SINGER

Gil Scott-Heron

1949 - 2011

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Gilbert Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) was an American jazz poet, singer, musician, and author known for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson fused jazz, blues, and soul with lyrics relative to social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles. He referred to himself as a "bluesologist", his own term for "a scientist who is concerned with the origin of the blues". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gil Scott-Heron has received more than 3,648,042 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Gil Scott-Heron is the 1,132nd most popular singer (up from 1,167th in 2019), the 5,790th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,294th in 2019) and the 287th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Gil Scott-Heron ranks 1,132 out of 4,381. Before him are Viktor Lazlo, Travis Scott, Siouxsie Sioux, Claude Nougaro, Sylvester, and Jean Philippe. After him are Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient, James Arthur, Kumar Sanu, Angela Gossow, Meliton Balanchivadze, and Amelita Galli-Curci.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Gil Scott-Heron ranks 360. Before him are Jean-Michel Aulas, Jack Bender, Shusaku Hirasawa, Gyude Bryant, Rodrigo Rato, and Bogdan Borusewicz. After him are Daniel Killer, Manfred Burgsmüller, Masato Harada, Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria, Leopoldo Brenes, and Graham Swift. Among people deceased in 2011, Gil Scott-Heron ranks 258. Before him are John Patrick Foley, Abderrahmane Mahjoub, John Stott, Inge Sørensen, Marco Simoncelli, and Moacyr Scliar. After him are Anna Massey, Géza Alföldy, James L. Elliot, Alenush Terian, Francesco Quinn, and Grete Waitz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gil Scott-Heron ranks 5,790 out of 20,380. Before him are Dick Powell (1904), Van Johnson (1916), Connie Willis (1945), Linda Perry (1965), Josh Hutcherson (1992), and Marion Donovan (1917). After him are Josh Lucas (1971), Kenneth Arnold (1915), Larry Collins (1929), Louis Abell (1884), Jason Beghe (1960), and Robert G. Ingersoll (1833).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Gil Scott-Heron ranks 287. Before him are Odetta (1930), Jim Steinman (1947), Sheila E. (1957), Jimmie Rodgers (1897), Travis Scott (1991), and Sylvester (1947). After him are Steve Porcaro (1957), Jeanette MacDonald (1903), Usher (1978), Lou Rawls (1933), Eva Cassidy (1963), and Nate Dogg (1969).

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