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Brian Eno

1948 - Today

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Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (; born Brian Peter George Eno, 15 May 1948), also known by the mononym Eno, is an English musician, composer, record producer and visual artist. He is best known for his pioneering contributions to the ambient music and electronic genres, and for producing, recording, and writing works in rock and pop music. A self-described "non-musician", Eno has helped introduce unconventional concepts and approaches to contemporary music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Eno has received more than 7,523,460 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Eno is the 168th most popular musician (up from 207th in 2019), the 692nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 822nd in 2019) and the 43rd most popular British Musician.

Brian Eno is most famous for his work in the 1970s with the rock band Roxy Music, and for his solo albums, including Another Green World, Music for Airports, and Discreet Music.

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  • 7.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Brian Eno ranks 168 out of 2,662. Before him are Bono, Chris Slade, Anton Diabelli, Dave Brubeck, Björk, and Cyndi Lauper. After him are Willie Nelson, Herbie Hancock, Joni Mitchell, Nam June Paik, Gilberto Gil, and Charles-Valentin Alkan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Brian Eno ranks 51. Before him are Grace Jones, Elizabeth Blackburn, Rudolf Schenker, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Carl Weathers, and Ian McEwan. After him are Sven-Göran Eriksson, Ian Paice, Powers Boothe, Patrizia Reggiani, Edmund Kemper, and Bille August.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Eno ranks 692 out of 7,765. Before him are Robert Grosseteste (1175), Sawney Bean (1600), Richard of Cornwall (1209), Chris Norman (1950), Jessica Tandy (1909), and Eleanor Marx (1855). After him are William Carey (1761), David Brewster (1781), Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853), Norman Angell (1872), Niels Kaj Jerne (1911), and John McAfee (1945).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Brian Eno ranks 43. Before him are Roger Glover (1945), Ian Stewart (1938), Malcolm Young (1953), Nick Mason (1944), Tony Iommi (1948), and Chris Slade (1946). After him are George Martin (1926), John Paul Jones (1946), Ian Paice (1948), Amy Winehouse (1983), Pete Townshend (1945), and John Cale (1942).

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