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Hank Williams Jr.

1949 - Today

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Randall Hank Williams (born May 26, 1949), known professionally as Hank Williams Jr. or Bocephus, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style has been described as a blend of rock, blues, and country. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hank Williams Jr. has received more than 7,468,753 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Hank Williams Jr. is the 2,221st most popular singer (down from 2,149th in 2019), the 11,995th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,685th in 2019) and the 596th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Hank Williams Jr. ranks 2,221 out of 4,381Before him are Annie Ross, Tasmin Archer, Dahyun, Marta Sánchez, Redfoo, and Kitty Kallen. After him are Ken Hirai, Hayley Williams, Frederik Ndoci, Daesung, Glen Hansard, and Fontella Bass.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Hank Williams Jr. ranks 705Before him are Robert D. Cabana, Günther Schumacher, Mihály Kozma, Natalya Lebedeva, Zygmunt Kalinowski, and Roger Saint-Vil. After him are Alfonso Pérez, Khil Raj Regmi, Michael Wenden, Ron Canada, Claudia Jennings, and Hannu Siitonen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hank Williams Jr. ranks 11,995 out of 20,380Before him are Charles Erwin Wilson (1890), Redfoo (1975), Joel Barlow (1754), David Newman (1954), Kitty Kallen (1921), and J. Smith-Cameron (1957). After him are Mike DeWine (1947), Duke Pearson (1932), Dan Fogelberg (1951), Lucky Thompson (1924), Tyler Hamilton (1971), and Natasha Gregson Wagner (1970).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Hank Williams Jr. ranks 596Before him are Lydia Lunch (1959), Crystal Waters (1964), Aimee Mann (1960), Anita Ward (1956), Redfoo (1975), and Kitty Kallen (1921). After him are Hayley Williams (1988), Fontella Bass (1940), Chuck D (1960), Kitty Wells (1919), Josh Groban (1981), and CeeLo Green (1974).