MUSICIAN
Gerry Rafferty
1947 - 2011
Gerry Rafferty
Gerald Rafferty (16 April 1947 – 4 January 2011) was a Scottish singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was a founding member of Stealers Wheel, whose biggest hit was "Stuck in the Middle with You" in 1973. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerry Rafferty has received more than 4,918,860 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Gerry Rafferty is the 814th most popular musician (down from 742nd in 2019), the 2,325th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,181st in 2019) and the 143rd most popular British Musician.
Memorability Metrics
4.9M
Page Views (PV)
52.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
2.23
Effective Languages (L*)
5.07
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Gerry Rafferty ranks 814 out of 3,175. Before him are Domenico Montagnana, Julian Bream, Jean-Baptiste Arban, Chris Squire, Yusef Lateef, and Xaver Scharwenka. After him are Sylvester Levay, Shigeru Umebayashi, Marcos Valle, Chuck Schuldiner, Adam Levine, and Dee Dee Warwick.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDomenico Montagnana
1686 - 1750
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 808
Julian Bream
1933 - 2020
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 809
Jean-Baptiste Arban
1825 - 1889
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 810
Chris Squire
1948 - 2015
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 811
Yusef Lateef
1920 - 2013
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 812
Xaver Scharwenka
1850 - 1924
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 813
Gerry Rafferty
1947 - 2011
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 814
Sylvester Levay
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 815
Shigeru Umebayashi
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 816
Marcos Valle
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 817
Chuck Schuldiner
1967 - 2001
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 818
Adam Levine
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 819
Dee Dee Warwick
1942 - 2008
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 820
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Gerry Rafferty ranks 297. Before him are João Braz de Aviz, Robert David Hall, Salvatore Sciarrino, Gunter Demnig, Bernard Giraudeau, and Björn Skifs. After him are David Zucker, Kim Darby, Orlan, Olavo de Carvalho, Ján Pivarník, and Fernando Savater. Among people deceased in 2011, Gerry Rafferty ranks 170. Before him are María Mercader, Josefa Iloilo, Frederick Chiluba, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., James Hillman, and Jiří Dienstbier. After him are Wiel Coerver, Yevhen Rudakov, Charles T. Kowal, Pak Seung-zin, Kazimierz Świątek, and Anne Francis.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsJoão Braz de Aviz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 291
Robert David Hall
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 292
Salvatore Sciarrino
COMPOSER
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 293
Gunter Demnig
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 294
Bernard Giraudeau
ACTOR
1947 - 2010
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 295
Björn Skifs
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 296
Gerry Rafferty
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2011
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 297
David Zucker
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 298
Kim Darby
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 299
Orlan
PAINTER
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 300
Olavo de Carvalho
PHILOSOPHER
1947 - 2022
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 301
Ján Pivarník
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 302
Fernando Savater
PHILOSOPHER
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 303
Others Deceased in 2011
Go to all RankingsMaría Mercader
ACTOR
1918 - 2011
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 164
Josefa Iloilo
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2011
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 165
Frederick Chiluba
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2011
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 166
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
ACTOR
1940 - 2011
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 167
James Hillman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1926 - 2011
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 168
Jiří Dienstbier
WRITER
1937 - 2011
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 169
Gerry Rafferty
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2011
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 170
Wiel Coerver
COACH
1924 - 2011
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 171
Yevhen Rudakov
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2011
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 172
Charles T. Kowal
ASTRONOMER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 173
Pak Seung-zin
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2011
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 174
Kazimierz Świątek
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1914 - 2011
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 175
Anne Francis
ACTOR
1930 - 2011
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 176
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Gerry Rafferty ranks 2,325 out of 8,785. Before him are Roy Salvadori (1922), Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside (1880), Chris Squire (1948), Guy Edwards (1942), Roger Williams (1603), and Jamie Dornan (1982). After him are F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich (1782), Christopher Hill (1912), Lady Caroline Lamb (1785), John Hadley (1682), Stanley Myers (1930), and Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1924).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRoy Salvadori
RACING DRIVER
1922 - 2012
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 2,319
Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1959
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 2,320
Chris Squire
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2015
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 2,321
Guy Edwards
RACING DRIVER
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 2,322
Roger Williams
POLITICIAN
1603 - 1684
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 2,323
Jamie Dornan
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 2,324
Gerry Rafferty
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2011
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 2,325
F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1859
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 2,326
Christopher Hill
HISTORIAN
1912 - 2003
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 2,327
Lady Caroline Lamb
WRITER
1785 - 1828
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 2,328
John Hadley
MATHEMATICIAN
1682 - 1744
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 2,329
Stanley Myers
COMPOSER
1930 - 1993
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 2,330
Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma
NOBLEMAN
1924 - 2017
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 2,331
Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Gerry Rafferty ranks 143. Before him are Mick Fleetwood (1947), Allan Holdsworth (1946), Noel Redding (1945), Al Stewart (1945), Julian Bream (1933), and Chris Squire (1948). After him are Phil Taylor (1954), Snowy White (1948), Adam Clayton (1960), Mel Collins (1947), Pete Burns (1959), and Philip Catherine (1942).
Mick Fleetwood
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 137
Allan Holdsworth
1946 - 2017
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 138
Noel Redding
1945 - 2003
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 139
Al Stewart
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 140
Julian Bream
1933 - 2020
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 141
Chris Squire
1948 - 2015
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 142
Gerry Rafferty
1947 - 2011
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 143
Phil Taylor
1954 - 2015
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 144
Snowy White
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 145
Adam Clayton
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 146
Mel Collins
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 147
Pete Burns
1959 - 2016
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 148
Philip Catherine
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 149