MUSICIAN

Bill Bruford

1949 - Today

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William Scott Bruford (born 17 May 1949) is an English drummer and percussionist who first gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock band Yes. After leaving Yes in 1972, Bruford spent the rest of the 1970s recording and touring with King Crimson (1972–1974), Roy Harper (1975), and U.K. (1978), as well as touring with Genesis (1976). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Bruford has received more than 1,897,579 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Bruford is the 686th most popular musician (down from 645th in 2019), the 2,048th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,958th in 2019) and the 125th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bill Bruford ranks 686 out of 3,175. Before him are Vinnie Vincent, Alan Price, Lead Belly, Eduard van Beinum, Jörg Demus, and Paul de Senneville. After him are Frans Brüggen, The Edge, Scotty Moore, Yoshiki, Richard Galliano, and Ricardo Viñes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Bill Bruford ranks 211. Before him are Francis Rossi, Michel Djotodia, Philip Michael Thomas, Leslie Easterbrook, Dick Nanninga, and Yūsaku Matsuda. After him are Alice Walton, Edu, Michio Yasuda, Valentin Inzko, Tadashi Yanai, and Alan Lancaster.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bill Bruford ranks 2,048 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1355), Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar (1269), Alan Price (1942), Chris Bristow (1937), John Hughes (1814), and Thomas Bradwardine (1300). After him are The Edge (1961), Alfred Edwards (1850), Eddie the Eagle (1963), Damien Hirst (1965), George Albert Smith (1864), and William Foulke (1874).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Bill Bruford ranks 125. Before him are Tony Banks (1950), Roger Hodgson (1950), Eric Woolfson (1945), Chas Chandler (1938), Robert Smith (1959), and Alan Price (1942). After him are The Edge (1961), Rick Davies (1944), Peter Hammill (1948), Liam Gallagher (1972), John Illsley (1949), and Rick Astley (1966).

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