MUSICIAN

Robert Palmer

1949 - 2003

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Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer and songwriter. He was known for his powerful and soulful voice, his sartorial elegance, and his stylistic explorations, combining soul, funk, jazz, rock, pop, reggae, and blues. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Palmer has received more than 986,824 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Palmer is the 588th most popular musician (up from 615th in 2019), the 1,789th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,894th in 2019) and the 108th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 990k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Robert Palmer ranks 588 out of 3,175. Before him are Jeff Porcaro, Tico Torres, Mark Hollis, Euronymous, Felix Blumenfeld, and David Helfgott. After him are Axel Rudi Pell, Rubén González, Uli Jon Roth, Tim Rice, Curtis Mayfield, and David Foster.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Robert Palmer ranks 181. Before him are Zoë Wanamaker, Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, Rawhi Fattouh, Shera Danese, Rasim Delić, and Ronnie Hellström. After him are David Foster, George Friedman, Franco Causio, John Wetton, Lindsey Buckingham, and Dado Topić. Among people deceased in 2003, Robert Palmer ranks 109. Before him are Khieu Ponnary, Jaba Ioseliani, Neil Postman, Donald O'Connor, Charles Berlitz, and Foday Sankoh. After him are Rubén González, Lothar Emmerich, Karl Kling, Gordon Mitchell, Althea Gibson, and Kerim Kerimov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Palmer ranks 1,789 out of 8,785. Before him are William Jones (1675), Derek Jarman (1942), Shakin' Stevens (1948), Clarke Abel (1780), Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806), and Aelred of Rievaulx (1110). After him are Asma al-Assad (1975), John Badham (1939), John Fastolf (1380), Tim Rice (1944), Robert Hichens (1882), and Sarah Miles (1941).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Robert Palmer ranks 108. Before him are David A. Stewart (1952), Paul Rodgers (1949), Mitch Mitchell (1947), Dido (1971), Thom Yorke (1968), and Mark Hollis (1955). After him are Tim Rice (1944), Nick Simper (1945), Tony Sheridan (1940), Rick Wakeman (1949), Steve Howe (1947), and Clive Burr (1957).

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