SINGER
Gary Jules
1969 - Today
Gary Jules
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 4,381. Before 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.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJasmin Wagner
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 2,710
Mon Laferte
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 2,711
Geta Burlacu
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 2,712
Little Milton
1934 - 2005
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 2,713
Joey Badass
1995 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 2,714
Emeli Sandé
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 2,715
Gary Jules
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 2,716
Example
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 2,717
Hayley Westenra
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 2,718
Despina Olympiou
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 2,719
Ten
1996 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 2,720
Vasyl Slipak
1974 - 2016
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 2,721
Lee Chae-yeon
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 2,722
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Gary Jules ranks 668. Before 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.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsHyun Jung-hwa
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 662
Rúnar Kristinsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 663
İzel
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 664
Gintaras Staučė
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 665
Natalia Valeeva
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 666
Yoshiaki Sato
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 667
Gary Jules
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 668
Mariam Petrosyan
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 669
Dweezil Zappa
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 670
Adriana Behar
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 671
Paul Blackthorne
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 672
Hege Riise
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 673
Mihails Zemļinskis
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 674
In United States
Among people born in United States, Gary Jules ranks 14,358 out of 20,380. Before 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).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJoey Badass
SINGER
1995 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 14,352
Helen Mack
ACTOR
1913 - 1986
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 14,353
Kathy Jordan
TENNIS PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 14,354
Grace Abbott
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1878 - 1939
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 14,355
Jonathan Adams
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 14,356
Danica Patrick
RACING DRIVER
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 14,357
Gary Jules
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 14,358
Matthew Glave
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 14,359
Vinnie Johnson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 14,360
Barbara Barrett
DIPLOMAT
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 14,361
Darvin Ham
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 14,362
Dweezil Zappa
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 14,363
Barbara Cook
ACTOR
1927 - 2017
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 14,364
Among SINGERS In United States
Among singers born in United States, Gary Jules ranks 736. Before 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).
Charlie Wilson
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 730
Madison Beer
1999 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 731
Betty Wright
1953 - 2020
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 732
Sinitta
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 733
Little Milton
1934 - 2005
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 734
Joey Badass
1995 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 735
Gary Jules
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 736
Larry Norman
1947 - 2008
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 737
Joni James
1930 - 2022
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 738
Jimmy Ruffin
1936 - 2014
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 739
Alison Mosshart
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 740
Kendall Schmidt
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 741
Randy Travis
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 742