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Adrian Smith

1957 - Today

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Adrian Frederick Smith (born 27 February 1957) is an English guitarist and singer best known as a member of heavy metal band Iron Maiden, for whom he also writes songs and performs backing vocals both live and in the studio. Smith grew up in London and became interested in rock music at 15. He soon formed a friendship with future Iron Maiden guitarist Dave Murray, who inspired him to take up the guitar. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adrian Smith has received more than 1,779,535 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Adrian Smith is the 388th most popular musician (down from 370th in 2019), the 1,322nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,271st in 2019) and the 77th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Adrian Smith ranks 388 out of 3,175. Before him are Christian Lorenz, Ginger Baker, Michael Schenker, Agustín Barrios, Baden Powell, and Tony Levin. After him are Sérgio Mendes, András Schiff, Flea, Ian Anderson, Martin Gore, and Buddy Rich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Adrian Smith ranks 64. Before him are Georgi Parvanov, Dani Rodrik, Daniel Stern, Mukesh Ambani, Nick Cave, and Ahmet Kaya. After him are Bamir Topi, Carrie Lam, Włodzimierz Smolarek, Timothy Spall, Joaquim de Almeida, and Wolfgang Ketterle.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Adrian Smith ranks 1,322 out of 8,785. Before him are Elizabeth Hurley (1965), Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel (1870), Fletcher Christian (1764), Alice Keppel (1868), Edward Bach (1886), and Arthur Machen (1863). After him are Tom Simpson (1937), Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence (1451), Anne Lister (1791), Tom Pryce (1949), Josiah Wedgwood (1730), and Charles Frederick Worth (1825).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Adrian Smith ranks 77. Before him are John Entwistle (1944), Jack Bruce (1943), Glenn Tipton (1947), Denny Laine (1944), Andy Fletcher (1961), and Ginger Baker (1939). After him are Ian Anderson (1947), Martin Gore (1961), Donovan (1946), Alan Walker (1997), Geezer Butler (1949), and Wallace Hartley (1878).

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