MUSICIAN

Rolf Harris

1930 - 2023

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Rolf Harris (30 March 1930 – 10 May 2023) was an Australian musician, television personality, painter, and actor. He often used unusual instruments like the didgeridoo and the Stylophone in his performances, and is credited with the invention of the wobble board. He was convicted in England in 2014 of the sexual assault of four underage girls, which effectively ended his career. Harris began his entertainment career in 1953, releasing several songs, including "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" (a Top 10 hit in Australia, the UK and the United States), "Sun Arise", "Jake the Peg" and "Two Little Boys", which reached number 1 in the UK. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rolf Harris has received more than 7,259,489 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Rolf Harris is the 1,513th most popular musician (up from 1,959th in 2019), the 225th most popular biography from Australia (up from 304th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Australian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rolf Harris ranks 1,513 out of 3,175. Before him are John Dolmayan, Elton Dean, Liam Howlett, Jeff Mills, Bobby Keys, and Michael Giles. After him are Tony Carey, Pyotr Mamonov, Daniel Lanois, Allen Collins, Maxim, and Ziggy Marley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Rolf Harris ranks 444. Before him are Michael J. Adams, Ramón Alberto Villaverde, Renato Ruggiero, Catherine Hardy Lavender, Kjell Espmark, and Vytautas Žalakevičius. After him are Abdalqadir as-Sufi, Jacqueline du Bief, Patricia Jones, Prawitz Öberg, Burt Kwouk, and Günter Lamprecht. Among people deceased in 2023, Rolf Harris ranks 465. Before him are Richard Murphy, Martin Davis, Kusuma Wardhani, Yuliya Borisova, Superstar Billy Graham, and Damir Šolman. After him are Klaus Beer, Vadim Abdrashitov, Margaret Archer, Heide Simonis, Gilles Perrault, and Walter Davis.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Rolf Harris ranks 225 out of 1,143. Before him are Fred Schepisi (1939), Rebel Wilson (1980), Marjorie Cox Crawford (1903), William Deane (1931), Mark Schwarzer (1972), and George Parker (1896). After him are Jack Thompson (1940), Ken Kavanagh (1923), Peta Wilson (1970), Harry Cobby (1894), Grafton Elliot Smith (1871), and Helen Quinn (1943).

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Among MUSICIANS In Australia

Among musicians born in Australia, Rolf Harris ranks 15. Before him are Mark Evans (1956), Daevid Allen (1938), John Williams (1941), Tommy Emmanuel (1955), Rick Springfield (1949), and Bob Daisley (1950). After him are Richard Bonynge (1930), Mike Chapman (1947), Simone Young (1961), Robert Stigwood (1934), Rob Bailey (1953), and Frank Gambale (1958).

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