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Gary Jules

1969 - Today

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Gary Jules Aguirre Jr. (born March 19, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, known primarily for his cover version of the Tears for Fears song "Mad World", which he recorded with his friend Michael Andrews for the film Donnie Darko. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gary Jules has received more than 1,089,875 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Gary Jules is the 2,716th most popular singer (down from 2,170th in 2019), the 14,358th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,769th in 2019) and the 736th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Gary Jules ranks 2,716 out of 4,381Before him are Jasmin Wagner, Mon Laferte, Geta Burlacu, Little Milton, Joey Badass, and Emeli Sandé. After him are Example, Hayley Westenra, Despina Olympiou, Ten, Vasyl Slipak, and Lee Chae-yeon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Gary Jules ranks 668Before him are Hyun Jung-hwa, Rúnar Kristinsson, İzel, Gintaras Staučė, Natalia Valeeva, and Yoshiaki Sato. After him are Mariam Petrosyan, Dweezil Zappa, Adriana Behar, Paul Blackthorne, Hege Riise, and Mihails Zemļinskis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gary Jules ranks 14,358 out of 20,380Before him are Joey Badass (1995), Helen Mack (1913), Kathy Jordan (1959), Grace Abbott (1878), Jonathan Adams (1967), and Danica Patrick (1982). After him are Matthew Glave (1963), Vinnie Johnson (1956), Barbara Barrett (1950), Darvin Ham (1973), Dweezil Zappa (1969), and Barbara Cook (1927).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Gary Jules ranks 736Before him are Charlie Wilson (1953), Madison Beer (1999), Betty Wright (1953), Sinitta (1968), Little Milton (1934), and Joey Badass (1995). After him are Larry Norman (1947), Joni James (1930), Jimmy Ruffin (1936), Alison Mosshart (1978), Kendall Schmidt (1990), and Randy Travis (1959).