MUSICIAN
Nick Drake
1948 - 1974
Nick Drake
Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English singer-songwriter. An accomplished acoustic guitarist, Drake signed to Island Records at the age of twenty while still a student at the University of Cambridge. His debut album, Five Leaves Left, was released in 1969, and was followed by two more albums, Bryter Layter (1971) and Pink Moon (1972). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nick Drake has received more than 7,506,464 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. Nick Drake is the 624th most popular musician (down from 428th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) (down from 14th in 2019) and the most popular Burmese Musician.
Memorability Metrics
7.5M
Page Views (PV)
53.28
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
Languages Editions (L)
2.37
Effective Languages (L*)
5.19
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Nick Drakes by language
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Nick Drake ranks 624 out of 2,662. Before him are Horace Silver, Peter Cetera, Ric Ocasek, Robert Smith, Vladimir Sofronitsky, and Frans Brüggen. After him are Damon Albarn, Ahmet Ertegun, Eliso Virsaladze, Hillel Slovak, Vagif Mustafazadeh, and Axel Rudi Pell.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
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Horace Silver
1928 - 2014
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 618
Peter Cetera
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 619
Ric Ocasek
1949 - 2019
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 620
Robert Smith
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 621
Vladimir Sofronitsky
1901 - 1961
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 622
Frans Brüggen
1934 - 2014
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 623
Nick Drake
1948 - 1974
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 624
Damon Albarn
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 625
Ahmet Ertegun
1923 - 2006
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 626
Eliso Virsaladze
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 627
Hillel Slovak
1962 - 1988
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 628
Vagif Mustafazadeh
1940 - 1979
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 629
Axel Rudi Pell
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 630
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Nick Drake ranks 182. Before him are Shaul Mofaz, Barbara Hendricks, Marcia Barrett, László Lovász, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, and Pam Ferris. After him are Raymond Leo Burke, Meg Foster, Art Spiegelman, Remo Girone, Gunnar Nilsson, and Enrique Cerezo. Among people deceased in 1974, Nick Drake ranks 89. Before him are Rashid Nezhmetdinov, Candy Darling, Lev Oborin, Rosario Castellanos, Maximilian de Angelis, and Vladimir Fock. After him are Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Yevgeny Vuchetich, Olga Baclanova, Donald Crisp, Kurt Hahn, and Charlotte Bühler.
Others Born in 1948
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Shaul Mofaz
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 176
Barbara Hendricks
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 177
Marcia Barrett
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 178
László Lovász
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 179
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 180
Pam Ferris
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 181
Nick Drake
1948 - 1974
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 182
Raymond Leo Burke
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 183
Meg Foster
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 184
Art Spiegelman
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 185
Remo Girone
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 186
Gunnar Nilsson
1948 - 1978
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 187
Enrique Cerezo
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 188
Others Deceased in 1974
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Rashid Nezhmetdinov
1912 - 1974
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 83
Candy Darling
1944 - 1974
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 84
Lev Oborin
1907 - 1974
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 85
Rosario Castellanos
1925 - 1974
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 86
Maximilian de Angelis
1889 - 1974
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 87
Vladimir Fock
1898 - 1974
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 88
Nick Drake
1948 - 1974
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 89
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
1908 - 1974
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 90
Yevgeny Vuchetich
1908 - 1974
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 91
Olga Baclanova
1893 - 1974
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 92
Donald Crisp
1882 - 1974
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 93
Kurt Hahn
1886 - 1974
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 94
Charlotte Bühler
1893 - 1974
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 95
In Myanmar (Burma)
Among people born in Myanmar (Burma), Nick Drake ranks 19 out of 34. Before him are Htin Kyaw (1946), Win Myint (1951), Diana Abgar (1859), Thibaw Min (1859), Saki (1870), and Tabinshwehti (1516). After him are Bodawpaya (1745), Saw Maung (1928), Soe Win (1947), S. N. Goenka (1924), Ba Maw (1893), and Myint Swe (1951).
Others born in Myanmar (Burma)
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Htin Kyaw
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 13
Win Myint
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 14
Diana Abgar
1859 - 1937
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 15
Thibaw Min
1859 - 1916
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 16
Saki
1870 - 1916
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 17
Tabinshwehti
1516 - 1550
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 18
Nick Drake
1948 - 1974
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 19
Bodawpaya
1745 - 1819
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 20
Saw Maung
1928 - 1997
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 21
Soe Win
1947 - 2007
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 22
S. N. Goenka
1924 - 2013
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 23
Ba Maw
1893 - 1977
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 24
Myint Swe
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 25
Among MUSICIANS In Myanmar (Burma)
Among musicians born in Myanmar (Burma), Nick Drake ranks 1.
