1948 - Today
Donald Smith Airey (born 21 June 1948) is an English musician who has been the keyboardist in the rock band Deep Purple since 2002, after the retirement of Jon Lord. He has had a long and productive career, playing with such acts as Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull, Whitesnake, Saxon, Wishbone Ash, Colosseum II, Ten, Sinner, Michael Schenker, Rainbow, Empire, Brian May, Divlje jagode and Living Loud. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Don Airey has received more than 953,656 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Don Airey is the 336th most popular musician (down from 319th in 2019), the 1,193rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,121st in 2019) and the 67th most popular British Musician.
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Among musicians, Don Airey ranks 336 out of 2,662. Before him are Nicko McBrain, Dave Murray, Robby Krieger, Gustavo Santaolalla, Joe Strummer, and Buddy Rich. After him are Billy Gibbons, Jack Bruce, Michael Cretu, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Cliff Williams, and Burt Bacharach.
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 330
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 331
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 332
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 333
1952 - 2002
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 334
1917 - 1987
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 335
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 336
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 337
1943 - 2014
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 338
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 339
1922 - 2000
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 340
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 341
1928 - 2023
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 342
Among people born in 1948, Don Airey ranks 104. Before him are Jesper Christensen, Salvador Puig Antich, Jonathan Hyde, Wang Qishan, Pedro López, and John Noble. After him are Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, István Sándorfi, Susan Atkins, Joschka Fischer, Michel Suleiman, and Hartmut Michel.
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 98
1948 - 1974
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 99
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 100
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 101
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 102
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 103
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 104
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 105
1948 - 2007
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 106
1948 - 2009
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 107
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 108
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 109
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 110
Among people born in United Kingdom, Don Airey ranks 1,193 out of 7,765. Before him are Nicko McBrain (1952), William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800), Dave Murray (1956), James Jeans (1877), Hudson Taylor (1832), and Fraser Stoddart (1942). After him are Michael Moorcock (1939), Henry Walter Bates (1825), Marc Bolan (1947), Jack Bruce (1943), Alan Bates (1934), and Alan Lancaster (1949).
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 1,187
1800 - 1867
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 1,188
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 1,189
1877 - 1946
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 1,190
1832 - 1905
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 1,191
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 1,192
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 1,193
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 1,194
1825 - 1892
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 1,195
1947 - 1977
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 1,196
1943 - 2014
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 1,197
1934 - 2003
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 1,198
1949 - 2021
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 1,199
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Don Airey ranks 67. Before him are Alan Parsons (1948), PJ Harvey (1969), Rick Astley (1966), Ian Anderson (1947), Nicko McBrain (1952), and Dave Murray (1956). After him are Jack Bruce (1943), Cliff Williams (1949), Ginger Baker (1939), John Entwistle (1944), Mick Taylor (1949), and Wallace Hartley (1878).
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 61
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 62
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 63
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 64
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 65
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 66
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 67
1943 - 2014
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 68
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 69
1939 - 2019
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 70
1944 - 2002
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 71
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 72
1878 - 1912
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 73