MUSICIAN

Alan White

1949 - 2022

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Alan White (14 June 1949 – 26 May 2022) was an English drummer, best known for his almost 50-year tenure in the progressive rock band Yes. He joined Yes in 1972 as a replacement for original drummer Bill Bruford. He was the longest-serving member of the band and, alongside founder/bassist Chris Squire, the only member never to leave prior to his death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan White has received more than 33,920 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Alan White is the 1,012th most popular musician (up from 1,295th in 2019), the 2,742nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,403rd in 2019) and the 169th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 34k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Alan White ranks 1,012 out of 3,175. Before him are Helen Merrill, Brian Connolly, Pío Leyva, Otis Rush, Svend Asmussen, and Gina Bachauer. After him are John Lewis, Alexi Laiho, Lennie Tristano, Trevor Pinnock, Boris Grebenshchikov, and Gene Clark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Alan White ranks 312. Before him are Véronique Sanson, Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Daniel Lavoie, Tarık Akan, Simon Callow, and Luís Pereira. After him are Minette Walters, Caroline Munro, Nurit Peled-Elhanan, Israel Finkelstein, Jean Asselborn, and Andrew Latimer. Among people deceased in 2022, Alan White ranks 259. Before him are Petar Skansi, Kenneth Welsh, Karl Vaino, Gregory Itzin, Karol Divín, and Pleun Strik. After him are Eileen Ryan, Borys Romanchenko, Antonietta Stella, Yvette Mimieux, Nehemiah Persoff, and Arne Åhman.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alan White ranks 2,742 out of 8,785. Before him are Ioan Gruffudd (1973), Lily Collins (1989), Melanie C (1974), Laura Mulvey (1941), Harold Jeffreys (1891), and Graham McTavish (1961). After him are Antony Gormley (1950), Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915), Andrew V. McLaglen (1920), John Gilbert Baker (1834), Minette Walters (1949), and Jordan Henderson (1990).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Alan White ranks 169. Before him are Simon Wright (1963), Phil Campbell (1961), Dick Parry (1942), Glen Matlock (1956), Dennis Stratton (1952), and Brian Connolly (1945). After him are Trevor Pinnock (1946), John McVie (1945), Andrew Latimer (1949), Ray Davies (1944), Geoff Emerick (1945), and Gary Barlow (1971).

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