MUSICIAN

Rick Springfield

1949 - Today

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Richard Lewis Springthorpe (born 23 August 1949), known professionally as Rick Springfield, is an Australian-American musician and actor. He was a member of the pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971, then started his solo career with his debut single, "Speak to the Sky", which reached the top 10 in Australia in mid-1972. When he moved to the United States, he had a No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rick Springfield has received more than 5,711,271 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 26 in 2019). Rick Springfield is the 1,341st most popular musician (down from 1,150th in 2019), the 196th most popular biography from Australia (down from 147th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Australian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rick Springfield ranks 1,341 out of 3,175. Before him are Dave Holland, Jo Jones, Max Martin, Darryl Jones, Dexter Holland, and Coco Lee. After him are Ismaël Lô, David Amram, David Hungate, Igor Cavalera, Larry Mullen Jr., and Eric Martin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Rick Springfield ranks 431. Before him are Robert Berdella, Danuta Wałęsa, Klaus Ludwig, Maury Chaykin, Jahn Teigen, and Sam Rainsy. After him are Franz Josef Jung, José Graziano da Silva, Tabitha King, Patrick Kilpatrick, Nadia Cassini, and Jacques Weber.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Rick Springfield ranks 196 out of 1,143. Before him are Malcolm Fraser (1930), Wayne Gardner (1959), Joel Edgerton (1974), Keith Michell (1926), Ruby Rose (1986), and Malcolm Turnbull (1954). After him are Nancye Wynne Bolton (1916), William McMahon (1908), Fanny Durack (1889), Norma Croker (1934), Shirley Strickland (1925), and John Seale (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In Australia

Among musicians born in Australia, Rick Springfield ranks 13. Before him are Colin Burgess (1946), David Helfgott (1947), Mark Evans (1956), Daevid Allen (1938), John Williams (1941), and Tommy Emmanuel (1955). After him are Bob Daisley (1950), Rolf Harris (1930), Richard Bonynge (1930), Mike Chapman (1947), Simone Young (1961), and Robert Stigwood (1934).

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