MUSICIAN
The Proclaimers
1962 - Today
The Proclaimers
The Proclaimers are a Scottish rock duo formed in 1983 by twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid (born 5 March 1962). They came to attention with their 1987 single "Letter from America", which reached No. 3 in the United Kingdom, and the 1988 single "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", which topped charts in Australia, Iceland and New Zealand. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of The Proclaimers has received more than 3,107,158 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). The Proclaimers is the 1,929th most popular musician (down from 1,810th in 2019), the 4,870th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,560th in 2019) and the 316th most popular British Musician.
Memorability Metrics
3.1M
Page Views (PV)
43.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
2.49
Effective Languages (L*)
3.85
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of The Proclaimers by language
Over the past year The Proclaimers has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 373,253 views, followed by German (27,594), and Spanish (15,682). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Norwegian (Nynorsk) (134.59%), Basque (60.15%), and Simple English (40.57%)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, The Proclaimers ranks 1,929 out of 3,175. Before her are Adam Darski, Richard Ashcroft, Van Dyke Parks, Jack Casady, Sammy Cahn, and Robert Lockwood Jr.. After her are Leeroy Thornhill, Yuja Wang, Chris Dreja, XXXTentacion, Colin Greenwood, and Andy Fraser.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAdam Darski
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 1,923
Richard Ashcroft
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 1,924
Van Dyke Parks
1943 - Present
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 1,925
Jack Casady
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 1,926
Sammy Cahn
1913 - 1993
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 1,927
Robert Lockwood Jr.
1915 - 2006
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 1,928
The Proclaimers
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 1,929
Leeroy Thornhill
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 1,930
Yuja Wang
1987 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 1,931
Chris Dreja
1945 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 1,932
XXXTentacion
1998 - 2018
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 1,933
Colin Greenwood
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 1,934
Andy Fraser
1952 - 2015
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 1,935
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1962, The Proclaimers ranks 413. Before her are Pam Shriver, David Koechner, Nick Land, Mike Judge, Nicole Stott, and Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson. After her are Fernando Grande-Marlaska, Bruno Martini, Štefan Füle, Ana Wagener, Craig Ferguson, and Teryl Rothery.
Others Born in 1962
Go to all RankingsPam Shriver
TENNIS PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 407
David Koechner
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 408
Nick Land
PHILOSOPHER
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 409
Mike Judge
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 410
Nicole Stott
ASTRONAUT
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 411
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 412
The Proclaimers
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 413
Fernando Grande-Marlaska
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 414
Bruno Martini
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - 2020
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 415
Štefan Füle
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 416
Ana Wagener
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 417
Craig Ferguson
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 418
Teryl Rothery
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 419
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, The Proclaimers ranks 4,870 out of 8,785. Before her are Shirley Stelfox (1941), Danny Ward (1993), Gia Scala (1934), Anthony de la Roché (1700), Sarah Waters (1966), and Taylor Wane (1968). After her are Leeroy Thornhill (1968), John Hutton Balfour (1808), Philippa Pearce (1920), Diana Wynyard (1906), Richard Meinertzhagen (1878), and Chris Dreja (1945).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsShirley Stelfox
ACTOR
1941 - 2015
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 4,864
Danny Ward
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 4,865
Gia Scala
ACTOR
1934 - 1972
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 4,866
Anthony de la Roché
EXPLORER
1700 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 4,867
Sarah Waters
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 4,868
Taylor Wane
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 4,869
The Proclaimers
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 4,870
Leeroy Thornhill
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 4,871
John Hutton Balfour
BIOLOGIST
1808 - 1884
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 4,872
Philippa Pearce
WRITER
1920 - 2006
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 4,873
Diana Wynyard
ACTOR
1906 - 1964
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 4,874
Richard Meinertzhagen
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1967
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 4,875
Chris Dreja
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 4,876
Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, The Proclaimers ranks 316. Before her are Steve Rothery (1959), Stanley Sadie (1930), Neil Innes (1944), Rupert Holmes (1947), Guy Berryman (1978), and Richard Ashcroft (1971). After her are Leeroy Thornhill (1968), Chris Dreja (1945), Colin Greenwood (1969), Andy Fraser (1952), Lily Allen (1985), and Mike Ratledge (1943).
Steve Rothery
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 310
Stanley Sadie
1930 - 2005
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 311
Neil Innes
1944 - 2019
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 312
Rupert Holmes
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 313
Guy Berryman
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 314
Richard Ashcroft
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 315
The Proclaimers
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 316
Leeroy Thornhill
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 317
Chris Dreja
1945 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 318
Colin Greenwood
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 319
Andy Fraser
1952 - 2015
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 320
Lily Allen
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 321
Mike Ratledge
1943 - Present
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 322