1948 - 1975
Gary Mervin Thain (May 15, 1948 – December 8, 1975) was a New Zealand bassist, best known for his work with British rock band Uriah Heep. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gary Thain has received more than 369,407 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Thain is the 933rd most popular musician (up from 957th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 39th in 2019) and the most popular New Zealander Musician.
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Among musicians, Gary Thain ranks 933 out of 2,662. Before him are Otis Rush, Carl Tausig, Amy Lee, Leon Fleisher, John Scofield, and Rick James. After him are Rob Zombie, John Mellencamp, Pink Anderson, Sabicas, Mikhail Pletnev, and Gary Peacock.
1934 - 2018
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 927
1841 - 1871
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 928
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 929
1928 - 2020
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 930
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 931
1948 - 2004
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 932
1948 - 1975
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 933
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 934
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 935
1900 - 1974
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 936
1912 - 1990
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 937
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 938
1935 - 2020
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 939
Among people born in 1948, Gary Thain ranks 273. Before him are Dan Halutz, Viktor Afanasyev, Linda McMahon, Bernard Thévenet, David Albahari, and Rick James. After him are Jennifer O'Neill, Horst Köppel, Mahamane Ousmane, Mercedes Ruehl, Tony Ramos, and Perry King. Among people deceased in 1975, Gary Thain ranks 125. Before him are Joseph Laniel, William Phillips, Georges Carpentier, Doria Shafik, Pierre Fresnay, and Friedrich Sämisch. After him are Richard Ratsimandrava, Luigi Carlo Borromeo, Andrés Mazali, José María Guido, Murray Leinster, and Minas Avetisyan.
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 267
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 268
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 269
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 270
1948 - 2023
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 271
1948 - 2004
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 272
1948 - 1975
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 273
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 274
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 275
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 276
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 277
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 278
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 279
1889 - 1975
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 119
1914 - 1975
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 120
1894 - 1975
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 121
1908 - 1975
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 122
1897 - 1975
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 123
1896 - 1975
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 124
1948 - 1975
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 125
1931 - 1975
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 126
1893 - 1975
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 127
1902 - 1975
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 128
1910 - 1975
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 129
1896 - 1975
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 130
1928 - 1975
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 131
Among people born in New Zealand, Gary Thain ranks 38 out of 248. Before him are Cliff Curtis (1968), Jacinda Ardern (1980), Taika Waititi (1975), Roy Kerr (1934), William Phillips (1914), and Helen Clark (1950). After him are Wynton Rufer (1962), Patsy Reddy (1954), Thomas Williams (1930), Peter Snell (1938), Clive Revill (1930), and Catherine Tizard (1931).
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 32
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 33
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 34
1934 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 35
1914 - 1975
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 36
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 37
1948 - 1975
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 38
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 39
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 40
1930 - 2023
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 41
1938 - 2019
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 42
1930 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 43
1931 - 2021
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 44
Among musicians born in New Zealand, Gary Thain ranks 1. After him are Graeme Revell (1955) and Ladyhawke (1979).
1948 - 1975
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 1
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 2
1979 - Present
HPI: 25.09
Rank: 3