MUSICIAN

Jeff Healey

1966 - 2008

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Norman Jeffrey Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) was a Canadian blues, rock and jazz guitarist, singer and songwriter who attained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s. He reached No. 5 on the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jeff Healey has received more than 6,642,725 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Jeff Healey is the 1,906th most popular musician (down from 1,904th in 2019), the 561st most popular biography from Canada (down from 558th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Canadian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jeff Healey ranks 1,906 out of 3,175Before him are Jimmie Vaughan, Mr. Oizo, Chick Webb, Brad Wilk, Igor Presnyakov, and Cherie Currie. After him are Gene Ammons, Neil Innes, Les Brown, Lucky Dube, Alison Sudol, and Jonas Berggren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Jeff Healey ranks 326Before him are Traylor Howard, Hauschka, Eric Rudolph, Jee Seok-jin, Lucía Etxebarría, and Édouard Baer. After him are Andrei Chesnokov, Yıldız Tilbe, Tim Hardaway, Ivan Okhlobystin, Sarah Waters, and Maurizio Gaudino. Among people deceased in 2008, Jeff Healey ranks 327Before him are Heinz Wewers, Ann Savage, Buddy Miles, Jerry Wexler, Pippa Bacca, and Gordon B. Hinckley. After him are Irmgard Praetz, Witold Woyda, Carl Kaufmann, Avery Dulles, Alton Ellis, and Françoise Demulder.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jeff Healey ranks 561 out of 1,622Before him are Edward Archibald (1884), Charles Scicluna (1959), Dorothy Stratten (1960), K.d. lang (1961), Atiba Hutchinson (1983), and Nellie McClung (1873). After him are Wilfred Lucas (1871), Michael Cera (1988), Gus Dillon (1881), Thomas Middleditch (1982), Ken Kirzinger (1959), and Mac DeMarco (1990).

Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, Jeff Healey ranks 27Before him are Alex Lifeson (1953), Daniel Lanois (1951), Marc-André Hamelin (1961), Calixa Lavallée (1842), Hank Snow (1914), and Kenny Wheeler (1930). After him are Angela Hewitt (1958), Guy Lombardo (1902), Sarah McLachlan (1968), Devin Townsend (1972), Shawn Drover (1966), and John Rutsey (1952).