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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. As a musician, Harper is known for his distinctive fingerstyle playing and lengthy, lyrical, complex compositions, reflecting his love of jazz and the poet John Keats. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roy Harper has received more than 414,256 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Harper is the 1,089th most popular musician (down from 959th in 2019), the 2,899th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,633rd in 2019) and the 172nd most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 410k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Roy Harper ranks 1,089 out of 2,662. Before him are Richard Marx, Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, Ewa Demarczyk, Bobby Keys, Johnny Clegg, and Renée Fleming. After him are André Navarra, Hank Marvin, Chester Thompson, Linda Perry, Paul Bley, and Buckethead.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Roy Harper ranks 318. Before him are Ryuichi Sugiyama, Bo Svenson, Hipólito Mejía, Ewa Demarczyk, Ibrahim Babangida, and Heidi Biebl. After him are Hank Marvin, Margaret Price, James Hansen, Kálmán Mészöly, Anatoli Firsov, and Henry Carr.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roy Harper ranks 2,899 out of 7,765. Before him are Steve McManaman (1972), Alan Cumming (1965), Stephen Wolfram (1959), John Neville Keynes (1852), Anthony Caro (1924), and Richard Hakluyt (1552). After him are Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet (1816), Arthur Brown (1942), Marina Sirtis (1955), Hank Marvin (1941), Philip Reeve (1966), and Sophie Kinsella (1969).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Roy Harper ranks 172. Before him are Chris Barber (1930), Peter Banks (1947), Glen Matlock (1956), Dave Holland (1946), Phil Manzanera (1951), and Johnny Clegg (1953). After him are Hank Marvin (1941), Carl Cox (1962), Dennis Stratton (1952), Geoff Downes (1952), Lee Kerslake (1947), and Anthony Phillips (1951).

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