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John Foxx

1948 - Today

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John Foxx (born Dennis Leigh; 26 September 1948) is an English singer, musician, artist, photographer, graphic designer, writer, teacher and lecturer. He was the original lead singer of the new wave band Ultravox, before leaving to embark on a solo career in 1980 with the album Metamatic. Primarily associated with electronic synthesizer music, he has also pursued a parallel career in graphic design and education. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Foxx has received more than 555,277 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Foxx is the 1,619th most popular musician (down from 1,431st in 2019), the 4,165th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,754th in 2019) and the 257th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 560k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Foxx ranks 1,619 out of 3,175. Before him are James P. Johnson, Steve Hillage, Mike Patton, Kyle Eastwood, Gilby Clarke, and Jimmy Giuffre. After him are Daryl Stuermer, Myra Hess, Gavin Harrison, Mike Mills, Flavor Flav, and Cliff Edwards.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, John Foxx ranks 530. Before him are Yasumasa Kanada, Nancy Kress, Lajos Kű, Mikheil Korkia, Karen Wetterhahn, and Jürgen Marcus. After him are Edward Rutherfurd, Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, Bülent Arınç, Bernd Franke, Telma Hopkins, and Abdul Quader Molla.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Foxx ranks 4,165 out of 8,785. Before him are Frank Dillane (1991), Maurice Greene (1696), Steve Hillage (1951), Patrick Moore (1923), Skin (1967), and John Gardner Wilkinson (1797). After him are Herbert Ponting (1870), Myra Hess (1890), Gavin Harrison (1963), Elizabeth Montagu (1718), Isaac Pitman (1813), and Sebastian Cabot (1918).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John Foxx ranks 257. Before him are John Sykes (1959), Richard Rodney Bennett (1936), John Martyn (1948), Thomas Ravenscroft (1592), Daphne Oram (1925), and Steve Hillage (1951). After him are Myra Hess (1890), Gavin Harrison (1963), Andy White (1930), Ray Thomas (1941), Richard Palmer-James (1947), and Maxi Jazz (1957).

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