SINGER

Jimmy Cliff

1948 - Today

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James Chambers, OM (born 30 July 1944), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor. He is the only living reggae musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the arts and sciences. Cliff is best known among mainstream audiences for songs such as "Many Rivers to Cross", "You Can Get It If You Really Want", "The Harder They Come", "Reggae Night", and "Hakuna Matata", and his covers of Cat Stevens's "Wild World" and Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now" from the film Cool Runnings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimmy Cliff has received more than 3,247,539 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmy Cliff is the 323rd most popular singer (down from 266th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 7th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Jamaican Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jimmy Cliff ranks 323 out of 4,381. Before him are Antonio Cesti, Adelaide Hall, Željko Bebek, Carole King, Googoosh, and Rod Evans. After him are Karen Carpenter, Peter Green, Sarah Brightman, Youssou N'Dour, Hank Williams, and Marc Bolan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Jimmy Cliff ranks 117. Before him are Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Susan Atkins, Jonathan Hyde, Thierry Mugler, Robert Jordan, and Johnny Ramone. After him are Hema Malini, Charles Taylor, Krešimir Ćosić, Carel Struycken, Donna Karan, and James Faulkner.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Jimmy Cliff ranks 8 out of 189. Before him are Stamford Raffles (1781), Grace Jones (1948), Usain Bolt (1986), Peter Tosh (1944), Marcus Garvey (1887), and Ben Johnson (1961). After him are Stuart Hall (1932), Liz Mitchell (1952), Violet Brown (1900), Merlene Ottey (1960), Trevor Berbick (1954), and Lee "Scratch" Perry (1936).

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Among SINGERS In Jamaica

Among singers born in Jamaica, Jimmy Cliff ranks 2. Before him are Grace Jones (1948). After him are Liz Mitchell (1952), Burning Spear (1945), Bunny Wailer (1947), Max Romeo (1944), Cedella Booker (1926), Shaggy (1968), Carl Douglas (1942), Errol Brown (1948), Gregory Isaacs (1951), and Yellowman (1956).

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