SINGER

Shane MacGowan

1957 - Today

Shane MacGowan

Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (born 25 December 1957) is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead singer and songwriter of Celtic punk band the Pogues. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shane MacGowan has received more than 4,478,143 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Shane MacGowan is the 665th most popular singer (up from 900th in 2019), the 2,171st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,806th in 2019) and the 79th most popular Singer.

Memorability Metrics

4.5M
Page Views (PV)
51.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
3.69
Effective Languages (L*)
3.17
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Shane MacGowan ranks 665 out of 3,528. Before him are Edita Piekha, Grethe Ingmann, Shi Pei Pu, Dave Matthews, Lisa Della Casa, and Kim Jung-sook. After him are Christine McVie, Marietta Alboni, Emma Calvé, Gary Glitter, Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Kaliopi.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

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Edita Piekha
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 659
Grethe Ingmann
1938 - 1990
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 660
Shi Pei Pu
1938 - 2009
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 661
Dave Matthews
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 662
Lisa Della Casa
1919 - 2012
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 663
Kim Jung-sook
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 664
Shane MacGowan
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 665
Christine McVie
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 666
Marietta Alboni
1823 - 1894
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 667
Emma Calvé
1858 - 1942
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 668
Gary Glitter
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 669
Takeshi Kaneshiro
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 670
Kaliopi
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 671

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Shane MacGowan ranks 104. Before him are Stefan Bellof, Nellie Kim, Seve Ballesteros, Stephen Dillane, Jaco Van Dormael, and Peter Høeg. After him are Robert Harris, William Kaelin Jr., Oliver Hirschbiegel, Nikolaos Michaloliakos, Rachel Ward, and Steve Lukather.

Others Born in 1957

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Stefan Bellof
1957 - 1985
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 98
Nellie Kim
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 99
Seve Ballesteros
1957 - 2011
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 100
Stephen Dillane
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 101
Jaco Van Dormael
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 102
Peter Høeg
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 103
Shane MacGowan
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 104
Robert Harris
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 105
William Kaelin Jr.
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 106
Oliver Hirschbiegel
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 107
Nikolaos Michaloliakos
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 108
Rachel Ward
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 109
Steve Lukather
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 110

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Shane MacGowan ranks 2,171 out of 7,765. Before him are Roy Harrod (1900), Ken Annakin (1914), Jamie Dornan (1982), John Glen (1932), Nevil Maskelyne (1732), and Ruth Belville (1854). After him are Christine McVie (1943), Reginald Doherty (1872), William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768), Joseph Larmor (1857), Norman McLaren (1914), and Lewis Gilbert (1920).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Roy Harrod
1900 - 1978
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 2,165
Ken Annakin
1914 - 2009
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 2,166
Jamie Dornan
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 2,167
John Glen
1932 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 2,168
Nevil Maskelyne
1732 - 1811
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 2,169
Ruth Belville
1854 - 1943
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 2,170
Shane MacGowan
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 2,171
Christine McVie
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 2,172
Reginald Doherty
1872 - 1910
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 2,173
William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford
1768 - 1854
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 2,174
Joseph Larmor
1857 - 1942
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 2,175
Norman McLaren
1914 - 1987
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 2,176
Lewis Gilbert
1920 - 2018
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 2,177