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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 7,750,672 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Gary Glitter is the 665th most popular singer (down from 425th in 2019), the 2,186th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,622nd in 2019) and the 81st most popular British Singer.

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  • 7.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Gary Glitter ranks 665 out of 3,528. Before him are Lisa Della Casa, Kim Jung-sook, Shane MacGowan, Christine McVie, Marietta Alboni, and Emma Calvé. After him are Takeshi Kaneshiro, Kaliopi, Lobo, George Dalaras, Rocío Jurado, and Sam Hui.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Gary Glitter ranks 259. Before him are Francesco Morini, Arnon Milchan, Wesley Clark, Jean-Daniel Cadinot, Sergei Solovyov, and Connie Booth. After him are Orlando Martínez, Rick Barry, Sigiswald Kuijken, David Trimble, Lena Nyman, and Ignatius Joseph III Yonan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gary Glitter ranks 2,186 out of 7,765. Before him are Nassau William Senior (1790), Ian Khama (1953), Joan of England, Queen of Scotland (1210), Toby Jones (1966), Robert Morley (1908), and Edward Daniel Clarke (1769). After him are Gerry Rafferty (1947), Thomas Andrews (1813), John Smeaton (1724), Sharon Osbourne (1952), Alexander William Williamson (1824), and Amy Johnson (1903).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Gary Glitter ranks 81. Before him are Ronnie Biggs (1929), Julian Lennon (1963), Ian Dury (1942), Peter Frampton (1950), Shane MacGowan (1957), and Christine McVie (1943). After him are Midge Ure (1953), Shakin' Stevens (1948), Fish (1958), Kevin Ayers (1944), Paul Young (1956), and Peter Pears (1910).

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