SINGER

Guy Clark

1941 - 2016

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Guy Charles Clark (November 6, 1941 – May 17, 2016) was an American folk and country singer-songwriter and luthier. He released more than 20 albums, and his songs have been recorded by other artists, including Townes Van Zandt, Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimmy Buffett, Kathy Mattea, Lyle Lovett, Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Nanci Griffith and Chris Stapleton. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Guy Clark has received more than 1,637,059 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Guy Clark is the 2,504th most popular singer (down from 2,142nd in 2019), the 13,545th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,660th in 2019) and the 673rd most popular American Singer.

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  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Guy Clark ranks 2,504 out of 4,381Before him are Anna Semenovich, Stephen Marley, Younha, Jerry Butler, Michelle Williams, and Sofia Nizharadze. After him are Daler Mehndi, Luminița Anghel, Natasha Bedingfield, Idan Raichel, Yoo Seung-jun, and Anja Garbarek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Guy Clark ranks 618Before him are Ellen Willis, Marian Dudziak, Trent Lott, Gloria Allred, Ed Bradley, and James Clapper. After him are Frederick Hauck, Robert Hunter, Ali Khalif Galaydh, Lamont Dozier, Joan A. Steitz, and Donna Shalala. Among people deceased in 2016, Guy Clark ranks 572Before him are Bernie Worrell, Donald Henderson, Mel Charles, Aleš Debeljak, Arsen Pavlov, and Sidney Drell. After him are Peter Brabrook, Susan Lindquist, Ellen Meiksins Wood, Kay Starr, Thiego, and Janet Waldo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Guy Clark ranks 13,545 out of 20,380Before him are Marisa Miller (1978), James Clapper (1941), Stepin Fetchit (1902), Donald Howard Menzel (1901), Sidney Drell (1926), and Troy Davis (1968). After him are Eugenie Clark (1922), Paul Herman (1946), Mark Aguirre (1959), Abby Wambach (1980), Jack Webb (1920), and Julianne Phillips (1960).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Guy Clark ranks 673Before him are Bow Wow (1987), Julie Felix (1938), Jordan Knight (1970), Stephen Marley (1972), Jerry Butler (1939), and Michelle Williams (1979). After him are Midori (1968), Diane Schuur (1953), Keb' Mo' (1951), Birdman (1969), Ramblin' Jack Elliott (1931), and Amber Liu (1992).