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Lonnie Donegan

1931 - 2002

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Anthony James Donegan (29 April 1931 – 3 November 2002), known as Lonnie Donegan, 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 2,004,263 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Lonnie Donegan is the 1,037th most popular singer (up from 1,172nd in 2019), the 3,052nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,401st in 2019) and the 111th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Lonnie Donegan ranks 1,037 out of 3,528Before him are Conchita Bautista, Claudio Baglioni, Luis Eduardo Aute, Paul Day, Haykanoush Danielyan, and Peter Maffay. After him are Zara Dolukhanova, Sandra Kim, Mathé Altéry, Natacha Atlas, Chris Lowe, and Sabahudin Kurt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Lonnie Donegan ranks 294Before him are Catherine Tizard, John Baldessari, Shirley Verrett, Alvin Ailey, Greg, and Janwillem van de Wetering. After him are Elias M. Stein, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Ivan Toplak, Yuriy Voynov, Vlastimil Bubník, and Mady Mesplé. Among people deceased in 2002, Lonnie Donegan ranks 182Before him are Martti Miettunen, Tita Merello, Stephen E. Ambrose, Lawrence Tierney, George Sidney, and Mikayil Abdullayev. After him are Raymond Firth, Mario de las Casas, Ruth Williams Khama, Masakatsu Miyamoto, Peter R. Hunt, and Frances Ames.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lonnie Donegan ranks 3,052 out of 7,765Before him are James Ivory (1765), Teddy Sheringham (1966), Kenneth MacMillan (1929), Phyllida Law (1932), Reece James (1999), and Aldhelm (639). After him are Dave Holland (1948), Ronald Lacey (1935), Sarah Kane (1971), Roger Norrington (1934), Simeon Solomon (1840), and Dora Carrington (1893).

Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Lonnie Donegan ranks 111Before him are Gwyneth Jones (1936), Arthur Brown (1942), Margaret Price (1941), Marc Almond (1957), Clare Torry (1947), and Paul Day (1956). After him are Chris Lowe (1959), Genesis P-Orridge (1950), Janet Baker (1933), David Sylvian (1958), Nik Kershaw (1958), and Gary Numan (1958).