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 413,870 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Harper is the 1,199th most popular musician (down from 1,086th in 2019), the 3,157th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,891st in 2019) and the 191st most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 410k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Roy Harpers by language

Over the past year Roy Harper has had the most page views in the with 8,598 views, followed by German (8,322), and Italian (6,907). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Southern Azerbaijani (111.11%), Egyptian Arabic (58.04%), and Catalan (38.21%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Roy Harper ranks 1,199 out of 3,175. Before 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 366. Before 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 3,157 out of 8,785. Before 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).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Roy Harper ranks 191. Before 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).

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