MUSICIAN

Rupert Holmes

1947 - Today

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Rupert Holmes (born David Goldstein; February 24, 1947) is a British-American composer, singer-songwriter, dramatist and author. He is widely known for the hit singles "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" (1979) and "Him" (1980). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rupert Holmes has received more than 1,899,733 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Rupert Holmes is the 1,916th most popular musician (down from 1,861st in 2019), the 4,839th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,645th in 2019) and the 313th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rupert Holmes ranks 1,916 out of 3,175. Before him are Gene Ammons, Neil Innes, Les Brown, Lucky Dube, Alison Sudol, and Jonas Berggren. After him are Mauro Maur, Tobias Sammet, Michael Landau, Reginald Arvizu, Jack White, and Tom Harrell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Rupert Holmes ranks 698. Before him are Peter Nogly, Joseph Nicolosi, Nicanor de Carvalho, Barbara Ferrell, Enrique Chazarreta, and Ching Wan Tang. After him are Drew Gilpin Faust, Harvey Mason, Emiliano Mondonico, Jim Marurai, Stuart Baird, and Keri Hulme.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rupert Holmes ranks 4,839 out of 8,785. Before him are Geoffrey Hughes (1944), Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1886), Lynne Frederick (1954), Neil Innes (1944), Henry Lawes (1595), and Alex Garland (1970). After him are Lucy Hawking (1969), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (1983), Joe Spence (1898), Basil Dearden (1911), Lawrence Stone (1919), and Anna Friel (1976).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Rupert Holmes ranks 313. Before him are Glyn Johns (1942), Lionel Tertis (1876), Ed O'Brien (1968), Steve Rothery (1959), Stanley Sadie (1930), and Neil Innes (1944). After him are Guy Berryman (1978), Richard Ashcroft (1971), The Proclaimers (1962), Leeroy Thornhill (1968), Chris Dreja (1945), and Colin Greenwood (1969).

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