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Glenn Hughes

1951 - Today

Glenn Hughes

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. He is known by fans as "The Voice of Rock" due to his soulful and wide-ranging singing voice.In addition to being an active session musician, Hughes also maintains a notable solo career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Glenn Hughes has received more than 1,346,850 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Glenn Hughes is the 291st most popular singer (up from 296th in 2019), the 1,160th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,206th in 2019) and the 38th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

1.3M
Page Views (PV)
57.91
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
6.12
Effective Languages (L*)
3.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Glenn Hughes ranks 291 out of 3,528. Before him are Rita Pavone, Viktor Tsoi, Eartha Kitt, Bill Withers, Wolf Biermann, and Solomon Burke. After him are Albert Hammond, Gene Vincent, Dusty Hill, Tarkan, Vicky Leandros, and George Strait.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

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Rita Pavone
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 285
Viktor Tsoi
1962 - 1990
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 286
Eartha Kitt
1927 - 2008
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 287
Bill Withers
1938 - 2020
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 288
Wolf Biermann
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 289
Solomon Burke
1936 - 2010
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 290
Glenn Hughes
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 291
Albert Hammond
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 292
Gene Vincent
1935 - 1971
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 293
Dusty Hill
1949 - 2021
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 294
Tarkan
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 295
Vicky Leandros
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 296
George Strait
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 297

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Glenn Hughes ranks 59. Before him are Nicu Ceaușescu, Kirstie Alley, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Kim Peek, Don Rosa, and Olivia Hussey. After him are Roberto Durán, Sergei Skripal, Gustavo Santaolalla, Christian Lacroix, Frank Wilczek, and Jean-Claude Duvalier.

Others Born in 1951

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Nicu Ceaușescu
1951 - 1996
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 53
Kirstie Alley
1951 - 2022
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 54
Arturo Pérez-Reverte
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 55
Kim Peek
1951 - 2009
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 56
Don Rosa
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 57
Olivia Hussey
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 58
Glenn Hughes
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 59
Roberto Durán
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 60
Sergei Skripal
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 61
Gustavo Santaolalla
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 62
Christian Lacroix
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 63
Frank Wilczek
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 64
Jean-Claude Duvalier
1951 - 2014
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 65

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Glenn Hughes ranks 1,160 out of 7,765. Before him are Jimmy Greaves (1940), George Canning (1770), Leopold Stokowski (1882), Elizabeth Blount (1500), Paul Scofield (1922), and Alfonso de Portago (1928). After him are Albert Hammond (1944), Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1855), Mary Leakey (1913), Emily Davison (1872), Sophie, Countess of Wessex (1965), and Roddy McDowall (1928).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Jimmy Greaves
1940 - 2021
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 1,154
George Canning
1770 - 1827
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 1,155
Leopold Stokowski
1882 - 1977
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 1,156
Elizabeth Blount
1500 - 1539
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 1,157
Paul Scofield
1922 - 2008
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 1,158
Alfonso de Portago
1928 - 1957
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 1,159
Glenn Hughes
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 1,160
Albert Hammond
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 1,161
Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
1855 - 1944
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 1,162
Mary Leakey
1913 - 1996
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 1,163
Emily Davison
1872 - 1913
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 1,164
Sophie, Countess of Wessex
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 1,165
Roddy McDowall
1928 - 1998
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1,166