MUSICIAN

Brian Robertson

1956 - Today

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Brian David Robertson (born 12 February 1956) is a Scottish rock guitarist, best known as a former member of Thin Lizzy from 1974 to 1978, and Motörhead from 1982 to 1983, replacing Fast Eddie Clarke. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Robertson has received more than 280,120 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Brian Robertson is the 1,765th most popular musician (down from 1,707th in 2019), the 4,522nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,342nd in 2019) and the 286th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 280k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Brian Robertson ranks 1,765 out of 3,175. Before him are Marisa Monte, Mille Petrozza, Walter Becker, Will.i.am, Billy Corgan, and Max Weinberg. After him are Mike Dirnt, Mauro Picotto, Gabry Ponte, Charlie Puth, Narada Michael Walden, and Charles Lloyd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Brian Robertson ranks 409. Before him are Peter Farrelly, Mohamed Ali Rashwan, Hernán Darío Gómez, Patti Hansen, Zehava Gal-On, and Steven Saylor. After him are Miloš Šestić, Bent Hamer, Mark R. Hughes, Alexey Ulyukaev, Volker Zotz, and Alexander Beglov.

Others Born in 1956

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Robertson ranks 4,522 out of 8,785. Before him are Jhumpa Lahiri (1967), Eddie Howe (1977), Ewen Bremner (1972), Thomas Tomkins (1572), Gerry Ashmore (1936), and Marilyn Strathern (1941). After him are Denis Lawson (1947), Dugald Stewart (1753), John Eliot (1604), Tom Odell (1990), Oswald Szemerényi (1913), and Aneurin Bevan (1897).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Brian Robertson ranks 286. Before him are Jeremy Spencer (1948), Richard Sinclair (1948), Holly Johnson (1960), Howard Jones (1955), Andy Mackay (1946), and Zak Starkey (1965). After him are Dave Edmunds (1944), Dave Hill (1946), Delia Derbyshire (1937), Stephen Morris (1957), Phil Collen (1957), and Nick Rhodes (1962).

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