MUSICIAN

Jeff Lynne

1947 - Today

Jeff Lynne

Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). The group formed in 1970 as an offshoot of the Move, of which Lynne was also a member. Previously, Lynne had been involved with the Idle Race as a founding member and principal songwriter. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jeff Lynne has received more than 6,431,924 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Jeff Lynne is the 488th most popular musician (up from 601st in 2019), the 1,594th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,817th in 2019) and the 92nd most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

6.4M
Page Views (PV)
65.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
3.17
Effective Languages (L*)
4.19
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jeff Lynne ranks 488 out of 2,675. Before him are Rick Astley, Alan Walker, Klaus Voormann, Carla Bley, Igor Oistrakh, and Lionel Hampton. After him are Jan Hammer, Christoph Eschenbach, Arthur Grumiaux, John Phillips, Al Di Meola, and Aldo Ciccolini.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

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Rick Astley
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 482
Alan Walker
1997 - Present
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 483
Klaus Voormann
1938 - Present
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 484
Carla Bley
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 485
Igor Oistrakh
1931 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 486
Lionel Hampton
1908 - 2002
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 487
Jeff Lynne
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 488
Jan Hammer
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 489
Christoph Eschenbach
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 490
Arthur Grumiaux
1921 - 1986
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 491
John Phillips
1935 - 2001
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 492
Al Di Meola
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 493
Aldo Ciccolini
1925 - 2015
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 494

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Jeff Lynne ranks 142. Before him are Rob Reiner, Włodzimierz Lubański, Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, Henri Michel, John Adams, and Jerzy Stuhr. After him are Nevio Scala, Ryo Kawasaki, Oliver Dragojević, Mia Martini, Alexander Rutskoy, and Yukiya Amano.

Others Born in 1947

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Rob Reiner
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 136
Włodzimierz Lubański
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 137
Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi
1947 - 2004
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 138
Henri Michel
1947 - 2018
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 139
John Adams
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 140
Jerzy Stuhr
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 141
Jeff Lynne
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 142
Nevio Scala
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 143
Ryo Kawasaki
1947 - 2020
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 144
Oliver Dragojević
1947 - 2018
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 145
Mia Martini
1947 - 1995
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 146
Alexander Rutskoy
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 147
Yukiya Amano
1947 - 2019
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 148

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jeff Lynne ranks 1,594 out of 6,924. Before him are William Hamilton (1730), Beorhtric of Wessex (800), Tom Courtenay (1937), Rupert Grint (1988), Michael Owen (1979), and John Fletcher (1579). After him are John Muir (1838), Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770), Beau Brummell (1778), Stephen Langton (1150), Anthony Blunt (1907), and Wendy Hiller (1912).

Others born in United Kingdom

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William Hamilton
1730 - 1803
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 1,588
Beorhtric of Wessex
800 - 802
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 1,589
Tom Courtenay
1937 - Present
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 1,590
Rupert Grint
1988 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 1,591
Michael Owen
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 1,592
John Fletcher
1579 - 1625
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 1,593
Jeff Lynne
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 1,594
John Muir
1838 - 1914
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 1,595
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom
1770 - 1840
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 1,596
Beau Brummell
1778 - 1840
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 1,597
Stephen Langton
1150 - 1228
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 1,598
Anthony Blunt
1907 - 1983
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 1,599
Wendy Hiller
1912 - 2003
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 1,600