MUSICIAN
Roland Grapow
1959 - Today
Roland Grapow
Roland Grapow (born 30 August 1959 in Hamburg) is a German guitarist and music producer. He is best known for his time in the power metal band Helloween, with which he played for twelve years, after replacing founding member Kai Hansen. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roland Grapow has received more than 185,583 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Roland Grapow is the 1,452nd most popular musician (down from 1,423rd in 2019), the 4,778th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,255th in 2019) and the 85th most popular German Musician.
Memorability Metrics
190k
Page Views (PV)
47.12
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
6.32
Effective Languages (L*)
1.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Roland Grapows by language
Over the past year Roland Grapow has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 24,985 views, followed by German (6,562), and Spanish (6,111). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Greek (52.41%), Bulgarian (52.20%), and German (26.56%)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Roland Grapow ranks 1,452 out of 3,175. Before him are Larry Graham, Issay Dobrowen, Paul Kossoff, Buddy DeFranco, Mr Lordi, and Hyde. After him are Joseph Williams, Alexander Brailowsky, Yuri Bashmet, David Tudor, Clifford Curzon, and Leslie West.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLarry Graham
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 1,446
Issay Dobrowen
1891 - 1953
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 1,447
Paul Kossoff
1950 - 1976
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 1,448
Buddy DeFranco
1923 - 2014
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 1,449
Mr Lordi
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 1,450
Hyde
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 1,451
Roland Grapow
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 1,452
Joseph Williams
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 1,453
Alexander Brailowsky
1896 - 1976
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 1,454
Yuri Bashmet
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 1,455
David Tudor
1926 - 1996
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 1,456
Clifford Curzon
1907 - 1982
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 1,457
Leslie West
1945 - 2020
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 1,458
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Roland Grapow ranks 275. Before him are Timoleón Jiménez, Guy Ecker, David Blatt, Alan Taylor, Craig Armstrong, and John Hawkes. After him are Panagiotis Giannakis, Kevin Gage, Ameenah Gurib, Hennadiy Kernes, Hallgrímur Helgason, and Jim Kerr.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsTimoleón Jiménez
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 269
Guy Ecker
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 270
David Blatt
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 271
Alan Taylor
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 272
Craig Armstrong
COMPOSER
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 273
John Hawkes
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 274
Roland Grapow
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 275
Panagiotis Giannakis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 276
Kevin Gage
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 277
Ameenah Gurib
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 278
Hennadiy Kernes
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2020
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 279
Hallgrímur Helgason
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 280
Jim Kerr
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 281
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Roland Grapow ranks 4,778 out of 7,253. Before him are Lothar Kurbjuweit (1950), Brother Alois (1954), Rudolph Dirks (1877), Yıldıray Baştürk (1978), Andreas Scholl (1967), and Wendelin Werner (1968). After him are Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1750), Axel von dem Bussche (1919), Wolfgang Hildesheimer (1916), Ernst Ahl (1898), Oskar Perron (1880), and Thomas Helmer (1965).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsLothar Kurbjuweit
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 4,772
Brother Alois
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 4,773
Rudolph Dirks
COMIC ARTIST
1877 - 1968
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 4,774
Yıldıray Baştürk
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 4,775
Andreas Scholl
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 4,776
Wendelin Werner
MATHEMATICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 4,777
Roland Grapow
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 4,778
Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg
WRITER
1750 - 1819
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 4,779
Axel von dem Bussche
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1993
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 4,780
Wolfgang Hildesheimer
WRITER
1916 - 1991
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 4,781
Ernst Ahl
BIOLOGIST
1898 - 1945
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 4,782
Oskar Perron
MATHEMATICIAN
1880 - 1975
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 4,783
Thomas Helmer
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 4,784
Among MUSICIANS In Germany
Among musicians born in Germany, Roland Grapow ranks 85. Before him are Manfred Eicher (1943), Francis Buchholz (1954), Jörg Michael (1963), Reinhold Mack (1901), Theodore Thomas (1835), and Georg Kulenkampff (1898). After him are Manuel Göttsching (1952), Nick Menza (1964), Matthias Reim (1957), Tré Cool (1972), Peter Baltes (1958), and Marius Müller-Westernhagen (1948).
Manfred Eicher
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 79
Francis Buchholz
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 80
Jörg Michael
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 81
Reinhold Mack
1901 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 82
Theodore Thomas
1835 - 1905
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 83
Georg Kulenkampff
1898 - 1948
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 84
Roland Grapow
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 85
Manuel Göttsching
1952 - 2022
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 86
Nick Menza
1964 - 2016
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 87
Matthias Reim
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 88
Tré Cool
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 89
Peter Baltes
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 90
Marius Müller-Westernhagen
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 91