MUSICIAN

Dick Taylor

1943 - Today

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Richard Clifford Taylor (born 28 January 1943) is an English musician, best known as the guitarist and founding member of the Pretty Things. Taylor was an early member of the Rolling Stones, playing guitar and bass guitar, but left the band to resume his studies at Sidcup Art College. While there he formed the Pretty Things in September 1963. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dick Taylor has received more than 441,517 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Dick Taylor is the 490th most popular musician (down from 452nd in 2019), the 1,552nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,498th in 2019) and the 95th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Dick Taylor ranks 490 out of 3,175. Before him are Maria Yudina, Yann Tiersen, Greg Lake, Gregor Piatigorsky, Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach, and Toquinho. After him are Wojciech Żywny, Ginette Neveu, Pat Metheny, Ole Bull, Gato Barbieri, and Loreena McKennitt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Dick Taylor ranks 175. Before him are Soad Hosny, Raphael, Horst-Dieter Höttges, Ian Kershaw, Edward Herrmann, and Bob Woodward. After him are Murtaz Khurtsilava, Boris Gromov, Robert Gates, Edward L. G. Bowell, Alfio Basile, and André Téchiné.

Others Born in 1943

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dick Taylor ranks 1,552 out of 8,785. Before him are James Dyson (1947), David Icke (1952), Lionel Robbins (1898), Norman Davies (1939), Boy George (1961), and John Maynard Smith (1920). After him are Willehad (735), Eglantyne Jebb (1876), David Purley (1945), N. R. Pogson (1829), Simon Rattle (1955), and Philip Kerr (1956).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Dick Taylor ranks 95. Before him are Janick Gers (1957), Vince Clarke (1960), Jeff Lynne (1947), Bill Ward (1948), Trevor Horn (1949), and Greg Lake (1947). After him are Alan Wilder (1959), Phil Lynott (1949), Steve Hackett (1950), Bernie Taupin (1950), Chris Martin (1977), and K. K. Downing (1951).

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