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Gary Numan

1958 - Today

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Gary Anthony James Webb (born 8 March 1958), known professionally as Gary Numan, is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He entered the music industry as frontman of the new wave band Tubeway Army. After releasing two studio albums with the band, he released his debut solo studio album The Pleasure Principle in 1979, topping the UK Albums Chart. His commercial popularity peaked in the late 1970s and early 1980s with hits including "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars" (both of which reached number one on the UK singles chart). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Numan is the 1,346th most popular singer (down from 1,320th in 2019), the 3,850th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,554th in 2019) and the 142nd most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Gary Numan ranks 1,346 out of 4,381. Before him are Terence Trent D'Arby, Simón Díaz, Taos Amrouche, Yvonne Elliman, Park Bom, and Kadim Al Sahir. After him are Akina Nakamori, Stephen Marley, Manna Dey, Nicole, Roger McGuinn, and Tetsuya Komuro.

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Among people born in 1958, Gary Numan ranks 264. Before him are Rosa Liksom, Helen Fielding, Elisabeth Andreassen, Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Curtis T. McMullen, and Pedro Costa. After him are Tetsuya Komuro, Hussein Saeed, Edgardo Bauza, Gigi Becali, Debbie Rowe, and Abdi Farah Shirdon.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gary Numan ranks 3,851 out of 8,785. Before him are Charles Jarrott (1927), John Collins (1968), Margaret Beckett (1943), Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey (1880), Dick Gibson (1918), and William Dobson (1610). After him are Arthur Gardiner Butler (1844), Clint Mansell (1963), D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860), Peter Withe (1951), Alicia Moreau de Justo (1885), and Frederick Catherwood (1799).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Gary Numan ranks 142. Before him are Dave Davies (1947), Siouxsie Sioux (1957), Nik Kershaw (1958), Chris Farlowe (1940), Aneka (1947), and Sheena Easton (1959). After him are Ian Hunter (1939), Emma Kirkby (1949), Mary Garden (1874), Leo Sayer (1948), Marc Almond (1957), and Cilla Black (1943).

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