MUSICIAN
Roy Wood
1946 - Today
Roy Wood
Roy Wood (born 8 November 1946) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He was particularly successful in the 1960s and 1970s as member and co-founder of the Move, Electric Light Orchestra and Wizzard. Wood formed the Move in 1965, and had hits including "Flowers in the Rain". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roy Wood has received more than 2,529,469 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Roy Wood is the 1,370th most popular musician (up from 1,424th in 2019), the 3,583rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,729th in 2019) and the 219th most popular British Musician.
Memorability Metrics
2.5M
Page Views (PV)
47.80
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
2.00
Effective Languages (L*)
4.04
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Roy Woods by language
Over the past year Roy Wood has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 332,583 views, followed by German (17,219), and Spanish (9,486). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Slovak (143.20%), Romanian (64.37%), and Arabic (58.11%)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Roy Wood ranks 1,370 out of 3,175. Before him are Lasse Holm, Bill Monroe, Gackt, Kenney Jones, Tim Hardin, and Josef Lhévinne. After him are Marin Alsop, Michel Sogny, Rhoma Irama, Andreas Kisser, Garth Hudson, and Mark Lanegan.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLasse Holm
1943 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 1,364
Bill Monroe
1911 - 1996
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 1,365
Gackt
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 1,366
Kenney Jones
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 1,367
Tim Hardin
1941 - 1980
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 1,368
Josef Lhévinne
1874 - 1944
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 1,369
Roy Wood
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 1,370
Marin Alsop
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 1,371
Michel Sogny
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 1,372
Rhoma Irama
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 1,373
Andreas Kisser
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 1,374
Garth Hudson
1937 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 1,375
Mark Lanegan
1964 - 2022
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 1,376
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Roy Wood ranks 499. Before him are Patrick Baudry, Georges Bereta, Joe Spano, Beth Carvalho, Ba Mamadou Mbaré, and Hiroshi Fushida. After him are Jack Straw, Rhoma Irama, Robin Cook, Mary Beth Hurt, Erich Beer, and Cornel Penu.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsPatrick Baudry
ASTRONAUT
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 493
Georges Bereta
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2023
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 494
Joe Spano
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 495
Beth Carvalho
SINGER
1946 - 2019
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 496
Ba Mamadou Mbaré
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2013
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 497
Hiroshi Fushida
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 498
Roy Wood
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 499
Jack Straw
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 500
Rhoma Irama
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 501
Robin Cook
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2005
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 502
Mary Beth Hurt
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 503
Erich Beer
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 504
Cornel Penu
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 505
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Roy Wood ranks 3,583 out of 8,785. Before him are Miriam Rothschild (1908), Kenney Jones (1948), John Anderson (1833), Callum Keith Rennie (1960), William Stukeley (1687), and John Moore (1761). After him are Richard Bentley (1662), Jack Straw (1946), Colin Groves (1942), Robin Cook (1946), Sam Houser (1972), and Ian Livingstone (1949).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsMiriam Rothschild
BIOLOGIST
1908 - 2005
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 3,577
Kenney Jones
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 3,578
John Anderson
BIOLOGIST
1833 - 1900
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 3,579
Callum Keith Rennie
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 3,580
William Stukeley
PHYSICIAN
1687 - 1765
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 3,581
John Moore
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1761 - 1809
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 3,582
Roy Wood
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 3,583
Richard Bentley
WRITER
1662 - 1742
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 3,584
Jack Straw
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 3,585
Colin Groves
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1942 - 2017
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 3,586
Robin Cook
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2005
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 3,587
Sam Houser
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 3,588
Ian Livingstone
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 3,589
Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Roy Wood ranks 219. Before him are Dave Holland (1946), Gerald Moore (1899), Jonny Greenwood (1971), Solomon (1902), Tony Kaye (1945), and Kenney Jones (1948). After him are Ron Geesin (1943), Aynsley Dunbar (1946), Henry Litolff (1818), Howard Donald (1968), Jason Bonham (1966), and Bev Bevan (1944).
Dave Holland
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 213
Gerald Moore
1899 - 1987
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 214
Jonny Greenwood
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 215
Solomon
1902 - 1988
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 216
Tony Kaye
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 217
Kenney Jones
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 218
Roy Wood
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 219
Ron Geesin
1943 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 220
Aynsley Dunbar
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 221
Henry Litolff
1818 - 1891
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 222
Howard Donald
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 223
Jason Bonham
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 224
Bev Bevan
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 225