MUSICIAN
Huey Lewis
1950 - Today
Huey Lewis
Hugh Anthony Cregg III (born July 5, 1950), known professionally as Huey Lewis, is an American singer, songwriter and actor. Lewis sings lead and plays harmonica for his band, Huey Lewis and the News, in addition to writing or co-writing many of the band's songs. The band is perhaps best known for their third, and best-selling, album Sports, and their contribution to the soundtrack of the 1985 feature film Back to the Future. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Huey Lewis has received more than 5,893,988 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Huey Lewis is the 542nd most popular musician (up from 788th in 2019), the 2,794th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,970th in 2019) and the 161st most popular American Musician.
Memorability Metrics
5.9M
Page Views (PV)
61.54
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
3.19
Effective Languages (L*)
3.55
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Huey Lewis ranks 542 out of 3,175. Before him are Bebo Valdés, Tom Fogerty, Guy Bonnet, Aldo Ciccolini, Murray Perahia, and Buddy Guy. After him are Erroll Garner, Bismillah Khan, Chet Atkins, Guido Cantelli, Art Pepper, and Laurie Anderson.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBebo Valdés
1918 - 2013
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 536
Tom Fogerty
1941 - 1990
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 537
Guy Bonnet
1945 - 2024
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 538
Aldo Ciccolini
1925 - 2015
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 539
Murray Perahia
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 540
Buddy Guy
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 541
Huey Lewis
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 542
Erroll Garner
1923 - 1977
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 543
Bismillah Khan
1916 - 2006
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 544
Chet Atkins
1924 - 2001
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 545
Guido Cantelli
1920 - 1956
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 546
Art Pepper
1925 - 1982
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 547
Laurie Anderson
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 548
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Huey Lewis ranks 131. Before him are Andrzej Szarmach, Bah Ndaw, Bobby McFerrin, Natsagiin Bagabandi, Sebastião Lazaroni, and Adriano Panatta. After him are Kazuhisa Kono, Mirko Cvetković, Martine Aubry, Dudu Georgescu, Winfried Schäfer, and Elya Baskin.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsAndrzej Szarmach
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 125
Bah Ndaw
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 126
Bobby McFerrin
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 127
Natsagiin Bagabandi
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 128
Sebastião Lazaroni
COACH
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 129
Adriano Panatta
TENNIS PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 130
Huey Lewis
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 131
Kazuhisa Kono
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 132
Mirko Cvetković
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 133
Martine Aubry
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 134
Dudu Georgescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 135
Winfried Schäfer
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 136
Elya Baskin
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 137
In United States
Among people born in United States, Huey Lewis ranks 2,794 out of 20,380. Before him are Stephen Paddock (1953), Sam Waterston (1940), Margaret Bourke-White (1904), Alan Perlis (1922), Al Martino (1927), and Maxie Long (1878). After him are Estelle Getty (1923), Derrick Rose (1988), Joshua Fishman (1926), Melissa McBride (1965), Erroll Garner (1923), and Evelyn Fox Keller (1936).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsStephen Paddock
EXTREMIST
1953 - 2017
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 2,788
Sam Waterston
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 2,789
Margaret Bourke-White
JOURNALIST
1904 - 1971
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 2,790
Alan Perlis
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1922 - 1990
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 2,791
Al Martino
SINGER
1927 - 2009
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 2,792
Maxie Long
ATHLETE
1878 - 1959
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 2,793
Huey Lewis
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,794
Estelle Getty
ACTOR
1923 - 2008
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,795
Derrick Rose
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,796
Joshua Fishman
LINGUIST
1926 - 2015
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 2,797
Melissa McBride
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 2,798
Erroll Garner
MUSICIAN
1923 - 1977
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 2,799
Evelyn Fox Keller
PHYSICIST
1936 - 2023
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 2,800
Among MUSICIANS In United States
Among musicians born in United States, Huey Lewis ranks 161. Before him are Freddie King (1934), James Kottak (1962), Tito Jackson (1953), Tom Fogerty (1941), Murray Perahia (1947), and Buddy Guy (1936). After him are Erroll Garner (1923), Chet Atkins (1924), Art Pepper (1925), Laurie Anderson (1947), Gene Krupa (1909), and Duane Allman (1946).
Freddie King
1934 - 1976
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 155
James Kottak
1962 - 2024
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 156
Tito Jackson
1953 - 2024
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 157
Tom Fogerty
1941 - 1990
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 158
Murray Perahia
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 159
Buddy Guy
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 160
Huey Lewis
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 161
Erroll Garner
1923 - 1977
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 162
Chet Atkins
1924 - 2001
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 163
Art Pepper
1925 - 1982
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 164
Laurie Anderson
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 165
Gene Krupa
1909 - 1973
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 166
Duane Allman
1946 - 1971
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 167