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Van Morrison

1945 - Today

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Sir George Ivan Morrison OBE (born 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician whose recording career spans six decades. Morrison's albums have performed well in the UK and Ireland, with more than 40 reaching the UK top 40. He has scored top ten albums in the UK in four consecutive decades, following the success of 2021's Latest Record Project, Volume 1. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Van Morrison has received more than 15,266,278 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Van Morrison is the 231st most popular singer (up from 240th in 2019), the 906th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,012th in 2019) and the 27th most popular British Singer.

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  • 15M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Van Morrison ranks 231 out of 4,381Before him are Petula Clark, Ibrahim Ferrer, Jacqueline Boyer, Rita Pavone, Edita Gruberová, and Ricky Martin. After him are Neil Diamond, Engelbert Humperdinck, Phil Ochs, Kim Carnes, Lara Fabian, and Victoria de los Ángeles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Van Morrison ranks 81Before him are Dirk Benedict, Maud Adams, Milo Manara, Rita Pavone, Robert Sarah, and George Smoot. After him are Türkan Şoray, Kim Carnes, Bob Gunton, John McAfee, Bob Klose, and Piero Ferrari.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Van Morrison ranks 906 out of 8,785Before him are Robert III of Scotland (1330), Gary Lineker (1960), Edward Burne-Jones (1833), Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (1671), Danny Boyle (1956), and Duncan I of Scotland (1001). After him are Sarah, Duchess of York (1959), James Anderson (1680), Freeman Dyson (1923), Adelard of Bath (1075), Anne Hyde (1637), and Pat Hitchcock (1928).

Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Van Morrison ranks 27Before him are Chris Rea (1951), Tom Jones (1940), Eric Burdon (1941), David Coverdale (1951), Rob Halford (1951), and Petula Clark (1932). After him are Shane MacGowan (1957), Victoria Beckham (1974), Glenn Hughes (1951), Robbie Williams (1974), Dave Gahan (1962), and Rod Evans (1947).