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Colin Burgess

1946 - 2023

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Colin John Burgess (16 November 1946 – 16 December 2023) was an Australian rock musician who was the drummer in the Masters Apprentices from 1968 to 1972. He was later the original drummer with hard rock band AC/DC from November 1973 to February 1974. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Colin Burgess has received more than 7,265 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Colin Burgess is the 1,002nd most popular musician (down from 799th in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from Australia (down from 90th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Australian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.3k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Colin Burgess ranks 1,002 out of 2,662. Before him are Marty Balin, Tommy Johnson, Yvonne Loriod, Markos Vamvakaris, Barry Harris, and Martin Barre. After him are Helmuth Rilling, Hélène Grimaud, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Floyd Council, Zoltán Kocsis, and Hugh McDonald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Colin Burgess ranks 332. Before him are Colin Bell, Lesley Ann Warren, Andrew Davis, Sonthi Boonyaratglin, Nicola Piovani, and Martin Barre. After him are Robert Fisk, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Hanan Ashrawi, Jürgen Croy, Richard Carpenter, and Yaroslav Yevdokimov. Among people deceased in 2023, Colin Burgess ranks 192. Before him are Julian Sands, Petar Nadoveza, M. S. Swaminathan, Dianne Feinstein, Antoni Martí, and Michel Deville. After him are Álvaro Colom, Sandra Day O'Connor, Romualdo Arppi Filho, Harry Frankfurt, Fathima Beevi, and Francesco Alberoni.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Colin Burgess ranks 117 out of 925. Before him are Phillip Noyce (1950), Yvonne Strahovski (1982), Malcolm Turnbull (1954), Bob Hawke (1929), Mick Doohan (1965), and Daniel Ricciardo (1989). After him are Ron Mueck (1958), Daevid Allen (1938), Raewyn Connell (1944), Gregory David Roberts (1952), Percy Grainger (1882), and Portia de Rossi (1973).

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Among MUSICIANS In Australia

Among musicians born in Australia, Colin Burgess ranks 10. Before him are Flea (1962), Phil Rudd (1954), David Helfgott (1947), Michael Hutchence (1960), John Williams (1941), and Tommy Emmanuel (1955). After him are Daevid Allen (1938), Rick Springfield (1949), Richard Bonynge (1930), Mark Evans (1956), Mike Chapman (1947), and Bob Daisley (1950).

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