1949 - Today
William Scott Bruford (born 17 May 1949) is an English former 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 1,697,617 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Bruford is the 647th most popular musician (down from 621st in 2019), the 1,963rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,915th in 2019) and the 120th most popular British Musician.
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Among musicians, Bill Bruford ranks 647 out of 2,662. Before him are Steve Gadd, Mordechai Gebirtig, McCoy Tyner, Ruggiero Ricci, Ron Carter, and Vanessa-Mae. After him are Clarence Clemons, Ivan Mládek, Smokey Robinson, Jimmy Smith, Vinnie Vincent, and Robert Casadesus.
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 641
1877 - 1942
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 642
1938 - 2020
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 643
1918 - 2012
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 644
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 645
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 646
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 647
1942 - 2011
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 648
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 649
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 650
1925 - 2005
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 651
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 652
1899 - 1972
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 653
Among people born in 1949, Bill Bruford ranks 184. Before him are Robert Palmer, Pierre Buyoya, Deep Roy, Ric Ocasek, Keto Losaberidze, and Philip Michael Thomas. After him are Rakesh Sharma, Manuel Orantes, Lois McMaster Bujold, Rick Wakeman, Aurelio De Laurentiis, and Alain Finkielkraut.
1949 - 2003
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 178
1949 - 2020
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 179
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 180
1949 - 2019
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 181
1949 - 2022
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 182
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 183
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 184
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 185
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 186
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 187
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 188
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 189
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 190
Among people born in United Kingdom, Bill Bruford ranks 1,963 out of 7,765. Before him are Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots (1404), Willehad (735), Hugh Bonneville (1963), David Tennant (1971), John Byron (1723), and Robert Watson-Watt (1892). After him are Henry Allingham (1896), Philippa Foot (1920), Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild (1840), Charles Forbes René de Montalembert (1810), Erling Braut Håland (2000), and Charles Kay Ogden (1889).
1404 - 1445
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 1,957
735 - 789
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 1,958
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 1,959
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 1,960
1723 - 1786
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 1,961
1892 - 1973
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 1,962
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 1,963
1896 - 2009
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 1,964
1920 - 2010
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 1,965
1840 - 1915
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 1,966
1810 - 1870
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 1,967
2000 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 1,968
1889 - 1957
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 1,969
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Bill Bruford ranks 120. Before him are Mark Hollis (1955), Robert Palmer (1949), Robert Smith (1959), Damon Albarn (1968), Thom Yorke (1968), and K. K. Downing (1951). After him are Phil Taylor (1954), Rick Wakeman (1949), Mike Rutherford (1950), Chris Squire (1948), Trevor Horn (1949), and Alan Price (1942).
1955 - 2019
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 114
1949 - 2003
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 115
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 116
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 117
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 118
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 119
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 120
1954 - 2015
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 121
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 122
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 123
1948 - 2015
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 124
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 125
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 126