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Angus Young

1955 - Today

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Angus McKinnon Young (born 31 March 1955) is an Australian musician, best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, songwriter, and the only remaining founding member of the hard rock band AC/DC. He is known for his energetic performances, schoolboy-uniform stage outfits and his own version of Chuck Berry's duckwalk. Young was ranked 38th in the 2023 edition of Rolling Stone's 250 greatest guitarists of all-time list. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Angus Young has received more than 9,479,945 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia. Angus Young is the 95th most popular musician (down from 85th in 2019), the 425th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 398th in 2019) and the 27th most popular British Musician.

Angus Young is most famous for being the lead guitarist and co-founder of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC.

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  • 9.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 61

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Angus Young ranks 95 out of 2,662Before him are David Oistrakh, Robert Fripp, Duke Ellington, Richard Wright, Gheorghe Zamfir, and Dean Martin. After him are João Gilberto, Gary Moore, Ludovico Einaudi, Glenn Miller, Bill Evans, and Paul Mauriat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Angus Young ranks 17Before him are Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Willem Dafoe, Sergey Shoygu, Ornella Muti, and Isabelle Adjani. After him are Li Keqiang, Ludovico Einaudi, Mo Yan, Nina Hagen, Donatella Versace, and Guillermo Lasso.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Angus Young ranks 425 out of 7,765Before him are Robbie Coltrane (1950), James IV of Scotland (1473), Donald Winnicott (1896), Edward the Martyr (962), Graham Hill (1929), and A. A. Milne (1882). After him are Deborah Kerr (1921), Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882), David Beckham (1975), Bernie Ecclestone (1930), Tony Blair (1953), and Eadweard Muybridge (1830).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Angus Young ranks 27Before him are Jimmy Page (1944), Ritchie Blackmore (1945), Syd Barrett (1946), Jon Lord (1941), Robert Fripp (1946), and Richard Wright (1943). After him are Gary Moore (1952), Mike Oldfield (1953), John Bonham (1948), Ronnie Wood (1947), John Dowland (1563), and Sid Vicious (1957).