 1944), better known by his stage name Gary Glitter, is an English former singer who achieved fame and success during the 1970s and 1980s. His career ended after he was convicted of downloading child pornography in 1999. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gary Glitter has received more than 7,668,016 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Gary Glitter is the 515th most popular singer (up from 663rd in 2019), the 1,725th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,180th in 2019) and the 58th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Gary Glitters by language

Over the past year Gary Glitter has had the most page views in the with 895,882 views, followed by German (52,511), and Spanish (35,706). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (244.38%), Japanese (103.25%), and Southern Azerbaijani (82.57%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Gary Glitter ranks 515 out of 4,381. Before him are M. S. Subbulakshmi, Anita Mui, Carlo Bergonzi, Rita Marley, Amadou & Mariam, and Aristide Bruant. After him are Shovkat Alakbarova, Massiel, Kathleen Ferrier, Elvira de Hidalgo, Sheila, and Natalie Cole.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Gary Glitter ranks 225. Before him are Billy Cobham, Aguila Saleh Issa, Candy Darling, O Yeong-su, Onufriy, and Rocky Johnson. After him are Elizabeth Loftus, Élisabeth Badinter, Robert Hanssen, Jeffrey Tambor, Ulf Stark, and Claude Nicollier.

Others Born in 1944

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gary Glitter ranks 1,725 out of 8,785. Before him are Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1870), Israel Kirzner (1930), Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon (1862), Richard Williamson (1940), Ian Callaghan (1942), and Anthony Blunt (1907). After him are Richard Aldington (1892), Roger Cotes (1682), Kingsley Amis (1922), Dido (1971), Patrick Head (1946), and Kathleen Ferrier (1912).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Gary Glitter ranks 58. Before him are Boy George (1961), Neil Tennant (1954), Jeanette (1951), John Lydon (1956), Tim Staffell (1948), and Noel Gallagher (1967). After him are Kathleen Ferrier (1912), Geri Halliwell (1972), Kim Wilde (1960), Paul Di'Anno (1958), Keith Flint (1969), and Shakin' Stevens (1948).

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