MUSICIAN

Brian May

1947 - Today

Brian May

Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and astrophysicist who achieved fame as lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. May was a co-founder of Queen with lead singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian May has received more than 15,079,344 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 140th 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.

Memorability Metrics

15M
Page Views (PV)
79.14
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
78
Languages Editions (L)
7.47
Effective Languages (L*)
4.31
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Brian Mays by language

Among MUSICIANS

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.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

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Clara Schumann
1819 - 1896
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 14
George Harrison
1943 - 2001
HPI: 80.76
Rank: 15
Elton John
1947 - Present
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 16
Arcangelo Corelli
1653 - 1713
HPI: 80.35
Rank: 17
Madonna
1958 - Present
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 18
Ray Charles
1930 - 2004
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 19
Brian May
1947 - Present
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 20
Cat Stevens
1948 - Present
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 21
Chuck Berry
1926 - 2017
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 22
Eric Clapton
1945 - Present
HPI: 78.75
Rank: 23
Mark Knopfler
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 24
Jeff Beck
1944 - Present
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 25
Frank Zappa
1940 - 1993
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 26

Contemporaries

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.

Others Born in 1947

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Arnold Schwarzenegger
1947 - Present
HPI: 83.95
Rank: 2
Johan Cruyff
1947 - 2016
HPI: 83.61
Rank: 3
Stephen King
1947 - Present
HPI: 82.70
Rank: 4
Paulo Coelho
1947 - Present
HPI: 82.32
Rank: 5
David Bowie
1947 - 2016
HPI: 80.81
Rank: 6
Elton John
1947 - Present
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 7
Brian May
1947 - Present
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 8
Brian Johnson
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 9
Dilma Rousseff
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 10
James Hunt
1947 - 1993
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 11
O. J. Simpson
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 12
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1947 - Present
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 13
Paul Auster
1947 - Present
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 14

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian May ranks 140 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).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Aleister Crowley
1875 - 1947
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 134
Neville Chamberlain
1869 - 1940
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 135
Arthur C. Clarke
1917 - 2008
HPI: 79.21
Rank: 136
George III of the United Kingdom
1738 - 1820
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 137
Judi Dench
1934 - Present
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 138
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
1857 - 1944
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 139
Brian May
1947 - Present
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 140
Henry IV of England
1367 - 1413
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 141
John Wycliffe
1324 - 1384
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 142
Bernard Montgomery
1887 - 1976
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 143
Paul Dirac
1902 - 1984
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 144
Victoria, Princess Royal
1840 - 1901
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 145
Edward the Elder
871 - 924
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 146