MUSICIAN

Ray Davies

1944 - Today

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Sir Raymond Douglas Davies ( DAY-viz; born 21 June 1944) is an English musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter for the rock band the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother Dave on lead guitar and backing vocals. He has also acted in, directed and produced shows for theatre and television. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ray Davies has received more than 3,580,897 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Ray Davies is the 1,031st most popular musician (down from 986th in 2019), the 2,779th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,670th in 2019) and the 173rd most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ray Davies ranks 1,031 out of 3,175. Before him are André Cluytens, Eddy Mitchell, Sonny Stitt, Andrew Latimer, André Navarra, and Zakk Wylde. After him are Bella Davidovich, Cecil Taylor, Don Felder, Jaki Liebezeit, Andrej Hoteev, and Tony Williams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Ray Davies ranks 389. Before him are Yang Song-guk, Berta Ambrož, Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Gene Clark, Raewyn Connell, and Diana Bracho. After him are Ivan Ćurković, Boz Scaggs, Jean-François Stévenin, Max Romeo, Ard Schenk, and Ali Benflis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ray Davies ranks 2,779 out of 8,785. Before him are William Hazlitt (1778), Andrew Smith (1797), Henry of Scotland (1115), James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811), Sally Potter (1949), and Lennie James (1965). After him are William Turner (1510), Spencer Gore (1850), Edward Braddock (1695), John Taylor (1933), Mother Shipton (1488), and Mary Ure (1933).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Ray Davies ranks 173. Before him are Dennis Stratton (1952), Brian Connolly (1945), Alan White (1949), Trevor Pinnock (1946), John McVie (1945), and Andrew Latimer (1949). After him are Geoff Emerick (1945), Gary Barlow (1971), Peter Banks (1947), Steven Wilson (1967), Paul Simonon (1955), and Hank Marvin (1941).

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