1947 - Today
Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and astrophysicist. He is the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. May was a co-founder of Queen with lead singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, having previously performed with Taylor in the band Smile, which he had joined while he was at university. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian May has received more than 12,670,157 page views. His biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Brian May is the 20th most popular musician, the 141st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 120th in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Musician.
Brian May is most famous for being a guitarist and songwriter for the rock band Queen.
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Among musicians, Brian May ranks 20 out of 2,675. Before him are Clara Schumann, George Harrison, Elton John, Arcangelo Corelli, Madonna, and Ray Charles. After him are Cat Stevens, Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Jeff Beck, and Frank Zappa.
1819 - 1896
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 14
1943 - 2001
HPI: 80.76
Rank: 15
1947 - Present
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 16
1653 - 1713
HPI: 80.35
Rank: 17
1958 - Present
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 18
1930 - 2004
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 19
1947 - Present
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 20
1948 - Present
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 21
1926 - 2017
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 22
1945 - Present
HPI: 78.75
Rank: 23
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 24
1944 - Present
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 25
1940 - 1993
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 26
Among people born in 1947, Brian May ranks 8. Before him are Arnold Schwarzenegger, Johan Cruyff, Stephen King, Paulo Coelho, David Bowie, and Elton John. After him are Brian Johnson, Dilma Rousseff, James Hunt, O. J. Simpson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Paul Auster.
1947 - Present
HPI: 83.95
Rank: 2
1947 - 2016
HPI: 83.61
Rank: 3
1947 - Present
HPI: 82.70
Rank: 4
1947 - Present
HPI: 82.32
Rank: 5
1947 - 2016
HPI: 80.81
Rank: 6
1947 - Present
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 7
1947 - Present
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 8
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 9
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 10
1947 - 1993
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 11
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 12
1947 - Present
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 13
1947 - Present
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 14
Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian May ranks 141 out of 6,924. Before him are Aleister Crowley (1875), Neville Chamberlain (1869), Arthur C. Clarke (1917), George III of the United Kingdom (1738), Judi Dench (1934), and Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1857). After him are Henry IV of England (1367), John Wycliffe (1324), Bernard Montgomery (1887), Paul Dirac (1902), Victoria, Princess Royal (1840), and Edward the Elder (871).
1875 - 1947
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 135
1869 - 1940
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 136
1917 - 2008
HPI: 79.21
Rank: 137
1738 - 1820
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 138
1934 - Present
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 139
1857 - 1944
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 140
1947 - Present
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 141
1367 - 1413
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 142
1324 - 1384
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 143
1887 - 1976
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 144
1902 - 1984
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 145
1840 - 1901
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 146
871 - 924
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 147
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Brian May ranks 6. Before him are John Lennon (1940), Paul McCartney (1942), Ringo Starr (1940), George Harrison (1943), and Elton John (1947). After him are Cat Stevens (1948), Eric Clapton (1945), Mark Knopfler (1949), Jeff Beck (1944), Bon Scott (1946), and Keith Richards (1943).
1940 - 1980
HPI: 86.39
Rank: 1
1942 - Present
HPI: 82.79
Rank: 2
1940 - Present
HPI: 81.54
Rank: 3
1943 - 2001
HPI: 80.76
Rank: 4
1947 - Present
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 5
1947 - Present
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 6
1948 - Present
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 7
1945 - Present
HPI: 78.75
Rank: 8
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 9
1944 - Present
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 10
1946 - 1980
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 11
1943 - Present
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 12