MUSICIAN
Howard Jones
1955 - Today
Howard Jones
John Howard Jones (born 23 February 1955) is a British musician, singer and songwriter. He had ten top 40 hit singles in the UK between 1983 and 1986, six of which reached the top ten, including "Like to Get to Know You Well" , "What Is Love?", "New Song", and "Things Can Only Get Better". His 1984 album Human's Lib reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Howard Jones has received more than 78,705 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Howard Jones is the 1,738th most popular musician (down from 1,644th in 2019), the 4,467th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,195th in 2019) and the 283rd most popular British Musician.
Memorability Metrics
79k
Page Views (PV)
45.17
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
2.63
Effective Languages (L*)
2.96
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Howard Jones ranks 1,738 out of 3,175. Before him are Jackie McLean, Cedar Walton, Yoko Shimomura, Hardwell, Khatia Buniatishvili, and Eric Prydz. After him are Maksim Mrvica, Andy Mackay, Dave Farrell, Sami Vänskä, Bobby Hutcherson, and Michael McDonald.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJackie McLean
1931 - 2006
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 1,732
Cedar Walton
1934 - 2013
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 1,733
Yoko Shimomura
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 1,734
Hardwell
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 1,735
Khatia Buniatishvili
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 1,736
Eric Prydz
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 1,737
Howard Jones
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 1,738
Maksim Mrvica
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 1,739
Andy Mackay
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 1,740
Dave Farrell
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 1,741
Sami Vänskä
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 1,742
Bobby Hutcherson
1941 - 2016
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 1,743
Michael McDonald
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 1,744
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Howard Jones ranks 403. Before him are Michael Steele, Nestor Serrano, Nicolas Hulot, Muriel Robin, Piers Sellers, and Pascal Dusapin. After him are Pavel Cebanu, Nikolay Zimyatov, William Hope, Bruno Barreto, Alexei Venediktov, and Erick Mombaerts.
Others Born in 1955
Go to all RankingsMichael Steele
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 397
Nestor Serrano
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 398
Nicolas Hulot
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 399
Muriel Robin
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 400
Piers Sellers
ASTRONAUT
1955 - 2016
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 401
Pascal Dusapin
COMPOSER
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 402
Howard Jones
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 403
Pavel Cebanu
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 404
Nikolay Zimyatov
ATHLETE
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 405
William Hope
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 406
Bruno Barreto
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 407
Alexei Venediktov
JOURNALIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 408
Erick Mombaerts
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 409
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Howard Jones ranks 4,467 out of 8,785. Before him are George Coulouris (1903), John Dill (1881), Steve McQueen (1969), Pauline Baynes (1922), David Mitchell (1969), and Alan Ayckbourn (1939). After him are Simon Schama (1945), George Galloway (1954), Monty Norman (1928), Charles Williams (1886), Andy Mackay (1946), and Paul Graham (1964).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsGeorge Coulouris
ACTOR
1903 - 1989
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 4,461
John Dill
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1944
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 4,462
Steve McQueen
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 4,463
Pauline Baynes
WRITER
1922 - 2008
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 4,464
David Mitchell
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 4,465
Alan Ayckbourn
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 4,466
Howard Jones
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 4,467
Simon Schama
HISTORIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 4,468
George Galloway
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 4,469
Monty Norman
COMPOSER
1928 - 2022
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 4,470
Charles Williams
WRITER
1886 - 1945
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 4,471
Andy Mackay
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 4,472
Paul Graham
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 4,473
Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Howard Jones ranks 283. Before him are Ian McLagan (1945), Sophie Muller (1962), Chris Thomas (1947), Jeremy Spencer (1948), Richard Sinclair (1948), and Holly Johnson (1960). After him are Andy Mackay (1946), Zak Starkey (1965), Brian Robertson (1956), Dave Edmunds (1944), Dave Hill (1946), and Delia Derbyshire (1937).
Ian McLagan
1945 - 2014
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 277
Sophie Muller
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 278
Chris Thomas
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 279
Jeremy Spencer
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 280
Richard Sinclair
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 281
Holly Johnson
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 282
Howard Jones
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 283
Andy Mackay
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 284
Zak Starkey
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 285
Brian Robertson
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 286
Dave Edmunds
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 287
Dave Hill
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 288
Delia Derbyshire
1937 - 2001
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 289