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Brian Jones

1942 - 1969

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Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969) was an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He was the founder, rhythm/lead guitarist, and original leader of the Rolling Stones. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Jones has received more than 10,524,216 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Brian Jones is the 57th most popular musician (down from 40th in 2019), the 250th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 213th in 2019) and the 20th most popular British Musician.

Brian Jones was most famous for being the original lead guitarist for the Rolling Stones, and for his contributions to the band's sound.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Brian Jones by language

Over the past year Brian Jones has had the most page views in the with 1,534,633 views, followed by French (195,092), and German (191,194). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Belarusian (870.21%), Ido (180.51%), and Afrikaans (77.98%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Brian Jones ranks 57 out of 3,175. Before him are Pablo Casals, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Page, Amir Khusrow, Roger Taylor, and Vladimir Horowitz. After him are Benny Andersson, Baroness Mary Vetsera, Cliff Burton, Duke Ellington, John Deacon, and Israel Kamakawiwoʻole.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Brian Jones ranks 26. Before him are Brian Wilson, Ronnie James Dio, John Wayne Gacy, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Ted Kaczynski, and Daniel Barenboim. After him are Calvin Klein, Michael Haneke, Alassane Ouattara, Werner Herzog, Javier Solana, and José Eduardo dos Santos. Among people deceased in 1969, Brian Jones ranks 19. Before him are C. F. Powell, Jan Palach, Saud of Saudi Arabia, Liu Shaoqi, Levi Eshkol, and Morihei Ueshiba. After him are Otto Dix, Jack Kerouac, Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Princess Alice of Battenberg, Dominique Pire, and Witold Gombrowicz.

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Others Deceased in 1969

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Jones ranks 250 out of 8,785. Before him are Phil Collins (1951), Francis Galton (1822), Peter Higgs (1929), Roger Taylor (1949), James II of England (1633), and Alan Parker (1944). After him are David Lloyd George (1863), Ian Fleming (1908), Edmond Halley (1656), Lady Jane Grey (1537), Arthur Evans (1851), and Peter Ustinov (1921).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Brian Jones ranks 20. Before him are Keith Richards (1943), Sting (1951), David Gilmour (1946), Syd Barrett (1946), Jimmy Page (1944), and Roger Taylor (1949). After him are John Deacon (1951), Charlie Watts (1941), Ritchie Blackmore (1945), Robert Fripp (1946), Jon Lord (1941), and Richard Wright (1943).

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