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Anthony Phillips

1951 - Today

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Anthony Edwin Phillips (born 23 December 1951) is an English musician, songwriter, producer and singer who gained prominence as the original lead guitarist of the rock band Genesis, from 1967 to 1970. He left in July 1970 and learned to play more instruments, before he began a solo career. Phillips released his first solo album, The Geese & the Ghost, in 1977. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anthony Phillips has received more than 651,642 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony Phillips is the 1,118th most popular musician (down from 985th in 2019), the 2,965th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,672nd in 2019) and the 178th most popular British Musician.

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  • 650k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Anthony Phillips ranks 1,118 out of 2,662Before him are Gene Clark, Matt Sorum, Dan Balan, Donald Fagen, Åse Kleveland, and Moriz Rosenthal. After him are Peter Tägtgren, Kate Pierson, Reinhold Mack, Lita Ford, Red Garland, and Ronnie Drew.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Anthony Phillips ranks 254Before him are Kathryn D. Sullivan, Phyllis Smith, David Almond, Luther Vandross, Marcel Iureș, and Vladimír Špidla. After him are Radia Perlman, Jalil Zandi, Tom Hamilton, Barbara Morgan, Claudio Baglioni, and Guy Lafleur.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Anthony Phillips ranks 2,965 out of 7,765Before him are Robert Knox (1791), Lee Kerslake (1947), Dawn Addams (1930), Jonathan Penrose (1933), Brian O'Nolan (1911), and Thomas Digges (1546). After him are Roy Urquhart (1901), Andrew Birkin (1945), Andy Cole (1971), Demetrios Petrokokkinos (1878), Brian G. Marsden (1937), and Beatrice Webb (1858).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Anthony Phillips ranks 178Before him are Roy Harper (1941), Hank Marvin (1941), Carl Cox (1962), Dennis Stratton (1952), Geoff Downes (1952), and Lee Kerslake (1947). After him are Lita Ford (1958), Andrew Latimer (1949), Glyn Johns (1942), Denny Laine (1944), Martin Birch (1948), and Dave Holland (1948).