1948 - 2015
Christopher Russell Edward Squire (4 March 1948 – 27 June 2015) was an English musician, singer and songwriter best known as the bassist, backing vocalist and a founding member 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. In 2017, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes.Squire was widely regarded as the dominant bassist among the English progressive rock bands, influencing peers and later generations of bassists with his incisive sound and elaborately contoured, melodic bass lines. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Squire has received more than 1,749,418 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Chris Squire is the 712th most popular musician (up from 795th in 2019), the 2,144th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,255th in 2019) and the 130th most popular British Musician.
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Among musicians, Chris Squire ranks 712 out of 2,675. Before him are Salamone Rossi, Lev Oborin, Sally Oldfield, Marcus Miller, Gilbert O'Sullivan, and Rick Davies. After him are Sean Combs, Arvīds Jansons, Neil Peart, Allan Holdsworth, Ron McGovney, and Gary Burton.
1570 - 1630
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 706
1907 - 1974
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 707
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 708
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 709
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 710
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 711
1948 - 2015
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 712
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 713
1914 - 1984
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 714
1952 - 2020
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 715
1946 - 2017
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 716
1962 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 717
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 718
Among people born in 1948, Chris Squire ranks 191. Before him are Steve Winwood, Pietro Anastasi, Vladimír Remek, Muse Watson, Pascal Quignard, and Gregor Gysi. After him are Emma Bonino, Dan Halutz, Tony Judt, Eddie Jordan, James Taylor, and Volker Finke. Among people deceased in 2015, Chris Squire ranks 154. Before him are Hans Erni, Harald Nielsen, Søren Kam, Sergio Sollima, Egon Bahr, and Valentin Rasputin. After him are Richard Anthony, Robert Manzon, Esther Brand, Jacob Bekenstein, Władysław Bartoszewski, and Walter Burkert.
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 185
1948 - 2020
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 186
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 187
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 188
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 189
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 190
1948 - 2015
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 191
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 192
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 193
1948 - 2010
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 194
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 195
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 196
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 197
1909 - 2015
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 148
1941 - 2015
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 149
1921 - 2015
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 150
1921 - 2015
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 151
1922 - 2015
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 152
1937 - 2015
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 153
1948 - 2015
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 154
1938 - 2015
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 155
1917 - 2015
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 156
1922 - 2015
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 157
1947 - 2015
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 158
1922 - 2015
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 159
1931 - 2015
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 160
Among people born in United Kingdom, Chris Squire ranks 2,144 out of 6,924. Before him are Maryam d'Abo (1960), John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort (1886), Terence Fisher (1904), Lord William Bentinck (1774), Joseph Lancaster (1778), and John Hughlings Jackson (1835). After him are Alan Cumming (1965), Agnes Baden-Powell (1858), Penelope Wilton (1946), Arthur Holmes (1890), Madge Syers (1881), and George Cruikshank (1792).
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 2,138
1886 - 1946
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 2,139
1904 - 1980
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 2,140
1774 - 1839
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 2,141
1778 - 1838
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 2,142
1835 - 1911
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 2,143
1948 - 2015
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 2,144
1965 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 2,145
1858 - 1945
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 2,146
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 2,147
1890 - 1965
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 2,148
1881 - 1917
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 2,149
1792 - 1878
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 2,150
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Chris Squire ranks 130. Before him are Tony Banks (1950), Mark Hollis (1955), Robert Palmer (1949), Carl Palmer (1950), Steve Winwood (1948), and Rick Davies (1944). After him are Allan Holdsworth (1946), James Galway (1939), Bob Klose (1945), Trevor Horn (1949), Peter Hammill (1948), and Gerry Rafferty (1947).
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 124
1955 - 2019
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 125
1949 - 2003
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 126
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 127
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 128
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 129
1948 - 2015
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 130
1946 - 2017
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 131
1939 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 132
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 133
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 134
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 135
1947 - 2011
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 136