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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anthony Phillips has received more than 705,891 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony Phillips is the 1,116th most popular musician (down from 1,115th in 2019), the 2,974th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,957th in 2019) and the 180th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 710k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Anthony Phillips ranks 1,116 out of 3,175. Before him are Harry James, Leon Fleisher, Thad Jones, Yuki Kajiura, Vinnie Colaiuta, and Kenny Burrell. After him are Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Daniil Shafran, Medea Abrahamyan, Charles Dancla, Fletcher Henderson, and Phil Woods.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Anthony Phillips ranks 279. Before him are Ronald DeFeo Jr., Tom Hamilton, Izzat Ghazzawi, Anna Dymna, Ryūsei Nakao, and Unshō Ishizuka. After him are Tony Amendola, Sandahl Bergman, Marco Antônio, Dragan Pantelić, John Mellencamp, and Enda Kenny.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Anthony Phillips ranks 2,974 out of 8,785. Before him are John Soane (1753), Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (1436), Amy Robsart (1532), Philip Henry Gosse (1810), Karen Spärck Jones (1935), and Robert Knox (1791). After him are William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim (1891), Michael Oakeshott (1901), Susanna Hall (1583), Sue Townsend (1946), Enoch Powell (1912), and James Francis Stephens (1792).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Anthony Phillips ranks 180. Before him are Geoff Emerick (1945), Gary Barlow (1971), Peter Banks (1947), Steven Wilson (1967), Paul Simonon (1955), and Hank Marvin (1941). After him are Geoff Nicholls (1948), Andrew Loog Oldham (1944), Jimmie Nicol (1939), Jimmy Bain (1947), Ian Stuart Donaldson (1957), and Martin Barre (1946).

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