MUSICIAN
Cliff Williams
1949 - Today
Cliff Williams
Clifford Williams (born 14 December 1949) is an English musician, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. He started his professional music career in 1967 and had previously been in the English groups Home and Bandit. His first studio album with AC/DC was Powerage in 1978. Williams was inducted into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of AC/DC in 2003. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cliff Williams has received more than 2,454,332 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Cliff Williams is the 229th most popular musician (up from 343rd in 2019), the 832nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,205th in 2019) and the 50th most popular British Musician.
Memorability Metrics
2.5M
Page Views (PV)
66.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
5.83
Effective Languages (L*)
3.18
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Cliff Williams ranks 229 out of 3,175. Before him are Mike Shinoda, Jaco Pastorius, Oscar Peterson, Gianna Nannini, Thelonious Monk, and Carla Bley. After him are Enrico Macias, Alan Parsons, Romano Mussolini, Ian Stewart, Farid al-Atrash, and Alfred Brendel.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMike Shinoda
1977 - Present
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 223
Jaco Pastorius
1951 - 1987
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 224
Oscar Peterson
1925 - 2007
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 225
Gianna Nannini
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 226
Thelonious Monk
1917 - 1982
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 227
Carla Bley
1936 - 2023
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 228
Cliff Williams
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 229
Enrico Macias
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 230
Alan Parsons
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 231
Romano Mussolini
1927 - 2006
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 232
Ian Stewart
1938 - 1985
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 233
Farid al-Atrash
1910 - 1974
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 234
Alfred Brendel
1931 - Present
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 235
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Cliff Williams ranks 70. Before him are Hugh David Politzer, Tom Berenger, Teófilo Cubillas, Sissy Spacek, Issei Sagawa, and Kurmanbek Bakiyev. After him are Philippe Petit, Valery Leontiev, Philippe Starck, Ivana Trump, Vicky Leandros, and Mick Taylor.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsHugh David Politzer
PHYSICIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 64
Tom Berenger
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 65
Teófilo Cubillas
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 66
Sissy Spacek
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 67
Issei Sagawa
EXTREMIST
1949 - 2022
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 68
Kurmanbek Bakiyev
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 69
Cliff Williams
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 70
Philippe Petit
CELEBRITY
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 71
Valery Leontiev
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 72
Philippe Starck
DESIGNER
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 73
Ivana Trump
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - 2022
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 74
Vicky Leandros
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 75
Mick Taylor
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 76
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Cliff Williams ranks 832 out of 8,785. Before him are Edward Whymper (1840), Peter Cushing (1913), H. L. A. Hart (1907), Derek Jacobi (1938), Mairead Maguire (1944), and Godfrey Hounsfield (1919). After him are Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (1891), David Coverdale (1951), Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton (1850), Æthelbald, King of Wessex (831), William Bateson (1861), and John William Polidori (1795).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsEdward Whymper
MOUNTAINEER
1840 - 1911
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 826
Peter Cushing
ACTOR
1913 - 1994
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 827
H. L. A. Hart
PHILOSOPHER
1907 - 1992
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 828
Derek Jacobi
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 829
Mairead Maguire
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 830
Godfrey Hounsfield
ENGINEER
1919 - 2004
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 831
Cliff Williams
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 832
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1969
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 833
David Coverdale
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 834
Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1922
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 835
Æthelbald, King of Wessex
POLITICIAN
831 - 860
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 836
William Bateson
BIOLOGIST
1861 - 1926
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 837
John William Polidori
WRITER
1795 - 1821
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 838
Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Cliff Williams ranks 50. Before him are Bill Wyman (1936), John Cale (1942), John Paul Jones (1946), Amy Winehouse (1983), Ken Hensley (1945), and Stuart Sutcliffe (1940). After him are Alan Parsons (1948), Ian Stewart (1938), Mick Taylor (1949), Bob Klose (1945), Karl Jenkins (1944), and Steve Harris (1956).
Bill Wyman
1936 - Present
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 44
John Cale
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 45
John Paul Jones
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 46
Amy Winehouse
1983 - 2011
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 47
Ken Hensley
1945 - 2020
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 48
Stuart Sutcliffe
1940 - 1962
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 49
Cliff Williams
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 50
Alan Parsons
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 51
Ian Stewart
1938 - 1985
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 52
Mick Taylor
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 53
Bob Klose
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 54
Karl Jenkins
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 55
Steve Harris
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 56