SINGER

Johnny Nash

1940 - 2020

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John Lester Nash Jr. (August 19, 1940 – October 6, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter, best known in the United States for his 1972 hit "I Can See Clearly Now". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johnny Nash has received more than 1,860,003 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Johnny Nash is the 922nd most popular singer (down from 895th in 2019), the 4,847th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,010th in 2019) and the 240th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Johnny Nash ranks 922 out of 4,381. Before him are Fréhel, Elaine Paige, Inva Mula, Jackie Wilson, Inge Borkh, and Daniel Lavoie. After him are Biff Byford, Blixa Bargeld, Arthur Brown, MC Hammer, Paul Potts, and Katia Ricciarelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Johnny Nash ranks 277. Before him are Endre Szemerédi, Luis María Echeberría, Farooq Leghari, Gheorghe Gruia, Li Zhaoxing, and Fakhruddin Ahmed. After him are Levon Helm, Richard Lynch, Jacques Duquesne, Jia Qinglin, Fleur Jaeggy, and Nanni Galli. Among people deceased in 2020, Johnny Nash ranks 293. Before him are Sonja Edström, Theodor Wagner, Abdurrahim El-Keib, Rafer Johnson, Saeb Erekat, and Carlo Ubbiali. After him are Jeremy Bulloch, Duje Bonačić, Edén Pastora, Wojciech Pszoniak, Pim Doesburg, and Larry Tesler.

Others Born in 1940

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnny Nash ranks 4,847 out of 20,380. Before him are Dennis Dugan (1946), Gloria Vanderbilt (1924), Louise Arner Boyd (1887), Charles Grandison Finney (1792), Theodore Maiman (1927), and John G. Trump (1907). After him are Levon Helm (1940), Justin Theroux (1971), Sam Wanamaker (1919), Chester Thompson (1948), MC Hammer (1962), and Haddon Sundblom (1899).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Johnny Nash ranks 240. Before him are Loretta Lynn (1932), Prodigy (1974), Carmen McRae (1922), Anita O'Day (1919), Dee Dee Bridgewater (1950), and Jackie Wilson (1934). After him are MC Hammer (1962), Dennis Frederiksen (1951), Ann Wilson (1950), Leontyne Price (1927), Rita Coolidge (1945), and Judy Collins (1939).

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