MUSICIAN

Allan Holdsworth

1946 - 2017

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Allan Holdsworth (6 August 1946 – 15 April 2017) was a British jazz and rock guitarist, violinist and composer. He contributed to numerous bands, including Soft Machine, U.K., The Tony Williams Lifetime, Pierre Moerlen's Gong and Bruford, in addition to solo work. Holdsworth was known for his esoteric and idiosyncratic usage of advanced music theory concepts, especially with respect to melody and harmony. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Allan Holdsworth has received more than 2,226,229 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Allan Holdsworth is the 788th most popular musician (down from 720th in 2019), the 2,282nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,143rd in 2019) and the 138th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Allan Holdsworth ranks 788 out of 3,175. Before him are Andi Deris, Grover Washington Jr., Jan Johansson, Haruomi Hosono, Mick Fleetwood, and Scott Walker. After him are Stewart Copeland, Diana Krall, Julie Guicciardi, Pinchas Zukerman, Krist Novoselic, and Luiz Bonfá.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Allan Holdsworth ranks 296. Before him are Blake Clark, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Hamengkubuwono X, Frank Marshall, Henrique Rosa, and Roméo Dallaire. After him are Gilbert O'Sullivan, Johnson Toribiong, Lana Wood, Murray Head, Ralph Gonsalves, and Chuck Hagel. Among people deceased in 2017, Allan Holdsworth ranks 208. Before him are Ricardo Piglia, Leo Kinnunen, Charles P. Thacker, Waldir Peres, Octavio Lepage, and Joaquín Navarro-Valls. After him are Gilbert Baker, Mike Connors, Imre Földi, Georgy Grechko, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, and Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Allan Holdsworth ranks 2,282 out of 8,785. Before him are Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein (1867), Mick Fleetwood (1947), Sol Campbell (1974), James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (1531), Andrew Birkin (1945), and Michael Halliday (1925). After him are Charles Gray (1928), Marjorie Bruce (1297), Douglas Mawson (1882), Gregor MacGregor (1786), Peter J. Ratcliffe (1954), and John Haigh (1909).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Allan Holdsworth ranks 138. Before him are Hilton Valentine (1943), Steve Jones (1955), John Miles (1949), Mick Box (1947), Carl Palmer (1950), and Mick Fleetwood (1947). After him are Noel Redding (1945), Al Stewart (1945), Julian Bream (1933), Chris Squire (1948), Gerry Rafferty (1947), and Phil Taylor (1954).

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