SINGER

Ian Brown

1963 - Today

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Ian George Brown (born 20 February 1963) is an English singer and multi-instrumentalist. He was the lead singer and the only continuous member of the alternative rock band the Stone Roses from their formation in 1983. Following the band's initial split in 1996, he began a solo career, releasing seven studio albums, a greatest hits compilation, a remix album, an 11-disc box set titled Collection, and 19 singles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian Brown has received more than 2,323,496 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Brown is the 2,231st most popular singer (down from 2,012th in 2019), the 5,660th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,126th in 2019) and the 222nd most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Ian Browns by language

Over the past year Ian Brown has had the most page views in the with 347,783 views, followed by Spanish (13,457), and Japanese (13,160). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (54.32%), Ukrainian (24.91%), and Italian (24.07%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ian Brown ranks 2,231 out of 4,381Before him are Daesung, Glen Hansard, Fontella Bass, Mikael Åkerfeldt, Chuck D, and Shindong. After him are Kitty Wells, Josh Groban, Lykke Li, CeeLo Green, Karolina Gočeva, and GZA.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Ian Brown ranks 566Before him are Erling Kagge, Farin Urlaub, Alexander Zhulin, Tasmin Archer, Aaron Burckhard, and Iqbal Theba. After him are Emi Shinohara, Conrad Lant, Timothy Gowers, Domingos Simões Pereira, Seyran Ateş, and Mandakini.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Brown ranks 5,660 out of 8,785Before him are Cliff Jones (1935), Ann Oakley (1944), Sean Biggerstaff (1983), Marc Warren (1967), William Dunbar (1460), and Ivor Broadis (1922). After him are Jackie Lewis (1936), Harry Johnston (1858), Jane Leeves (1961), Conrad Lant (1963), Louise Rayner (1832), and Timothy Gowers (1963).

Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Ian Brown ranks 222Before him are Reg Presley (1941), Bryn Terfel (1965), Paul Jones (1942), Julie Covington (1946), Annie Ross (1930), and Tasmin Archer (1963). After him are Brett Anderson (1967), John Waite (1952), Billy Fury (1940), Maxi Priest (1961), Lee Ryan (1983), and Anohni (1971).