MUSICIAN

Andy Mackay

1946 - Today

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Andrew Mackay (born 23 July 1946) is an English musician, best known as a founding member (playing oboe and saxophone) of the art rock group Roxy Music. In addition, he has taught music and provided scores for television, while his work as a session musician encompasses some of the most noteworthy and recognisable names in the music business. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andy Mackay has received more than 383,270 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Andy Mackay is the 1,740th most popular musician (down from 1,592nd in 2019), the 4,472nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,079th in 2019) and the 284th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 380k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Andy Mackay ranks 1,740 out of 3,175. Before her are Yoko Shimomura, Hardwell, Khatia Buniatishvili, Eric Prydz, Howard Jones, and Maksim Mrvica. After her are Dave Farrell, Sami Vänskä, Bobby Hutcherson, Michael McDonald, Allen Toussaint, and Chris Poland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Andy Mackay ranks 619. Before her are Vladimir Belousov, Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata, Aleksandr Gorshkov, Martin Wolf, Valentin Gavrilov, and Alfonso Lara. After her are Loleatta Holloway, Shahrnush Parsipur, Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic, Marina Lewycka, Pearlette Louisy, and John Urry.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Andy Mackay ranks 4,472 out of 8,785. Before her are Alan Ayckbourn (1939), Howard Jones (1955), Simon Schama (1945), George Galloway (1954), Monty Norman (1928), and Charles Williams (1886). After her are Paul Graham (1964), Chris Craft (1939), Tommy Gemmell (1943), Paul Carrack (1951), Anne-Marie Duff (1970), and John Aitken (1839).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Andy Mackay ranks 284. Before her are Sophie Muller (1962), Chris Thomas (1947), Jeremy Spencer (1948), Richard Sinclair (1948), Holly Johnson (1960), and Howard Jones (1955). After her are Zak Starkey (1965), Brian Robertson (1956), Dave Edmunds (1944), Dave Hill (1946), Delia Derbyshire (1937), and Stephen Morris (1957).

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