MUSICIAN

Roy Harper

1941 - Today

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Roy Harper (born 12 June 1941) is an English folk rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He has released 22 studio albums (and 10 live ones) across a career that stretches back to 1966. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roy Harper has received more than 417,802 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Harper is the 1,201st most popular musician (down from 1,086th in 2019), the 3,158th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,891st in 2019) and the 191st most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Roy Harper ranks 1,201 out of 3,175Before him are Steven Adler, Martin Birch, John Steel, Benjamin Orr, Alexei Lubimov, and Timo Tolkki. After him are Magne Furuholmen, Eberhard Weber, Ignaz Brüll, Paquito D'Rivera, Viktoria Mullova, and Donald Fagen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Roy Harper ranks 367Before him are Guido Reybrouck, Maurice Piat, Peter Ducke, John Steel, James Hansen, and Ikuo Matsumoto. After him are Christine Delphy, Robert Pine, John Steiner, G. A. Cohen, James Joseph Dresnok, and Eberhard Diepgen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roy Harper ranks 3,158 out of 8,785Before him are Lawrence Oates (1880), John Sims (1749), Francis Godwin (1562), John Cairncross (1913), E. T. Whittaker (1873), and Henry Dudeney (1857). After him are Una Stubbs (1937), James Milner (1986), Kathleen McKane Godfree (1896), Michael Ball (1962), Nathaniel Bliss (1700), and Wilko Johnson (1947).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Roy Harper ranks 191Before him are Ian Stuart Donaldson (1957), Martin Barre (1946), Dave Holland (1948), Geoff Downes (1952), Martin Birch (1948), and John Steel (1941). After him are Wilko Johnson (1947), Mick Jones (1955), Chris Barber (1930), Roger Norrington (1934), George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood (1923), and Noddy Holder (1946).