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José van Dam

1940 - Today

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Joseph, Baron Van Damme (born 25 August 1940 in Brussels), known as José van Dam, is a Belgian bass-baritone, described as having "a magnificent resonant and expressive voice" and being "an excellent actor". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José van Dam has received more than 93,823 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). José van Dam is the 624th most popular singer (down from 493rd in 2019), the 374th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 305th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Belgian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 94k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, José van Dam ranks 624 out of 4,381. Before him are Pink, Patty Pravo, Pharrell Williams, Riccardo Fogli, Conchita Wurst, and Shoshana Damari. After him are Teresa Carreño, Graham Bonnet, Sabah Fakhri, Shawn Mendes, Joselito, and Montserrat Figueras.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, José van Dam ranks 195. Before him are Fouad Twal, Sandro Munari, Manfred Mann, Haing S. Ngor, Jon Elster, and Agostino Vallini. After him are Anatoliy Bondarchuk, Gérard Larrousse, Diane, Duchess of Württemberg, Christoph Blocher, Kipchoge Keino, and Lorenzo Baldisseri.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, José van Dam ranks 374 out of 1,190. Before him are Jean Ray (1887), Marcel Broodthaers (1924), Joseph Jongen (1873), Lucas van Valckenborch (1535), Gaston Reiff (1921), and Wilfried Van Moer (1945). After him are Hubert Van Innis (1866), Aelbrecht Bouts (1450), Franciscus Gomarus (1563), Dirk II, Count of Holland (901), Freddy Maertens (1952), and Marc Rich (1934).

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Among SINGERS In Belgium

Among singers born in Belgium, José van Dam ranks 8. Before him are Lara Fabian (1970), The Singing Nun (1933), Stromae (1985), Violetta Villas (1938), René Jacobs (1946), and Edgar P. Jacobs (1904). After him are Arno (1949), Kate Ryan (1980), Sandra Kim (1972), Natacha Atlas (1964), Eddy Wally (1932), and Helmut Lotti (1969).

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