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MUSICIAN

Gary Thain

1948 - 1975

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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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 370k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gary Thain ranks 933 out of 2,662Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Gary Thain ranks 273Before 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 125Before 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.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Gary Thain ranks 38 out of 248Before 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).

Among MUSICIANS In New Zealand

Among musicians born in New Zealand, Gary Thain ranks 1After him are Graeme Revell (1955) and Ladyhawke (1979).