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Neil Harbisson

1984 - Today

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Neil Harbisson (27 July 1982) is a Catalan-raised British-Irish-American cyborg artist and activist for transpecies rights. He is best known for being the first person in the world with an antenna implanted in his skull. He has described himself as the world's first legally recognised cyborg and The Guardian called him the world's first cyborg artist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Neil Harbisson has received more than 1,251,095 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Neil Harbisson is the 118th most popular artist (down from 90th in 2019), the 2,319th most popular biography from Spain (down from 2,087th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Artist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Neil Harbissons by language

Over the past year Neil Harbisson has had the most page views in the with 130,672 views, followed by Spanish (38,529), and German (16,767). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Serbian (44.89%), Estonian (25.00%), and Galician (22.87%)

Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Neil Harbisson ranks 118 out of 125Before him are Vanessa Beecroft, Rachel Whiteread, Kenojuak Ashevak, Joan Mondale, Oksana Shachko, and Mounir Fatmi. After him are Kat Von D, Petr Pavlensky, Tatsuki Fujimoto, Emily Jacir, Grayson Perry, and Abel Azcona.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Neil Harbisson ranks 343Before him are Piret Järvis, Amelia Vega, Ashlee Simpson, Jane Zhang, Aristide Bancé, and Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir. After him are French Montana, He Jiankui, James Mackay, Emily Wickersham, Nam Sang-mi, and Nilla Fischer.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Neil Harbisson ranks 2,319 out of 3,355Before him are Sandra Sánchez (1981), Albert Rivera (1979), Almudena Muñoz (1968), Haimar Zubeldia (1977), Jordi Sànchez (1964), and Serafín Zubiri (1964). After him are Iván Marcano (1987), Paco Roca (1969), Juan Sánchez Moreno (1972), Toni Jiménez (1970), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (1964), and Pastora Soler (1978).

Among ARTISTS In Spain

Among artists born in Spain, Neil Harbisson ranks 2Before him are Jusepe de Ribera (1591). After him are Abel Azcona (1988).