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Holly Johnson

1960 - Today

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William Holly Johnson (born 9 February 1960) is an English artist, musician, and writer, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, who achieved huge commercial success in the mid-1980s. Prior to that, in the late 1970s he was a bassist for the band Big in Japan. In 1989, Johnson's debut solo album, Blast, reached number one in the UK albums chart. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Holly Johnson has received more than 2,641,757 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Holly Johnson is the 1,638th most popular musician (up from 1,702nd in 2019), the 4,173rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,236th in 2019) and the 269th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Holly Johnson ranks 1,638 out of 2,662. Before him are Eliane Elias, Warren Zevon, Jimmie Vaughan, Yoko Shimomura, Kim Kashkashian, and Michael McDonald. After him are David Cross, John Patitucci, Big Walter Horton, Buddy Miles, Glenn Cornick, and Jimmy Dorsey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Holly Johnson ranks 311. Before him are Jaron Lanier, Elmar Mammadyarov, Artur Yusupov, Toke Talagi, Eliane Elias, and Rachel Portman. After him are Svetlana Kitić, Mark Schultz, Cherie Chung, Guðmundur Guðmundsson, Ian McDonald, and Nobuyo Fujishiro.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Holly Johnson ranks 4,173 out of 7,765. Before him are Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith (1883), Rachel Portman (1960), Daniel Tammet (1979), Bradley James (1983), Jackie Milburn (1924), and Richard Garriott (1961). After him are Steve Jackson (1951), Joanne Harris (1964), George Abbot (1562), William Ames (1576), Muriel Robb (1878), and Randolph Caldecott (1846).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Holly Johnson ranks 269. Before him are Gavin Harrison (1963), Noddy Holder (1946), Dave Edmunds (1944), Andy White (1930), Peter Giles (1944), and Sharleen Spiteri (1967). After him are David Cross (1949), Glenn Cornick (1947), Mick Abrahams (1943), Howard Jones (1955), Derek Bailey (1930), and Topper Headon (1955).

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