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Robert Smith

1959 - Today

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Robert James Smith (born 21 April 1959) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work as the co-founder, lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the rock band the Cure since 1978. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Smith has received more than 215,338 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Robert Smith is the 621st most popular musician (down from 510th in 2019), the 1,913th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,645th in 2019) and the 116th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Robert Smith ranks 621 out of 2,662. Before him are Chaka Khan, Kenny Clarke, Robert Palmer, Horace Silver, Peter Cetera, and Ric Ocasek. After him are Vladimir Sofronitsky, Frans Brüggen, Nick Drake, Damon Albarn, Ahmet Ertegun, and Eliso Virsaladze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Robert Smith ranks 90. Before him are Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Alan Wilder, Laura Chinchilla, Nimr al-Nimr, Filipe Nyusi, and Luis Fernández. After him are Saïd Aouita, Rebecca De Mornay, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Suzanne Vega, Jason Alexander, and Saul Perlmutter.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Smith ranks 1,913 out of 7,765. Before him are Ine of Wessex (700), Anne Conway (1631), Gregor MacGregor (1786), E. Nesbit (1858), John Dollond (1706), and John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe (1859). After him are Edith Pargeter (1913), Neil Tennant (1954), Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (1984), John Alcock (1892), Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847), and Willibald (700).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Robert Smith ranks 116. Before him are Tony Sheridan (1940), Hilton Valentine (1943), Elvis Costello (1954), David Knopfler (1952), Mark Hollis (1955), and Robert Palmer (1949). After him are Damon Albarn (1968), Thom Yorke (1968), K. K. Downing (1951), Bill Bruford (1949), Phil Taylor (1954), and Rick Wakeman (1949).

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