SINGER
Jon Anderson
1944 - Today
Jon Anderson
Jon Roy Anderson (born 25 October 1944) is an English-American singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the former lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes, which he formed in 1968 with bassist Chris Squire. Renowned for his alto tenor range, he was a member of the band across three tenures until 2008. Anderson was also a member of ARW along with former Yes bandmates Rick Wakeman and Trevor Rabin from 2016 to 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jon Anderson has received more than 2,832,677 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Jon Anderson is the 346th most popular singer (down from 326th in 2019), the 1,317th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,293rd in 2019) and the 48th most popular British Singer.
Memorability Metrics
2.8M
Page Views (PV)
56.73
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
4.22
Effective Languages (L*)
3.50
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Jon Andersons by language
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Jon Anderson ranks 346 out of 3,528. Before him are Lill-Babs, Roberta Flack, Marc Anthony, Ornella Vanoni, Sabah Fakhri, and Loalwa Braz. After him are Heino, Neil Sedaka, Sinéad O'Connor, Rubén Blades, Joseph Kobzon, and Franzl Lang.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
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Lill-Babs
1938 - 2018
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 340
Roberta Flack
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 341
Marc Anthony
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 342
Ornella Vanoni
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 343
Sabah Fakhri
1933 - 2021
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 344
Loalwa Braz
1953 - 2017
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 345
Jon Anderson
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 346
Heino
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 347
Neil Sedaka
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 348
Sinéad O'Connor
1966 - 2023
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 349
Rubén Blades
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 350
Joseph Kobzon
1937 - 2018
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 351
Franzl Lang
1930 - 2015
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 352
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Jon Anderson ranks 142. Before him are Tommie Smith, Brian Tracy, Richard Leakey, Pattie Boyd, Agnes Baltsa, and Jon Kabat-Zinn. After him are Terry Brooks, Pat Martino, Rocky Johnson, Mary Robinson, Igor Mitoraj, and Sirhan Sirhan.
Others Born in 1944
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Tommie Smith
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 136
Brian Tracy
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 137
Richard Leakey
1944 - 2022
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 138
Pattie Boyd
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 139
Agnes Baltsa
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 140
Jon Kabat-Zinn
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 141
Jon Anderson
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 142
Terry Brooks
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 143
Pat Martino
1944 - 2021
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 144
Rocky Johnson
1944 - 2020
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 145
Mary Robinson
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 146
Igor Mitoraj
1944 - 2014
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 147
Sirhan Sirhan
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 148
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Jon Anderson ranks 1,317 out of 7,765. Before him are Iain Glen (1961), Edward Frankland (1825), M. Stanley Whittingham (1941), Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1935), Ruth Rendell (1930), and Melita Norwood (1912). After him are Bill Shankly (1913), Ceawlin of Wessex (600), Jeremy Clarkson (1960), Gideon Mantell (1790), Smithson Tennant (1761), and Glenn Tipton (1947).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Iain Glen
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 1,311
Edward Frankland
1825 - 1899
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 1,312
M. Stanley Whittingham
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 1,313
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 1,314
Ruth Rendell
1930 - 2015
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 1,315
Melita Norwood
1912 - 2005
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 1,316
Jon Anderson
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 1,317
Bill Shankly
1913 - 1981
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 1,318
Ceawlin of Wessex
600 - 593
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 1,319
Jeremy Clarkson
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 1,320
Gideon Mantell
1790 - 1852
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 1,321
Smithson Tennant
1761 - 1815
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 1,322
Glenn Tipton
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 1,323
Among SINGERS In United Kingdom
Among singers born in United Kingdom, Jon Anderson ranks 48. Before him are Boy George (1961), David Byron (1947), Victoria Beckham (1974), Vera Lynn (1917), Dusty Springfield (1939), and Seal (1963). After him are Dave Evans (1953), Malcolm McLaren (1946), Black (1962), Maggie Reilly (1956), Andy Gibb (1958), and Paul Di'Anno (1958).
Boy George
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 42
David Byron
1947 - 1985
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 43
Victoria Beckham
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 44
Vera Lynn
1917 - 2020
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 45
Dusty Springfield
1939 - 1999
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 46
Seal
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 47
Jon Anderson
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 48
Dave Evans
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 49
Malcolm McLaren
1946 - 2010
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 50
Black
1962 - 2016
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 51
Maggie Reilly
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 52
Andy Gibb
1958 - 1988
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 53
Paul Di'Anno
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 54
