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Geezer Butler

1949 - Today

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Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler (born 17 July 1949) is an English retired musician and songwriter. He is 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 2,356,927 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Geezer Butler is the 400th most popular musician (down from 321st in 2019), the 1,357th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,124th in 2019) and the 79th most popular British Musician.

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  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Geezer Butler ranks 400 out of 2,662Before him are Jacques Dutronc, Wayne Shorter, John Frusciante, Ivry Gitlis, Sérgio Mendes, and Chet Atkins. After him are Wojciech Żywny, András Schiff, Serj Tankian, Duane Allman, Theodor Leschetizky, and Martin Gore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Geezer Butler ranks 123Before him are David Strathairn, Michael Richards, Andy Kaufman, Robert Sternberg, Peter Agre, and Quini. After him are Tom Pryce, John Toshack, Brad Davis, Fernando Collor de Mello, Marc Ravalomanana, and Bengt Holmström.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Geezer Butler ranks 1,357 out of 7,765Before him are Harry Gregg (1932), R. G. Collingwood (1889), Dave Evans (1953), Ian Rush (1961), Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France (1424), and Mark Rylance (1960). After him are Robert Darwin (1766), Arthur Machen (1863), Alan Shearer (1970), William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146), Steven Berkoff (1937), and Tom Pryce (1949).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Geezer Butler ranks 79Before him are Wallace Hartley (1878), Adrian Smith (1957), Chris Martin (1977), Janick Gers (1957), Glenn Tipton (1947), and Bernie Taupin (1950). After him are Martin Gore (1961), Stevie Young (1956), Andy Summers (1942), Paul Rodgers (1949), Greg Lake (1947), and Alvin Lee (1944).

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