Musician

Rick Wakeman

English keyboardist

1949 - today

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His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Rick Wakeman is the 671st most popular musician (down from 611th in 2024), the 2,187th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,845th in 2019) and the 132nd most popular British Musician.

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Rick Wakeman is the most memorable of the 3 notable people born in Perivale, United Kingdom.

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Rick Wakeman's biography appears in 33 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 82% of all Musicians.

May 18

Rick Wakeman shares a May 18 birthday with Pope John Paul II, Omar Khayyam, and Bertrand Russell.

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Among Musicians

Among musicians, Rick Wakeman ranks 671 out of 3,175. Before him are Curtis Mayfield, Peter Schreier, Conrad Graf, Ben Webster, Bill Bruford, and Tico Torres. After him are Gerd Albrecht, Tony Banks, Tom Fogerty, Vagif Mustafazadeh, Verivery, and Rick Davies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Rick Wakeman ranks 229. Before him are Tadashi Yanai, Thierry Sabine, José Pékerman, Philip Michael Thomas, Khawaja Asif, and Bill Bruford. After him are Papa Wemba, Ottavia Piccolo, Lindsey Buckingham, Bernard Farcy, George Dalaras, and Efua Dorkenoo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rick Wakeman ranks 2,187 out of 8,785. Before him are Sophie Kinsella (1969), David Moyes (1963), Menzies Campbell (1941), Bill Bruford (1949), Michael Grant (1914), and Sarah Douglas (1952). After him are Thomas Percy (1729), Tony Banks (1950), David Purley (1945), Israel Kirzner (1930), Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735), and Peter Capaldi (1958).

Among Musicians In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Rick Wakeman ranks 132. Before him are Dido (1971), Alan Wilder (1959), Tony Sheridan (1940), Dick Taylor (1943), Mike Ratledge (1943), and Bill Bruford (1949). After him are Tony Banks (1950), Rick Davies (1944), Mitch Mitchell (1947), Philip Selway (1967), Steve Jones (1955), and Liam Gallagher (1972).

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