SINGER

Roky Erickson

1947 - 2019

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Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson (July 15, 1947 – May 31, 2019) was an American musician and singer-songwriter. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roky Erickson has received more than 1,300,045 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Roky Erickson is the 1,646th most popular singer (up from 1,730th in 2019), the 8,718th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,400th in 2019) and the 408th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Roky Erickson ranks 1,646 out of 4,381. Before him are Vashti Bunyan, Justin Hayward, Leonid Sobinov, Joe Jonas, Jenni Rivera, and Souad Massi. After him are Iggy Azalea, Sebastian Bach, Titiyo, Andre Matos, Ferry Graf, and Gerard Joling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Roky Erickson ranks 638. Before him are Bernie Leadon, Volodymyr Troshkin, Mike Chapman, Liz Torres, Siegmar Wätzlich, and Chris Thomas. After him are Mercedes Sampietro, Wayne Allwine, Rustam Kazakov, Sten Stensen, Ernie Lively, and Gardner Dozois. Among people deceased in 2019, Roky Erickson ranks 425. Before him are Sergio Obeso Rivera, Nikolai Gorbachev, Heinz Fütterer, Bobby Joe Long, Wallace Smith Broecker, and Siegmar Wätzlich. After him are Andre Matos, Cameron Boyce, Koldo Aguirre, Ken Matthews, Michael D. Coe, and Caroll Spinney.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roky Erickson ranks 8,718 out of 20,380. Before him are Terry Moore (1929), M. King Hubbert (1903), Machito (1912), Doug Emhoff (1964), Hilarie Burton (1982), and Alice Davenport (1864). After him are Tom Tryon (1926), Joseph Polchinski (1954), Katherine Moennig (1977), Cyril M. Kornbluth (1923), Dee Brown (1908), and Ted Kaufman (1939).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Roky Erickson ranks 408. Before him are Marty Robbins (1925), Steve Harwell (1967), Fat Joe (1970), Chris Barnes (1967), Joe Jonas (1989), and Jenni Rivera (1969). After him are Gerry Goffin (1939), Toni Basil (1943), Jackie DeShannon (1941), Kelly Rowland (1981), Jo Stafford (1917), and Norman Greenbaum (1942).

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