MUSICIAN
Alvin Lee
1944 - 2013
Alvin Lee
Alvin Lee (born Graham Anthony Barnes; 19 December 1944 – 6 March 2013) was an English guitarist, singer and songwriter, who was best known as the lead vocalist and lead guitarist of the blues rock band Ten Years After. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alvin Lee has received more than 1,660,787 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Alvin Lee is the 422nd most popular musician (up from 481st in 2019), the 1,433rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,577th in 2019) and the 85th most popular British Musician.
Memorability Metrics
1.7M
Page Views (PV)
56.02
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
4.66
Effective Languages (L*)
3.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Alvin Lees by language
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Alvin Lee ranks 422 out of 2,662. Before him are Christoph Eschenbach, Alexander Siloti, Dionisio Aguado y García, Paul Rodgers, Lester Young, and Greg Lake. After him are Van Cliburn, Richard Z. Kruspe, Matthias Jabs, Bud Powell, George Young, and Alice Herz-Sommer.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
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Christoph Eschenbach
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 416
Alexander Siloti
1863 - 1945
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 417
Dionisio Aguado y García
1784 - 1849
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 418
Paul Rodgers
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 419
Lester Young
1909 - 1959
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 420
Greg Lake
1947 - 2016
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 421
Alvin Lee
1944 - 2013
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 422
Van Cliburn
1934 - 2013
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 423
Richard Z. Kruspe
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 424
Matthias Jabs
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 425
Bud Powell
1924 - 1966
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 426
George Young
1946 - 2017
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 427
Alice Herz-Sommer
1903 - 2014
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 428
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Alvin Lee ranks 155. Before him are Marie-Christine Barrault, James Heckman, Michael Rosbash, Peter Mayhew, Luis Ladaria Ferrer, and Geneviève Grad. After him are Willem van Hanegem, Frances de la Tour, Michel Polnareff, John Glover, Masanobu Izumi, and Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester. Among people deceased in 2013, Alvin Lee ranks 105. Before him are Esther Williams, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Taihō Kōki, Tuncel Kurtiz, Seki Matsunaga, and Ray Harryhausen. After him are Van Cliburn, Conrad Bain, Otto Sander, Frederik Pohl, Ali Kafi, and Rossana Podestà.
Others Born in 1944
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Marie-Christine Barrault
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 149
James Heckman
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 150
Michael Rosbash
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 151
Peter Mayhew
1944 - 2019
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 152
Luis Ladaria Ferrer
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 153
Geneviève Grad
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 154
Alvin Lee
1944 - 2013
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 155
Willem van Hanegem
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 156
Frances de la Tour
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 157
Michel Polnareff
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 158
John Glover
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 159
Masanobu Izumi
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 160
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 161
Others Deceased in 2013
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Esther Williams
1921 - 2013
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 99
Wolfgang Sawallisch
1923 - 2013
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 100
Taihō Kōki
1940 - 2013
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 101
Tuncel Kurtiz
1936 - 2013
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 102
Seki Matsunaga
1928 - 2013
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 103
Ray Harryhausen
1920 - 2013
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 104
Alvin Lee
1944 - 2013
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 105
Van Cliburn
1934 - 2013
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 106
Conrad Bain
1923 - 2013
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 107
Otto Sander
1941 - 2013
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 108
Frederik Pohl
1919 - 2013
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 109
Ali Kafi
1928 - 2013
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 110
Rossana Podestà
1934 - 2013
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 111
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Alvin Lee ranks 1,433 out of 7,765. Before him are Princess Augusta of Great Britain (1737), Sydney Chaplin (1885), Ælle of Sussex (500), David Purley (1945), Robert Shaw (1927), and Patrick Macnee (1922). After him are Albert Ketèlbey (1875), Lucinda Riley (1965), Gordon Ramsay (1966), Matthew Flinders (1774), Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel (1870), and Gilbert Ryle (1900).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Princess Augusta of Great Britain
1737 - 1813
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 1,427
Sydney Chaplin
1885 - 1965
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 1,428
Ælle of Sussex
500 - 514
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 1,429
David Purley
1945 - 1985
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 1,430
Robert Shaw
1927 - 1978
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 1,431
Patrick Macnee
1922 - 2015
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 1,432
Alvin Lee
1944 - 2013
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 1,433
Albert Ketèlbey
1875 - 1959
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 1,434
Lucinda Riley
1965 - 2021
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 1,435
Gordon Ramsay
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 1,436
Matthew Flinders
1774 - 1814
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 1,437
Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
1870 - 1963
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 1,438
Gilbert Ryle
1900 - 1976
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 1,439
Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Alvin Lee ranks 85. Before him are Geezer Butler (1949), Martin Gore (1961), Stevie Young (1956), Andy Summers (1942), Paul Rodgers (1949), and Greg Lake (1947). After him are George Young (1946), Donovan (1946), Robert Wyatt (1945), Dick Taylor (1943), Bill Ward (1948), and Roger Hodgson (1950).
Geezer Butler
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 79
Martin Gore
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 80
Stevie Young
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 81
Andy Summers
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 82
Paul Rodgers
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 83
Greg Lake
1947 - 2016
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 84
Alvin Lee
1944 - 2013
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 85
George Young
1946 - 2017
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 86
Donovan
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 87
Robert Wyatt
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 88
Dick Taylor
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 89
Bill Ward
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 90
Roger Hodgson
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 91
