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Gordon Lightfoot

1938 - 2023

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Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. (November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023) was a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gordon Lightfoot has received more than 8,785,675 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Gordon Lightfoot is the 1,130th most popular singer (down from 957th in 2019), the 316th most popular biography from Canada (down from 275th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Canadian Singer.

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  • 8.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Gordon Lightfoot ranks 1,130 out of 3,528. Before him are Michèle Torr, Simón Díaz, Grigory Leps, Peter Sinfield, Kenny Dorham, and Beth Hart. After him are Alison Moyet, Bob Hite, Nada, Margot Hielscher, Maggie MacNeal, and Mel B.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Gordon Lightfoot ranks 344. Before him are Barry Newman, Nani Bregvadze, Henk Groot, Toini Gustafsson, Lynn Conway, and Frans van der Lugt. After him are Tura Satana, Theo-Ben Gurirab, Aristide Guarneri, Charles Lloyd, Elza Ibrahimova, and Kazım Ayvaz. Among people deceased in 2023, Gordon Lightfoot ranks 241. Before him are Klaus Teuber, Mikio Sato, Charles Simic, Barry Newman, George Winston, and Marcos Alonso. After him are Evelyn Fox Keller, Terry Venables, Marcel Amont, Maryanne Trump Barry, Jenő Jandó, and Rosi Mittermaier.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Gordon Lightfoot ranks 316 out of 1,350. Before him are Edward Routh (1831), Brock Chisholm (1896), Edge (1973), Robin Sharma (1965), Geddy Lee (1953), and Roberta Bondar (1945). After him are Buffy Sainte-Marie (1941), Robertson Davies (1913), Alex Trebek (1940), Barbara Ann Scott (1928), The Weeknd (1990), and Nancy Huston (1953).

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Among SINGERS In Canada

Among singers born in Canada, Gordon Lightfoot ranks 18. Before him are Alanis Morissette (1974), Jon Vickers (1926), James LaBrie (1963), Garou (1972), George London (1920), and Peaches (1966). After him are The Weeknd (1990), Terry Jacks (1944), Feist (1976), Alannah Myles (1958), Bruno Pelletier (1962), and Daniel Powter (1971).

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