SINGER

Glenn Hughes

1951 - Today

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Glenn Hughes (born 21 August 1951) is an English musician, best known for playing bass and performing vocals in the hard rock band Trapeze and in the Mk. III and IV line-ups of Deep Purple, as well as briefly fronting Black Sabbath in the mid-1980s. In addition to being an active session musician, Hughes maintains a notable solo career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Glenn Hughes has received more than 1,352,881 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Glenn Hughes is the 278th most popular singer (up from 290th in 2019), the 1,045th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,156th in 2019) and the 30th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Glenn Hughes ranks 278 out of 4,381. Before him are C. C. Catch, Lola Flores, Fabrizio De André, Morten Harket, Tarkan, and Busta Rhymes. After him are Robbie Williams, Sinéad O'Connor, Laura Pausini, Stevie Nicks, Udo Dirkschneider, and Janet Jackson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Glenn Hughes ranks 66. Before him are Chesley Sullenberger, Chris Cooper, Mark Harmon, Karen Allen, Roberto Durán, and Don Rosa. After him are Fatmir Sejdiu, Lou Ferrigno, Bao Xishun, Šaban Šaulić, Frank Wilczek, and Barry Marshall.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Glenn Hughes ranks 1,045 out of 8,785. Before him are Princess Marie of Orléans (1865), Simon Pegg (1970), A. J. Ayer (1910), Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (1936), James Stirling (1926), and John Nettles (1943). After him are Robbie Williams (1974), Twiggy (1949), Robert Browning (1812), John Hanning Speke (1827), Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom (1768), and Peter D. Mitchell (1920).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Glenn Hughes ranks 30. Before him are David Coverdale (1951), Rob Halford (1951), Petula Clark (1932), Van Morrison (1945), Shane MacGowan (1957), and Victoria Beckham (1974). After him are Robbie Williams (1974), Dave Gahan (1962), Rod Evans (1947), Peter Green (1946), Sarah Brightman (1960), and Marc Bolan (1947).

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