SINGER
Harry Belafonte
1927 - Today
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is a Jamaican-American singer, songwriter, activist, and actor. One of the most successful Jamaican-American pop stars in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s. His breakthrough album Calypso (1956) is the first million-selling LP by a single artist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harry Belafonte has received more than 4,589,363 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia making him the 89th most popular singer.
Memorability Metrics
4.6M
Page Views (PV)
64.24
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
51
Languages Editions (L)
4.27
Effective Languages (L*)
4.64
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Twitter Activity
Page views of Harry Belafontes by language
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Harry Belafonte ranks 89 out of 3,001. Before him are Robert Plant, France Gall, Gwen Stefani, Steven Tyler, Morrissey, and Anatoliy Solovianenko. After him are Roy Orbison, Domenico Modugno, Celine Dion, Rihanna, Mercedes Sosa, and John Lee Hooker.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
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Robert Plant
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 83
France Gall
1947 - 2018
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 84
Gwen Stefani
1969 - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 85
Steven Tyler
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 86
Morrissey
1959 - Present
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 87
Anatoliy Solovianenko
1932 - 1999
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 88
Harry Belafonte
1927 - Present
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 89
Roy Orbison
1936 - 1988
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 90
Domenico Modugno
1928 - 1994
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 91
Celine Dion
1968 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 92
Rihanna
1988 - Present
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 93
Mercedes Sosa
1935 - 2009
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 94
John Lee Hooker
1917 - 2001
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 95
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, Harry Belafonte ranks 25. Before him are Janet Leigh, Sidney Poitier, Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium, Maurice Béjart, Albert Uderzo, and Simone Veil. After him are Martin Lewis Perl, Robert Ludlum, Manfred Eigen, Hubert de Givenchy, Margaret Keane, and Marshall Warren Nirenberg.
Others Born in 1927
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Janet Leigh
1927 - 2004
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 19
Sidney Poitier
1927 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 20
Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium
1927 - 2005
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 21
Maurice Béjart
1927 - 2007
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 22
Albert Uderzo
1927 - 2020
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 23
Simone Veil
1927 - 2017
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 24
Harry Belafonte
1927 - Present
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 25
Martin Lewis Perl
1927 - 2014
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 26
Robert Ludlum
1927 - 2001
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 27
Manfred Eigen
1927 - 2019
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 28
Hubert de Givenchy
1927 - 2018
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 29
Margaret Keane
1927 - Present
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 30
Marshall Warren Nirenberg
1927 - 2010
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 31
In United States
Among people born in United States, Harry Belafonte ranks 581 out of 12,171. Before him are Paul Simon (1941), Kip Thorne (1940), Steven Tyler (1948), Harper Lee (1926), Rachel Carson (1907), and Demi Moore (1962). After him are Ellen Burstyn (1932), Roy Orbison (1936), Harold Lasswell (1902), Henry Mancini (1924), Martin Lewis Perl (1927), and Chester A. Arthur (1829).
Others born in United States
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Paul Simon
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 575
Kip Thorne
1940 - Present
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 576
Steven Tyler
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 577
Harper Lee
1926 - 2016
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 578
Rachel Carson
1907 - 1964
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 579
Demi Moore
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 580
Harry Belafonte
1927 - Present
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 581
Ellen Burstyn
1932 - Present
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 582
Roy Orbison
1936 - 1988
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 583
Harold Lasswell
1902 - 1978
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 584
Henry Mancini
1924 - 1994
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 585
Martin Lewis Perl
1927 - 2014
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 586
Chester A. Arthur
1829 - 1886
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 587
