MUSICIAN
Hyde
1969 - Today
Hyde
Hideto Takarai (寶井 秀人, Takarai Hideto, born January 29, 1969, in Wakayama, Japan), known by his stage name Hyde (stylized in upper or lowercase), is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. Best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel since 1991, he is also the lead vocalist of Vamps and has a solo career. Hyde rose to fame in the 1990s as part of L'Arc-en-Ciel, who have sold over 40 million records and were the first Japanese act to perform a solo show at Madison Square Garden. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hyde has received more than 162,416 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Hyde is the 1,453rd most popular musician (down from 1,412th in 2019), the 1,310th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,198th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Japanese Musician.
Memorability Metrics
160k
Page Views (PV)
54.27
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
2.63
Effective Languages (L*)
3.53
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Hyde ranks 1,453 out of 3,175. Before him are Nuno Bettencourt, Larry Graham, Issay Dobrowen, Paul Kossoff, Buddy DeFranco, and Mr Lordi. After him are Roland Grapow, Joseph Williams, Alexander Brailowsky, Yuri Bashmet, David Tudor, and Clifford Curzon.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNuno Bettencourt
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 1,447
Larry Graham
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 1,448
Issay Dobrowen
1891 - 1953
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 1,449
Paul Kossoff
1950 - 1976
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 1,450
Buddy DeFranco
1923 - 2014
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 1,451
Mr Lordi
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 1,452
Hyde
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 1,453
Roland Grapow
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 1,454
Joseph Williams
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 1,455
Alexander Brailowsky
1896 - 1976
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 1,456
Yuri Bashmet
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 1,457
David Tudor
1926 - 1996
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 1,458
Clifford Curzon
1907 - 1982
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 1,459
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Hyde ranks 234. Before him are Louis Aliot, Alexandra Hedison, Mr. Lawrence, Hernán Gaviria, Jay Kay, and Barney Greenway. After him are Ben Chaplin, Shea Whigham, Christy Turlington, Masrour Barzani, Jan Axel Blomberg, and Lotay Tshering.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsLouis Aliot
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 228
Alexandra Hedison
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 229
Mr. Lawrence
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 230
Hernán Gaviria
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - 2002
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 231
Jay Kay
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 232
Barney Greenway
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 233
Hyde
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 234
Ben Chaplin
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 235
Shea Whigham
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 236
Christy Turlington
MODEL
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 237
Masrour Barzani
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 238
Jan Axel Blomberg
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 239
Lotay Tshering
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 240
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Hyde ranks 1,310 out of 6,245. Before him are Toshiyuki Morikawa (1967), Shu Kamo (1939), Haruhiro Yamashita (1938), Akira Yamaoka (1968), Ukyo Katayama (1963), and Sakai Toshihiko (1871). After him are Shinobu Ikeda (1962), Tsutomu Seki (1930), Peter Takeo Okada (1941), Ken Akamatsu (1968), Ken Uehara (1909), and Kazushi Kimura (1958).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsToshiyuki Morikawa
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 1,304
Shu Kamo
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 1,305
Haruhiro Yamashita
GYMNAST
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 1,306
Akira Yamaoka
COMPOSER
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 1,307
Ukyo Katayama
RACING DRIVER
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 1,308
Sakai Toshihiko
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1933
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 1,309
Hyde
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 1,310
Shinobu Ikeda
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 1,311
Tsutomu Seki
ASTRONOMER
1930 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 1,312
Peter Takeo Okada
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1941 - 2020
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 1,313
Ken Akamatsu
COMIC ARTIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 1,314
Ken Uehara
ACTOR
1909 - 1991
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 1,315
Kazushi Kimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 1,316
Among MUSICIANS In Japan
Among musicians born in Japan, Hyde ranks 15. Before him are Shigeru Umebayashi (1951), Susumu Hirasawa (1954), Mitski (1990), Yuki Kajiura (1965), LiSA (1987), and Gackt (1973). After him are Mana (1969), Masaharu Fukuyama (1969), Nujabes (1974), Miyavi (1981), Nobuko Imai (1943), and Ryo Kawasaki (1947).
Shigeru Umebayashi
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 9
Susumu Hirasawa
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 10
Mitski
1990 - Present
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 11
Yuki Kajiura
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 12
LiSA
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 13
Gackt
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 14
Hyde
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 15
Mana
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 16
Masaharu Fukuyama
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 17
Nujabes
1974 - 2010
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 18
Miyavi
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 19
Nobuko Imai
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 20
Ryo Kawasaki
1947 - 2020
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 21