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Bill Wyman

1936 - Today

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William George Wyman (né Perks; born 24 October 1936) is an English musician who was the bass guitarist with the rock band the Rolling Stones from 1962 to 1993. Wyman was part of the band's first stable lineup and performed on their first 19 albums. Since 1997, he has performed as the vocalist and bass guitarist for Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Wyman has received more than 6,054,375 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Bill Wyman is the 123rd most popular musician (up from 189th in 2019), the 521st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 756th in 2019) and the 34th most popular British Musician.

Bill Wyman is most famous for being a founding member of the Rolling Stones.

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  • 6.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bill Wyman ranks 123 out of 2,662. Before him are Ronnie Wood, Jascha Heifetz, Chick Corea, Neil Young, John Dowland, and Sid Vicious. After him are Joe Hisaishi, Stuart Sutcliffe, Alice Cooper, Jacqueline du Pré, Till Lindemann, and Roger Glover.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Bill Wyman ranks 38. Before him are Burt Reynolds, Buddy Holly, Tariq Aziz, Albert Finney, Roy Orbison, and Margaret Hamilton. After him are Georges Perec, Steve Reich, Gerhard Ertl, B. J. Habibie, Kris Kristofferson, and Ferid Murad.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bill Wyman ranks 521 out of 7,765. Before him are Nigel Mansell (1953), A. S. Neill (1883), James Bradley (1693), Maud of Wales (1869), William Tyndale (1494), and Bobby Moore (1941). After him are John Wallis (1616), Oliver Sacks (1933), Emma Thompson (1959), Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848), G. H. Hardy (1877), and Diana Rigg (1938).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Bill Wyman ranks 34. Before him are Gary Moore (1952), Mike Oldfield (1953), John Bonham (1948), Ronnie Wood (1947), John Dowland (1563), and Sid Vicious (1957). After him are Stuart Sutcliffe (1940), Jacqueline du Pré (1945), Roger Glover (1945), Ian Stewart (1938), Malcolm Young (1953), and Nick Mason (1944).

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