SINGER

Steve Strange

1959 - 2015

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Stephen John Harrington (28 May 1959 – 12 February 2015), known professionally as Steve Strange, was a Welsh singer and nightclub host and promoter. Strange began his career in several short-lived punk bands of the late 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve Strange has received more than 1,210,444 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Strange is the 1,582nd most popular singer (up from 1,928th in 2019), the 4,225th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,984th in 2019) and the 169th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Steve Strange ranks 1,582 out of 4,381. Before him are Sarah Connor, Aaron Neville, Jasraj, Telma Hopkins, Conway Twitty, and Lena Meyer-Landrut. After him are Bebe Rexha, Teddy Pendergrass, Brendan Perry, Jessica Simpson, Joe Elliott, and Leeteuk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Steve Strange ranks 324. Before him are Abdelmajid Lamriss, Flavor Flav, Talia Balsam, John J. Sullivan, Zeca Pagodinho, and Christa Luding-Rothenburger. After him are Brendan Perry, Joe Elliott, Kwak Jae-yong, Paula Yates, Tsitsi Dangarembga, and Susanna Clarke. Among people deceased in 2015, Steve Strange ranks 364. Before him are Alena Vrzáňová, Astrid Ivask, Andy White, Raymond Gosling, Sam Simon, and Gennadiy Seleznyov. After him are Ildikó Schwarczenberger, Saeed Jaffrey, David Canary, Jouko Törmänen, Vittore Gottardi, and Oganes Zanazanyan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Steve Strange ranks 4,225 out of 8,785. Before him are Annie S. D. Maunder (1868), Jacqueline Wilson (1945), Amira Casar (1971), Andrew Scott Waugh (1810), John Beazley (1885), and Maxi Jazz (1957). After him are William of Newburgh (1130), Ramsey Campbell (1946), Brendan Perry (1959), David Jacobs (1888), Joe Elliott (1959), and Michael Grant (1914).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Steve Strange ranks 169. Before him are Acker Bilk (1929), Tina Charles (1954), Colin Hay (1953), Spencer Davis (1939), Ireen Sheer (1949), and Skin (1967). After him are Brendan Perry (1959), Joe Elliott (1959), Sam Brown (1964), Amy Macdonald (1987), Tricky (1968), and Emma Kirkby (1949).

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