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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 709,682 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Rod Evans is the 272nd most popular singer (up from 279th in 2019), the 1,102nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,153rd in 2019) and the 35th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 710k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Rod Evans ranks 272 out of 3,528. Before him are Jimmy Cliff, Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Mahalia Jackson, Kiri Te Kanawa, Cab Calloway, and Axl Rose. After him are Ajda Pekkan, Sammy Davis Jr., Tim Staffell, Stevie Nicks, Peter Green, and Jussi Björling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Rod Evans ranks 89. Before him are Roy Hodgson, Richard Jenkins, Roger D. Kornberg, James Patterson, Jeffrey DeMunn, and Viktor Belenko. After him are Anne Wiazemsky, Mitt Romney, Ian Anderson, Joe Mantegna, Klaus Schulze, and Marion Ramsey.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rod Evans ranks 1,102 out of 7,765. Before him are Woodes Rogers (1679), Eunice Gayson (1928), Sacha Baron Cohen (1971), Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (1158), Samantha Fox (1966), and Lord Alfred Douglas (1870). After him are William Booth (1829), J. B. S. Haldane (1892), Clive Granger (1934), Kenny Baker (1934), Colin Dexter (1930), and Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Rod Evans ranks 35. Before him are Susan Boyle (1961), Robbie Williams (1974), Van Morrison (1945), Gary Brooker (1945), Kim Wilde (1960), and Shirley Bassey (1937). After him are Tim Staffell (1948), Peter Green (1946), Glenn Hughes (1951), Albert Hammond (1944), Marc Bolan (1947), and Alan Lancaster (1949).

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