SINGER

Paul Jones

1942 - Today

Photo of Paul Jones

Icon of person Paul Jones

Paul Jones (born Paul Adrian Pond, 24 February 1942) is an English singer, actor, harmonicist, radio personality and television presenter. He first came to prominence as the original lead singer and harmonicist of the rock band Manfred Mann (1962–66) with whom he had several hit records including "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (UK #1, US #1) and "Pretty Flamingo" (UK #1). After leaving the band, Jones established a solo career and notably starred as a deified pop star in the film Privilege (1967). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Jones has received more than 60,485 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Jones is the 2,173rd most popular singer (down from 1,732nd in 2019), the 5,557th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,625th in 2019) and the 218th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 60k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Paul Jones ranks 2,173 out of 4,381. Before him are Choi Soo-young, Ilse DeLange, Tim McGraw, Paula Fernandes, Raekwon, and Maria Radner. After him are Frank Ocean, Jason Derulo, Koda Kumi, Käärijä, Benji Madden, and Lee Sung-min.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Paul Jones ranks 665. Before him are Gerry Marsden, Jon Kyl, Susan Hill, Robert L. Stewart, Tommy Roe, and Connie Hawkins. After him are Gene Okerlund, Bob Gaudio, Kenas Aroi, Judy Sheindlin, Örjan Persson, and Dan McKenzie.

Others Born in 1942

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Paul Jones ranks 5,557 out of 8,785. Before him are H. R. F. Keating (1926), Pamela Brown (1917), Nora Swinburne (1902), James Ferguson (1710), Johnny Douglas (1882), and Dominic Howard (1977). After him are Miles Malleson (1888), Tom Chaplin (1979), George K. Arthur (1899), Brian Murphy (1932), Peter Broadbent (1933), and Terry Griffiths (1947).

Others born in United Kingdom

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Paul Jones ranks 218. Before him are Cleo Laine (1927), Noel Harrison (1934), Tony Ashton (1946), Leona Lewis (1985), Reg Presley (1941), and Bryn Terfel (1965). After him are Julie Covington (1946), Annie Ross (1930), Tasmin Archer (1963), Ian Brown (1963), Brett Anderson (1967), and John Waite (1952).

British born Singers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous