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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 a British musician, composer and DJ active in electronic music since 1988. His idiosyncratic work has drawn on many styles, including techno, ambient, acid, and jungle, and he has been described as a pioneering figure in the intelligent dance music (IDM) genre. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aphex Twin has received more than 5,966,803 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.

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  • 6.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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 K3, Clark Terry, Jimmy Buffett, Eliades Ochoa, Manny Charlton, and Teddy Wilson.

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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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