SINGER

Rod Evans

1947 - Today

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Roderic Evans (born 19 January 1947) is a retired British singer known as the original vocalist of the rock bands Deep Purple and Captain Beyond. Evans began his professional career in The Maze before becoming a founding member of Deep Purple in 1968, with whom he recorded their first three studio albums. After recording a solo single, he co-founded Captain Beyond in 1971, with whom he recorded their first two studio albums. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rod Evans has received more than 771,466 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Rod Evans is the 322nd most popular singer (down from 272nd in 2019), the 1,168th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,098th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 770k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Rod Evans ranks 322 out of 4,381. Before him are Joey Ramone, Antonio Cesti, Adelaide Hall, Željko Bebek, Carole King, and Googoosh. After him are Jimmy Cliff, Karen Carpenter, Peter Green, Sarah Brightman, Youssou N'Dour, and Hank Williams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Rod Evans ranks 121. Before him are Temple Grandin, Yukiya Amano, Robert Cailliau, Branko Oblak, Gérard Houllier, and Jan Garbarek. After him are Saskia Sassen, Marc Bolan, Florian Schneider, Noritaka Hidaka, Miguel Ángel González Suárez, and Nancy Fraser.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rod Evans ranks 1,168 out of 8,785. Before him are Bernard Lee (1908), William the Lion (1142), Cynthia Lennon (1939), Ed Miliband (1969), John McLaughlin (1942), and Rosemary Harris (1927). After him are Joan Plowright (1929), Stephen Harding (1059), Clive Granger (1934), John Charles (1931), Peter Green (1946), and Robert Hardy (1925).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Rod Evans ranks 33. Before him are Van Morrison (1945), Shane MacGowan (1957), Victoria Beckham (1974), Glenn Hughes (1951), Robbie Williams (1974), and Dave Gahan (1962). After him are Peter Green (1946), Sarah Brightman (1960), Marc Bolan (1947), Black (1962), Dave Evans (1953), and Susan Boyle (1961).

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