MUSICIAN

Vince Clarke

1960 - Today

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Vincent John Martin (born 3 July 1960), known professionally as Vince Clarke, is an English synth-pop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been the main composer and musician of the band Erasure since its inception in 1985, and was previously the main songwriter for several groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo, and the Assembly. In Erasure, he is known for his deadpan and low-key onstage demeanour, often remaining motionless over his keyboard, in sharp contrast to lead vocalist Andy Bell's animated and hyperactive frontman antics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vince Clarke has received more than 3,790,219 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Vince Clarke is the 461st most popular musician (up from 523rd in 2019), the 1,484th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,664th in 2019) and the 90th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Vince Clarke ranks 461 out of 3,175. Before him are Janick Gers, Jan Hammer, Serj Tankian, Tansen, Aarre Merikanto, and Rezső Seress. After him are Salvatore Accardo, Jeff Lynne, Richie Sambora, Alice Herz-Sommer, Michael Hutchence, and Milton Nascimento.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Vince Clarke ranks 84. Before him are Steve Vai, Simonetta Sommaruga, Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Hiroshi Amano, Yannick Noah, and Leos Carax. After him are Nicoletta Braschi, Michael Hutchence, Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, Samia Suluhu Hassan, Jürgen Schult, and Gia Carangi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Vince Clarke ranks 1,484 out of 8,785. Before him are John Eliot Gardiner (1943), Bertram Ramsay (1883), Olivia Colman (1974), John Lindley (1799), Iain Glen (1961), and John Rolfe (1585). After him are Sam Mendes (1965), Arthur Rackham (1867), Arthur Phillip (1738), Jeff Lynne (1947), Vera Lynn (1917), and George Smith (1840).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Vince Clarke ranks 90. Before him are Dan McCafferty (1946), Andy Summers (1942), Robert Wyatt (1945), Alvin Lee (1944), Elvis Costello (1954), and Janick Gers (1957). After him are Jeff Lynne (1947), Bill Ward (1948), Trevor Horn (1949), Greg Lake (1947), Dick Taylor (1943), and Alan Wilder (1959).

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