SINGER

Shane MacGowan

1957 - Today

Shane MacGowan

Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (born 25 December 1957) is an English-born 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 4,029,141 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Shane MacGowan is the 902nd most popular singer (down from 820th in 2019), the 2,808th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,484th in 2019) and the 97th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

4.0M
Page Views (PV)
60.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
3.62
Effective Languages (L*)
3.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Shane MacGowan ranks 902 out of 3,541. Before him are Steve Porcaro, Ann Wilson, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, LL Cool J, Milka Ternina, and Aaron Kwok. After him are Julia Volkova, Basia, Miyuki Nakajima, Luis Alberto Spinetta, Harry Styles, and Alessandro Safina.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

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Steve Porcaro
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 896
Ann Wilson
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 897
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
1948 - 1997
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 898
LL Cool J
1968 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 899
Milka Ternina
1863 - 1941
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 900
Aaron Kwok
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 901
Shane MacGowan
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 902
Julia Volkova
1985 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 903
Basia
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 904
Miyuki Nakajima
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 905
Luis Alberto Spinetta
1950 - 2012
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 906
Harry Styles
1994 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 907
Alessandro Safina
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 908

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Shane MacGowan ranks 156. Before him are José Mário Vaz, Bryan Robson, Éder Aleixo de Assis, Włodzimierz Smolarek, Tad Williams, and Steve Porcaro. After him are Tony Martin, Susanna Tamaro, Miguel Ángel Lotina, Mikhail Pletnev, Kevin McHale, and Duško Ivanović.

Others Born in 1957

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José Mário Vaz
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 150
Bryan Robson
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 151
Éder Aleixo de Assis
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 152
Włodzimierz Smolarek
1957 - 2012
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 153
Tad Williams
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 154
Steve Porcaro
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 155
Shane MacGowan
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 156
Tony Martin
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 157
Susanna Tamaro
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 158
Miguel Ángel Lotina
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 159
Mikhail Pletnev
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 160
Kevin McHale
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 161
Duško Ivanović
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 162

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Shane MacGowan ranks 2,808 out of 6,924. Before him are Sydney Chapman (1888), Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (1694), Phil Campbell (1961), George Graham (1673), N. E. Brown (1849), and Thomas Gage (1719). After him are Sam Claflin (1986), Donald Adamson (1939), Anne Hutchinson (1591), Harry Styles (1994), William Lawes (1602), and Siân Phillips (1933).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Sydney Chapman
1888 - 1970
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 2,802
Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington
1694 - 1753
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 2,803
Phil Campbell
1961 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 2,804
George Graham
1673 - 1751
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 2,805
N. E. Brown
1849 - 1934
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 2,806
Thomas Gage
1719 - 1787
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 2,807
Shane MacGowan
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 2,808
Sam Claflin
1986 - Present
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 2,809
Donald Adamson
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 2,810
Anne Hutchinson
1591 - 1643
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 2,811
Harry Styles
1994 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 2,812
William Lawes
1602 - 1645
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 2,813
Siân Phillips
1933 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 2,814