MUSICIAN
Bill Wyman
1936 - Today
Bill Wyman
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 6,412,256 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Bill Wyman is the 176th most popular musician (down from 123rd in 2019), the 669th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 521st in 2019) and the 44th most popular British Musician.
Bill Wyman is most famous for being a founding member of the Rolling Stones.
Memorability Metrics
6.4M
Page Views (PV)
62.79
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
4.26
Effective Languages (L*)
3.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Bill Wyman ranks 176 out of 3,175. Before him are Klaus Nomi, Ian Paice, Itzhak Perlman, Anton Diabelli, Lucio Dalla, and Gilberto Gil. After him are Ritchie Valens, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Bono, Rudolf Schenker, Duff McKagan, and Bernard Haitink.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKlaus Nomi
1944 - 1983
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 170
Ian Paice
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 171
Itzhak Perlman
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 172
Anton Diabelli
1781 - 1858
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 173
Lucio Dalla
1943 - 2012
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 174
Gilberto Gil
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 175
Bill Wyman
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 176
Ritchie Valens
1941 - 1959
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 177
Vladimir Ashkenazy
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 178
Bono
1960 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 179
Rudolf Schenker
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 180
Duff McKagan
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 181
Bernard Haitink
1929 - 2021
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 182
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Bill Wyman ranks 47. Before him are Buddy Holly, B. J. Habibie, Günter Blobel, Steve Reich, Émile Lahoud, and Ghassan Kanafani. After him are Raymond Poulidor, Benedict Anderson, Yasuo Fukuda, Roger Whittaker, Assia Djebar, and Choummaly Sayasone.
Others Born in 1936
Go to all RankingsBuddy Holly
MUSICIAN
1936 - 1959
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 41
B. J. Habibie
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2019
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 42
Günter Blobel
BIOLOGIST
1936 - 2018
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 43
Steve Reich
COMPOSER
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 44
Émile Lahoud
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 45
Ghassan Kanafani
WRITER
1936 - 1972
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 46
Bill Wyman
MUSICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 47
Raymond Poulidor
CYCLIST
1936 - 2019
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 48
Benedict Anderson
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1936 - 2015
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 49
Yasuo Fukuda
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 50
Roger Whittaker
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 51
Assia Djebar
WRITER
1936 - 2015
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 52
Choummaly Sayasone
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 53
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Bill Wyman ranks 669 out of 8,785. Before him are Karl Pearson (1857), Sean Bean (1959), John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (1924), John Snow (1813), Edgar Adrian (1889), and Leslie Howard (1893). After him are Oliver Smithies (1925), Thomas Chippendale (1718), Gladwyn Jebb (1900), James Bradley (1693), Brian Cox (1946), and Ben Jonson (1572).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsKarl Pearson
STATISTICIAN
1857 - 1936
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 663
Sean Bean
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 664
John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1992
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 665
John Snow
PHYSICIAN
1813 - 1858
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 666
Edgar Adrian
PHYSICIAN
1889 - 1977
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 667
Leslie Howard
ACTOR
1893 - 1943
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 668
Bill Wyman
MUSICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 669
Oliver Smithies
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2017
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 670
Thomas Chippendale
DESIGNER
1718 - 1779
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 671
Gladwyn Jebb
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1996
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 672
James Bradley
ASTRONOMER
1693 - 1762
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 673
Brian Cox
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 674
Ben Jonson
WRITER
1572 - 1637
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 675
Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Bill Wyman ranks 44. Before him are Malcolm Young (1953), Chris Slade (1946), Tony Iommi (1948), George Martin (1926), Brian Eno (1948), and Ian Paice (1948). After him are John Cale (1942), John Paul Jones (1946), Amy Winehouse (1983), Ken Hensley (1945), Stuart Sutcliffe (1940), and Cliff Williams (1949).
Malcolm Young
1953 - 2017
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 38
Chris Slade
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 39
Tony Iommi
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 40
George Martin
1926 - 2016
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 41
Brian Eno
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 42
Ian Paice
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 43
Bill Wyman
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 44
John Cale
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 45
John Paul Jones
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 46
Amy Winehouse
1983 - 2011
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 47
Ken Hensley
1945 - 2020
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 48
Stuart Sutcliffe
1940 - 1962
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 49
Cliff Williams
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 50