MUSICIAN

Adam Clayton

1960 - Today

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Adam Charles Clayton (born 13 March 1960) is an English-Irish musician who is the bass guitarist of the rock band U2. Born in Oxfordshire, England, he lived in County Dublin, Ireland after his family moved to Malahide in 1965, when he was five years old. Clayton attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School, where he met schoolmates with whom he co-founded U2 in 1976. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adam Clayton has received more than 2,917,321 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Adam Clayton is the 860th most popular musician (down from 769th in 2019), the 2,397th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,235th in 2019) and the 146th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Adam Clayton ranks 860 out of 3,175. Before him are Michael Brecker, Angélique Kidjo, Nicanor Zabaleta, Roy Buchanan, Freddie Hubbard, and Johann Gottfried Piefke. After him are Jordan Rudess, Ingo Schwichtenberg, Åse Kleveland, Richie Havens, Pino Donaggio, and Karl Bartos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Adam Clayton ranks 150. Before him are Oliver Platt, Robin Shou, Rob Marshall, José Peseiro, Richard Linklater, and Angélique Kidjo. After him are Yu Hua, Uwe Bein, Franz Welser-Möst, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, Reed Hastings, and Eric Betzig.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Adam Clayton ranks 2,397 out of 8,785. Before him are Arnold Wesker (1932), Eystein II of Norway (1125), Jude Bellingham (2003), Dora Boothby (1881), Dorian Yates (1962), and Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1758). After him are Hayley Atwell (1982), William Gull (1816), John Williams (1903), Toby Jones (1966), Tania Mallet (1941), and David Crystal (1941).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Adam Clayton ranks 146. Before him are Al Stewart (1945), Julian Bream (1933), Chris Squire (1948), Gerry Rafferty (1947), Phil Taylor (1954), and Snowy White (1948). After him are Mel Collins (1947), Pete Burns (1959), Philip Catherine (1942), Eddie Clarke (1950), Fatboy Slim (1963), and Würzel (1949).

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