MUSICIAN

Geezer Butler

1949 - Today

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Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler (born 17 July 1949) is a retired English musician, best known as the bassist and primary lyricist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Geezer Butler has received more than 2,575,682 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Geezer Butler is the 421st most popular musician (down from 399th in 2019), the 1,411th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,353rd in 2019) and the 82nd most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Geezer Butler ranks 421 out of 3,175. Before him are Krystian Zimerman, Safi al-Din al-Urmawi, Annie Fischer, John Phillips, Leonardo De Lorenzo, and Lionel Hampton. After him are Christoph Schneider, Paul Badura-Skoda, Steve Vai, Leopold Godowsky, Varg Vikernes, and Kenny Loggins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Geezer Butler ranks 148. Before him are Georges Leekens, Mohammed Shahabuddin, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, Diana Nyad, David Strathairn, and José Pékerman. After him are Massimo D'Alema, Patrick Hernandez, Eddie Money, Vera Wang, Hyon Yong-chol, and Christopher Hitchens.

Others Born in 1949

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Geezer Butler ranks 1,411 out of 8,785. Before him are James Bruce (1730), William George Horner (1786), Vinnie Jones (1965), William Robert Brooks (1844), Christine McVie (1943), and Constantine II of Scotland (801). After him are Duncan Haldane (1951), William Murdoch (1754), Alice Bailey (1880), Wallace Hartley (1878), Michael Redgrave (1908), and Dan McCafferty (1946).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Geezer Butler ranks 82. Before him are Ginger Baker (1939), Adrian Smith (1957), Ian Anderson (1947), Martin Gore (1961), Donovan (1946), and Alan Walker (1997). After him are Wallace Hartley (1878), Dan McCafferty (1946), Andy Summers (1942), Robert Wyatt (1945), Alvin Lee (1944), and Elvis Costello (1954).

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