MUSICIAN
Lee "Scratch" Perry
1936 - Today
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry; 20 March 1936) is a Jamaican record producer and singer noted for his innovative studio techniques and production style. Perry was a pioneer in the 1970s development of dub music with his early adoption of remixing and studio effects to create new instrumental or vocal versions of existing reggae tracks. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lee "Scratch" Perry has received more than 751,361 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia making him the 431st most popular musician.
Memorability Metrics
750k
Page Views (PV)
54.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
4.14
Effective Languages (L*)
3.12
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Lee "Scratch" Perries by language
Among MUSICIANS
Among MUSICIANS, Lee "Scratch" Perry ranks 431 out of 2,258. Before him are Chris Martin, Eddie Vedder, Rudolf Serkin, Jacques Dutronc, Philly Joe Jones, and Flea. After him are Jørgen Ingmann, Jason Newsted, Grace Slick, Bud Powell, Al Di Meola, and Elmore James.
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Chris Martin
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 425
Eddie Vedder
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 426
Rudolf Serkin
1903 - 1991
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 427
Jacques Dutronc
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 428
Philly Joe Jones
1923 - 1985
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 429
Flea
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 430
Lee "Scratch" Perry
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 431
Jørgen Ingmann
1925 - 2015
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 432
Jason Newsted
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 433
Grace Slick
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 434
Bud Powell
1924 - 1966
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 435
Al Di Meola
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 436
Elmore James
1918 - 1963
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 437
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Lee "Scratch" Perry ranks 127. Before him are Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, Masashi Watanabe, Andrew Grove, Isacio Calleja, Siw Malmkvist, and Amr Moussa. After him are Alejandra Pizarnik, Raimonds Pauls, Frances Shand Kydd, Jill Ireland, Aleida March, and Eugenio Barba.
Others Born in 1936
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Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino
1936 - 2019
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 121
Masashi Watanabe
1936 - 1995
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 122
Andrew Grove
1936 - 2016
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 123
Isacio Calleja
1936 - 2019
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 124
Siw Malmkvist
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 125
Amr Moussa
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 126
Lee "Scratch" Perry
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 127
Alejandra Pizarnik
1936 - 1972
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 128
Raimonds Pauls
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 129
Frances Shand Kydd
1936 - 2004
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 130
Jill Ireland
1936 - 1990
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 131
Aleida March
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 132
Eugenio Barba
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 133
In Jamaica
Among people born in Jamaica, Lee "Scratch" Perry ranks 10 out of 98. Before him are Usain Bolt (1986), Peter Tosh (1944), Stuart Hall (1932), Marcus Garvey (1887), Jimmy Cliff (1948), and Ben Johnson (1961). After him are Liz Mitchell (1952), Trevor Berbick (1954), Sean Paul (1973), Desmond Dekker (1941), Max Romeo (1944), and Stephen Hopkins (1958).
Others born in Jamaica
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Usain Bolt
1986 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 4
Peter Tosh
1944 - 1987
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 5
Stuart Hall
1932 - 2014
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 6
Marcus Garvey
1887 - 1940
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 7
Jimmy Cliff
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 8
Ben Johnson
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 9
Lee "Scratch" Perry
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 10
Liz Mitchell
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 11
Trevor Berbick
1954 - 2006
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 12
Sean Paul
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 13
Desmond Dekker
1941 - 2006
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 14
Max Romeo
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 15
Stephen Hopkins
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 16
