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Rob Halford

1951 - Today

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Robert John Arthur Halford (born 25 August 1951) is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Judas Priest, which was formed in 1969 and has received accolades such as the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. He has been noted for his powerful and wide ranging operatic vocal style and trademark leather-and-studs image, both of which have become iconic in heavy metal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rob Halford has received more than 4,781,773 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Rob Halford is the 223rd most popular singer (down from 208th in 2019), the 890th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 878th in 2019) and the 25th most popular British Singer.

Rob Halford is most famous for being the lead singer of the heavy metal band Judas Priest.

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  • 4.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Rob Halfords by language

Over the past year Rob Halford has had the most page views in the with 765,858 views, followed by German (97,184), and Spanish (89,701). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Icelandic (170.09%), Simple English (115.41%), and Ukrainian (115.19%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Rob Halford ranks 223 out of 4,381. Before him are George Benson, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Vicky Leandros, Teresa Berganza, Mario Del Monaco, and George Strait. After him are Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Petula Clark, Ibrahim Ferrer, Jacqueline Boyer, Rita Pavone, and Edita Gruberová.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Rob Halford ranks 54. Before him are Kirstie Alley, Prabowo Subianto, David Coverdale, Willy van de Kerkhof, Jean-Claude Duvalier, and Win Myint. After him are Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Michèle Mouton, Zdravko Čolić, Javier Marías, and Chesley Sullenberger.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rob Halford ranks 890 out of 8,785. Before him are Olave Baden-Powell (1889), Derek Barton (1918), Philip Noel-Baker (1889), Rodney Robert Porter (1917), Mick Taylor (1949), and Samuel Butler (1612). After him are Charles Lightoller (1874), Eugen d'Albert (1864), Elizabeth Gaskell (1810), Æthelberht, King of Wessex (836), Mike Newell (1942), and Herbert C. Brown (1912).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Rob Halford ranks 25. Before him are Chris Norman (1950), Dua Lipa (1995), Chris Rea (1951), Tom Jones (1940), Eric Burdon (1941), and David Coverdale (1951). After him are Petula Clark (1932), Van Morrison (1945), Shane MacGowan (1957), Victoria Beckham (1974), Glenn Hughes (1951), and Robbie Williams (1974).

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