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John Parr

1952 - Today

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John Stephen Parr (born 18 November 1952) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, best known for his 1985 single "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)", charting at No.1 in the US and No.6 in the UK, and for his 1984 US No.6 rock single "Naughty Naughty". He has written and performed ten major motion picture theme songs, including the themes for Three Men and a Baby and The Running Man. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Parr has received more than 899,215 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Parr is the 2,321st most popular musician, the 5,804th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 387th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 900k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Parr ranks 2,321 out of 3,175. Before him are Bud Shank, Uri Caine, Robin Thicke, James Iha, Mark Jansen, and Charlie Benante. After him are Eugene Wright, Adam Taubitz, Nolwenn Leroy, Adriana Calcanhotto, Delta Goodrem, and Erick Morillo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, John Parr ranks 671. Before him are Raman Singh, John Walker, Wolfgang Mager, John Hickenlooper, Valentina Nikonova, and Vladimir Khotinenko. After him are John Barrasso, Alice Hoffman, James Forbes, Milena Duchková, Sharda Sinha, and Margit Schumann.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Parr ranks 5,804 out of 8,785. Before him are Robin Montgomerie-Charrington (1915), Willie Watson (1920), Selwyn Lloyd (1904), David O'Hara (1965), Elizabeth Inchbald (1753), and Samuel Gompers (1850). After him are Craig Bellamy (1979), Steve Clarke (1963), Richard Lovelace (1617), Lee Ryan (1983), Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock (1924), and Michelle Keegan (1987).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John Parr ranks 387. Before him are Conrad Lant (1963), Simon Kirke (1949), Tim Renwick (1949), Thomas Dolby (1958), Julian Lloyd Webber (1951), and Dave Greenfield (1949). After him are Gillian Gilbert (1961), Nigel Olsson (1949), Jason Cooper (1967), Simon Webbe (1978), John Leckie (1949), and Kelly Johnson (1958).

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