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George Baker

1944 - Today

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Johannes "Hans" Bouwens (born 8 December 1944), known as George Baker, is a Dutch singer and songwriter who, with his band George Baker Selection, scored three international hits; "Little Green Bag" (1969), "Paloma Blanca" (1975) and "Santa Lucia by Night" (1985). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Baker has received more than 50,402 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. George Baker is the 845th most popular singer (down from 749th in 2019), the 561st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 495th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Dutch Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 50k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, George Baker ranks 845 out of 4,381. Before him are Max Lorenz, Şivan Perwer, Maria Jeritza, Jetty Paerl, Jagjit Singh, and Jon Vickers. After him are Inna, Majida El Roumi, Rob Pilatus, Shirley Horn, Raquel Meller, and Blaze Bayley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, George Baker ranks 346. Before him are Élisabeth Roudinesco, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Michael Grätzel, Dennis Franz, Nikolai Karachentsov, and Enrique Irazoqui. After him are Ahmed Chalabi, Divina Galica, Moe Tucker, Annette Lu, Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo, and John McCook.

Others Born in 1944

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, George Baker ranks 561 out of 1,646. Before him are Willem Schermerhorn (1894), Corneille de Lyon (1500), Jetty Paerl (1921), Richard Witschge (1969), Auguste Kerckhoffs (1835), and Tim Krabbé (1943). After him are Abraham Jacob van der Aa (1792), Jan de Bray (1627), Pieter van Vollenhoven (1939), Elly Ameling (1933), Bertus Aafjes (1914), and Max van der Stoel (1924).

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Among SINGERS In Netherlands

Among singers born in Netherlands, George Baker ranks 10. Before him are Teddy Scholten (1926), Sharon den Adel (1974), Cristina Deutekom (1931), Pierre Kartner (1935), Floor Jansen (1981), and Jetty Paerl (1921). After him are Elly Ameling (1933), Willeke Alberti (1945), Maggie MacNeal (1950), Lenny Kuhr (1950), Heintje Simons (1955), and Anouk (1975).

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