SINGER

Lonnie Donegan

1931 - 2002

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Anthony James "Lonnie" Donegan (29 April 1931 – 3 November 2002) was a British skiffle singer, songwriter and musician, referred to as the "King of Skiffle", who influenced 1960s British pop and rock musicians. Born in Scotland and brought up in England, Donegan began his career in the British trad jazz revival but transitioned to skiffle in the mid-1950s, rising to prominence with a hit recording of the American folk song "Rock Island Line" which helped spur the broader UK skiffle movement. Donegan had 31 UK top 30 hit singles, 24 were successive hits and three were number one. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lonnie Donegan has received more than 2,149,013 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Lonnie Donegan is the 1,174th most popular singer (down from 1,033rd in 2019), the 3,195th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,044th in 2019) and the 120th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Lonnie Donegan ranks 1,174 out of 4,381. Before him are Azis, Fred Buscaglione, Boubacar Traoré, David Sylvian, Anna Maria Jopek, and Lounès Matoub. After him are Ted Neeley, Emina Jahović, Lightnin' Hopkins, Spagna, Jonathan Davis, and Juan Pons.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Lonnie Donegan ranks 326. Before him are Janwillem van de Wetering, Sylvano Bussotti, Robert Stephens, Olja Ivanjicki, Mike Parkes, and Ingrid van Bergen. After him are Hennadiy Udovenko, Greg, Sakyo Komatsu, Madeleine Berthod, Jorge Edwards, and Wynton Kelly. Among people deceased in 2002, Lonnie Donegan ranks 195. Before him are Lou Thesz, Kristen Nygaard, Desmond Hoyte, Ramiro de León Carpio, Peter Blau, and John Agar. After him are Sanya Dharmasakti, Reginald Rose, Grote Reber, Jean Dockx, Peter R. Hunt, and Sándor Mátrai.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lonnie Donegan ranks 3,195 out of 8,785. Before him are John Pulman (1923), Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1402), Ethel Thomson Larcombe (1879), Eddie Marsan (1968), David Sylvian (1958), and Nicholas Hoult (1989). After him are Rita Tushingham (1942), Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844), Brendan Rodgers (1973), John Hoppner (1758), Martin Parr (1952), and Mick Jones (1955).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Lonnie Donegan ranks 120. Before him are Siouxsie Sioux (1957), James Arthur (1988), Pete Ham (1947), Oliver Sykes (1986), Cilla Black (1943), and David Sylvian (1958). After him are Paul Day (1956), Marc Almond (1957), Dave Davies (1947), Mick Hucknall (1960), Tony Christie (1943), and Roland Orzabal (1961).

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