New games! PlayTrivia andBirthle.

SINGER

Roky Erickson

1947 - 2019

Photo of Roky Erickson

Icon of person Roky Erickson

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 1,233,131 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Roky Erickson is the 1,736th most popular singer, the 9,421st most popular biography from United States and the 470th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Roky Ericksons by language


Among SINGERS

Among singers, Roky Erickson ranks 1,736 out of 3,528Before him are Marco Borsato, Bappi Lahiri, Birthe Kjær, René Pape, Ahlam, and Jacek Kaczmarski. After him are Jonathan Richman, Paul Jones, Anna Held, Emilíana Torrini, George Ezra, and David Bisbal.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Roky Erickson ranks 630Before him are Mike Krzyzewski, Kim Darby, Jacques-Édouard Alexis, Tamotsu Suzuki, Richard Overy, and Erika Lechner. After him are Cemil Turan, Stephen R. Donaldson, Rupert Holmes, Borka Pavićević, Stuart Baird, and Arthur Schnabel. Among people deceased in 2019, Roky Erickson ranks 426Before him are Siegmar Wätzlich, Julie Gibson, Elwyn Berlekamp, Gennadi Manakov, Neil Innes, and Norma Croker. After him are Pernell Whitaker, Eddie Money, Therese Zenz, Borka Pavićević, D. M. Jayaratne, and Vasil Metodiev.

Others Born in 1947

Go to all Rankings

Others Deceased in 2019

Go to all Rankings

In United States

Among people born in United States, Roky Erickson ranks 9,421 out of 18,182Before him are Danny Carey (1961), Debra Monk (1949), Brian Van Holt (1969), Sam Snead (1912), David Koechner (1962), and Calvin Smith (1961). After him are Dean Cundey (1946), Jonathan Richman (1951), Len Wiseman (1973), Joe Lovano (1952), Aisha Tyler (1970), and Alison Krauss (1971).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Roky Erickson ranks 470Before him are George Fisher (1970), Bruce Hornsby (1954), Mississippi Fred McDowell (1906), Sheb Wooley (1921), Fat Joe (1970), and Fontella Bass (1940). After him are Jonathan Richman (1951), Eddie Money (1949), Johnnie Ray (1927), Leroy Carr (1905), Arabian Prince (1965), and Gregory Porter (1971).