MUSICIAN

Billy Sherwood

1965 - Today

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William Wyman Sherwood (born March 14, 1965) is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer, record producer and mixing engineer. He is best known for his tenures in the English progressive rock band Yes as guitarist and keyboardist in 1994 and from 1997 to 2000 and as bassist since 2015, following the death of original bassist Chris Squire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Sherwood has received more than 726,972 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Sherwood is the 2,570th most popular musician (down from 2,378th in 2019), the 14,176th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,862nd in 2019) and the 1,067th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 730k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Billy Sherwood ranks 2,570 out of 3,175. Before him are Joey Santiago, Pete Trewavas, Show Lo, Pete Willis, Jamie Cullum, and Keith Green. After him are Denis Matsuev, Jari Mäenpää, Lost Frequencies, Gustaph, Perttu Kivilaakso, and Lorne Balfe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Billy Sherwood ranks 663. Before him are Shannon Walker, J. B. Pritzker, David Vincent, Joey Santiago, Mary L. Trump, and Reggie Lewis. After him are John Moshoeu, José Manuel de la Torre, Fabián Cancelarich, Stephen Gaghan, Bill Bailey, and Jeff Nathanson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Sherwood ranks 14,176 out of 20,380. Before him are Arthur P. Bagby (1794), Shawn Fonteno (1976), Helen Morgan (1900), Brian McBride (1972), Marc Shaiman (1959), and Tera Wray (1982). After him are Jay Chamberlain (1925), Carli Lloyd (1982), Darren Lynn Bousman (1979), Jane Levy (1989), Lee Tracy (1898), and Antonio Villaraigosa (1953).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Billy Sherwood ranks 1,067. Before him are David Lovering (1961), David Vincent (1965), Robin Finck (1971), Kali Uchis (1994), Toby Fox (1991), and Keith Green (1953). After him are Kenny Chesney (1968), Chris Shiflett (1971), David Morales (1962), Rocky Gray (1974), John Otto (1977), and Dweezil Zappa (1969).

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