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Aphex Twin

1971 - Today

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Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), known professionally as Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born British musician, composer and DJ. He is known for his idiosyncratic work in electronic styles such as techno, ambient, and jungle. Journalists from publications including Mixmag, The New York Times, NME, Fact, Clash and The Guardian have called James one of the most influential and important artists in contemporary electronic music.Raised in Cornwall, James began DJing at free parties and clubs in the area and around the South West in the late 1980s. His debut EP Analogue Bubblebath, released in 1991 on Mighty Force Records, brought James an early following; he began to perform across the UK and continental Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aphex Twin has received more than 5,362,078 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Aphex Twin is the 894th most popular musician (up from 1,037th in 2019), the 138th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 152nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Irish Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Aphex Twins by language

Over the past year Aphex Twin has had the most page views in the with 739,929 views, followed by Russian (85,434), and Spanish (48,528). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Slovak (77.12%), Ukrainian (67.09%), and Catalan (65.10%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Aphex Twin ranks 894 out of 3,175. Before him are Fatboy Slim, Scott Bradley, Benny Carter, Charlie Christian, Kyung Wha Chung, and Donald "Duck" Dunn. After him are Clark Terry, Jimmy Buffett, Eliades Ochoa, Manny Charlton, Teddy Wilson, and Würzel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Aphex Twin ranks 87. Before him are Faryd Mondragón, Pedro de la Rosa, Antonios Nikopolidis, Chris Hardwick, Damian Lewis, and Mustapha Hadji. After him are Sandra Oh, John Boyne, Patricia Velásquez, Jonathan Ke Quan, Bridget Moynahan, and Gad Elmaleh.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Aphex Twin ranks 138 out of 549. Before him are Alan Cunningham (1887), Pat Cox (1952), Sally Oldfield (1947), Kathleen Lonsdale (1903), Yvonne Farrell (1951), and Peter Brown (1935). After him are John Boyne (1971), John Sealy Townsend (1868), John Bruton (1947), Kathleen Antonelli (1921), Anne de Mortimer (1390), and Moya Brennan (1952).

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Among MUSICIANS In Ireland

Among musicians born in Ireland, Aphex Twin ranks 6. Before him are Bono (1960), Rory Gallagher (1948), Dolores O'Riordan (1971), Gilbert O'Sullivan (1946), and Sally Oldfield (1947). After him are Moya Brennan (1952), Ronnie Drew (1934), Larry Mullen Jr. (1961), Paddy Moloney (1938), Brian Downey (1951), and Louis Walsh (1952).

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