MUSICIAN

Roger Daltrey

1944 - Today

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Roger Harry Daltrey (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer, musician and actor. He is co-founder and lead singer of rock band the Who.Daltrey's hit songs with the Who include "My Generation", "Pinball Wizard", "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Baba O'Riley" and "You Better You Bet". He began a solo career in 1973 while still a member of the Who, and has released ten solo studio albums, five compilation albums and one live album. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roger Daltrey has received more than 5,989,899 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Roger Daltrey is the 277th most popular musician, the 988th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,034th in 2019) and the 61st most popular British Musician.

Roger Daltrey is most famous for being the lead singer of the rock band The Who.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Roger Daltreys by language

Over the past year Roger Daltrey has had the most page views in the with 800,477 views, followed by German (66,467), and French (41,701). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (250.47%), Ukrainian (181.25%), and Simple English (100.60%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Roger Daltrey ranks 277 out of 3,175Before him are Lars Ulrich, PJ Harvey, Keith Moon, Slash, Arthur Nikisch, and Grigory Sokolov. After him are Art Blakey, Burt Bacharach, Michael Cretu, Mischa Maisky, Marilyn Manson, and Ian Curtis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Roger Daltrey ranks 113Before him are Salvador Sánchez Cerén, Patrick Depailler, Charles Sobhraj, Bo Larsson, Sam Elliott, and Jan-Michael Vincent. After him are Chico Mendes, Michael Nyman, Rexhep Meidani, Daniel Pennac, Patrice Chéreau, and Helena Rojo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roger Daltrey ranks 988 out of 8,785Before him are Neil Gaiman (1960), Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594), Joan Robinson (1903), Peter Benenson (1921), John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford (1389), and Marty Feldman (1934). After him are John Dunstaple (1390), Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517), Mary Somerville (1780), Mark Strong (1963), Damon Hill (1960), and Naomi Campbell (1970).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Roger Daltrey ranks 61Before him are Karl Jenkins (1944), Steve Harris (1956), Billy Idol (1955), PJ Harvey (1969), Keith Moon (1946), and Slash (1965). After him are Ian Curtis (1956), John Mayall (1933), Cozy Powell (1947), Nicko McBrain (1952), Don Airey (1948), and Stevie Young (1956).