SINGER
Katrina Leskanich
1960 - Today
Katrina Leskanich
Katrina Elizabeth Leskanich ( lesk-AH-nitch; born April 10, 1960) is an American musician and the former lead singer of the pop rock band Katrina and the Waves. Their song "Walking on Sunshine" was an international hit in 1985. In 1997, the band won the Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom with the song "Love Shine a Light". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Katrina Leskanich has received more than 894,956 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Katrina Leskanich is the 2,377th most popular singer (down from 2,327th in 2019), the 12,940th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,541st in 2019) and the 645th most popular American Singer.
Memorability Metrics
890k
Page Views (PV)
39.77
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
2.64
Effective Languages (L*)
3.27
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Katrina Leskaniches by language
Over the past year Katrina Leskanich has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 116,112 views, followed by German (10,926), and Spanish (6,403). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Norwegian (Nynorsk) (538.10%), Swedish (82.24%), and German (26.12%)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Katrina Leskanich ranks 2,377 out of 4,381. Before her are Angèle, Paul Stookey, Future, Gary, Roxanne Seeman, and Linde Lindström. After her are Ruth Etting, Crystal Gayle, Maja Blagdan, Arijit Singh, Birdy, and Patrick Ouchène.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAngèle
1995 - Present
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 2,371
Paul Stookey
1937 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 2,372
Future
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 2,373
Gary
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.79
Rank: 2,374
Roxanne Seeman
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.79
Rank: 2,375
Linde Lindström
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 2,376
Katrina Leskanich
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 2,377
Ruth Etting
1896 - 1978
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 2,378
Crystal Gayle
1951 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 2,379
Maja Blagdan
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 2,380
Arijit Singh
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 2,381
Birdy
1996 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 2,382
Patrick Ouchène
1966 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 2,383
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Katrina Leskanich ranks 588. Before her are Marco Albarello, Svetlana Kitova, Ivailo Marinov, Igor Ponomaryov, Grant Morrison, and Leroy Chiao. After her are Olivia Brown, Beate Eriksen, Richard Mastracchio, Zurab Azmaiparashvili, Philippe Sands, and Rick Savage.
Others Born in 1960
Go to all RankingsMarco Albarello
SKIER
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 582
Svetlana Kitova
ATHLETE
1960 - 2015
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 583
Ivailo Marinov
BOXER
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 584
Igor Ponomaryov
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 585
Grant Morrison
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 586
Leroy Chiao
ASTRONAUT
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 587
Katrina Leskanich
SINGER
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 588
Olivia Brown
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 589
Beate Eriksen
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 590
Richard Mastracchio
ASTRONAUT
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 591
Zurab Azmaiparashvili
CHESS PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 592
Philippe Sands
LAWYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.65
Rank: 593
Rick Savage
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 594
In United States
Among people born in United States, Katrina Leskanich ranks 12,940 out of 20,380. Before her are Priscilla Barnes (1954), Joseph Campanella (1924), Sarah Josepha Hale (1788), Paolo Bacigalupi (1972), Harley Jane Kozak (1957), and Ann C. Crispin (1950). After her are Lisa Nowak (1963), Nat Hentoff (1925), Howard Georgi (1947), Kiele Sanchez (1977), Rita R. Colwell (1934), and Ruth Etting (1896).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsPriscilla Barnes
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 12,934
Joseph Campanella
ACTOR
1924 - 2018
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 12,935
Sarah Josepha Hale
WRITER
1788 - 1879
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 12,936
Paolo Bacigalupi
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 12,937
Harley Jane Kozak
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 12,938
Ann C. Crispin
WRITER
1950 - 2013
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 12,939
Katrina Leskanich
SINGER
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 12,940
Lisa Nowak
ASTRONAUT
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 12,941
Nat Hentoff
WRITER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 12,942
Howard Georgi
PHYSICIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 12,943
Kiele Sanchez
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 12,944
Rita R. Colwell
BIOLOGIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 12,945
Ruth Etting
SINGER
1896 - 1978
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 12,946
Among SINGERS In United States
Among singers born in United States, Katrina Leskanich ranks 645. Before her are David Draiman (1973), Benny Blanco (1988), Gucci Mane (1980), Paul Stookey (1937), Future (1983), and Roxanne Seeman (1954). After her are Ruth Etting (1896), Crystal Gayle (1951), Edie Brickell (1966), Ashanti (1980), Warrel Dane (1961), and Amanda Lepore (1967).
David Draiman
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.01
Rank: 639
Benny Blanco
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 640
Gucci Mane
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 641
Paul Stookey
1937 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 642
Future
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 643
Roxanne Seeman
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.79
Rank: 644
Katrina Leskanich
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 645
Ruth Etting
1896 - 1978
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 646
Crystal Gayle
1951 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 647
Edie Brickell
1966 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 648
Ashanti
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 649
Warrel Dane
1961 - 2017
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 650
Amanda Lepore
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 651