MUSICIAN

Brian Bennett

1940 - Today

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Brian Laurence Bennett, (born 9 February 1940) is an English drummer, pianist, composer and producer of popular music. He is best known as the drummer of the UK rock and roll group the Shadows. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Bennett has received more than 347,583 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 16 in 2019). Brian Bennett is the 2,063rd most popular musician (down from 1,769th in 2019), the 5,194th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,468th in 2019) and the 346th most popular British Musician.

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  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Brian Bennett ranks 2,063 out of 3,175Before him are Alex Chilton, Paulo Jr., Rob Bailey, Kai Winding, Bret Michaels, and Paul Oakenfold. After him are Ane Brun, Sleepy John Estes, Cristina Branco, Patrick Leonard, The Boswell Sisters, and Pierre Bastien.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Brian Bennett ranks 542Before him are Chelato Uclés, David Gates, Lyudmila Shishova, Jürgen Heinsch, Ugo Colombo, and Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir. After him are Bjarne Andersson, Johnny Giles, Stanislav Stepashkin, Elwyn Berlekamp, Graham McRae, and Yelena Petushkova.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Bennett ranks 5,194 out of 8,785Before him are Vanessa Angel (1966), Bernice Rubens (1923), Andy McNab (1959), John Claudius Loudon (1783), Dennis Wise (1966), and Paul Oakenfold (1963). After him are Jeffrey Goldstone (1933), John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon (1873), Janet Simpson (1944), Brian Jacques (1939), Harry Mallin (1892), and Duffy (1984).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Brian Bennett ranks 346Before him are Rod Temperton (1949), Philip Selway (1967), Jule Styne (1905), Roger Taylor (1960), Nick Lowe (1949), and Paul Oakenfold (1963). After him are Terry Chimes (1956), Andy Taylor (1961), Constant Lambert (1905), Joe Meek (1929), Jimmy McCulloch (1953), and John Evan (1948).