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Chris Squire

1948 - 2015

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Christopher Russell Edward Squire (4 March 1948 – 27 June 2015) was an English musician, singer and songwriter best known as the bassist and backing vocalist of the progressive rock band Yes. He was the longest-serving original member, having remained in the band until his death and appearing on every studio album released from 1969 to 2014. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Squire has received more than 2,245,765 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Squire is the 688th most popular musician (up from 712th in 2019), the 2,068th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,143rd in 2019) and the 124th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Chris Squire ranks 688 out of 2,662. Before him are Scotty Moore, Mike Rutherford, Fritz Busch, The Big Bopper, Paul Kantner, and Jörg Demus. After him are Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean, Ahmad Jamal, Jan Akkerman, Zequinha de Abreu, Evgeny Kissin, and Xaver Scharwenka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Chris Squire ranks 200. Before him are Kenny Loggins, Jimmy Lai, Patty Pravo, Zdravko Tolimir, Baldwin Lonsdale, and Pascal Bruckner. After him are James Nachtwey, David Gemmell, Avi Arad, James Rebhorn, Ruud Geels, and Vonda N. McIntyre. Among people deceased in 2015, Chris Squire ranks 145. Before him are Carl Djerassi, Joshua Fishman, Michael Graves, Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Harald Nielsen, and Ellsworth Kelly. After him are Egon Bahr, Renzo Zorzi, Vicente Aranda, Elena Obraztsova, Dean Jones, and Nils Christie.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Chris Squire ranks 2,068 out of 7,765. Before him are Ronnie Biggs (1929), Allan Octavian Hume (1829), Robert Burton (1577), Robert Donat (1905), Max Beerbohm (1872), and Julian Lennon (1963). After him are Barbara Hepworth (1903), Angela Carter (1940), William Hudson (1730), Peter Crouch (1981), Samuel Smiles (1812), and Anna Sewell (1820).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Chris Squire ranks 124. Before him are Thom Yorke (1968), K. K. Downing (1951), Bill Bruford (1949), Phil Taylor (1954), Rick Wakeman (1949), and Mike Rutherford (1950). After him are Trevor Horn (1949), Alan Price (1942), Allan Holdsworth (1946), Liam Gallagher (1972), Chas Chandler (1938), and Eddie Clarke (1950).

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