MUSICIAN

John Holt

1947 - 2014

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John Kenneth Holt OD (11 July 1947 – 19 October 2014) was a Jamaican reggae singer who first found fame as a member of The Paragons, before establishing himself as a solo artist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Holt has received more than 36,549 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. John Holt is the 2,208th most popular musician (down from 2,083rd in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 60th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Jamaican Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 37k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Holt ranks 2,208 out of 3,175. Before him are Trentemøller, Steve Albini, DJ Snake, Reverend Gary Davis, Jesper Strömblad, and Jimmy DeGrasso. After him are Dominic Howard, Steve Kuhn, Tom Chaplin, Shirley Scott, Peter Giles, and Les Claypool.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, John Holt ranks 777. Before him are Archie Gemmill, Reno Olsen, Christian Pollas, Sándor Erdős, Tom Carper, and Finn Tveter. After him are Bernard Talvard, Rita Wilden, Terry Griffiths, Ken Dryden, Göran Hagberg, and Peter Noone. Among people deceased in 2014, John Holt ranks 502. Before him are Rainer Hasler, Franca Falcucci, Sahana Pradhan, Lode Wouters, Abdelkader El Brazi, and Viscera. After him are Howard Cooke, Washington Rodríguez, Uroš Marović, Nigel Stepney, Leslie Feinberg, and Alexandra Bastedo.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, John Holt ranks 68 out of 189. Before him are Millie Small (1947), Andrew Holness (1972), Coxsone Dodd (1932), Linford Christie (1960), Donovan Bailey (1967), and Nesta Carter (1985). After him are Howard Cooke (1915), Roger Cross (1969), Bruce Golding (1947), Alexander Bustamante (1884), Ini Kamoze (1957), and Donovan Ricketts (1977).

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Among MUSICIANS In Jamaica

Among musicians born in Jamaica, John Holt ranks 14. Before him are Monty Alexander (1944), King Tubby (1941), Ziggy Marley (1968), Horace Andy (1951), Damian Marley (1978), and Augustus Pablo (1954). After him are Junior Murvin (1949), Diana King (1970), Vybz Kartel (1976), and Canibus (1974).

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