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Geoff Downes

1952 - Today

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Geoffrey Downes (born 25 August 1952) is an English keyboardist who gained fame as a member of the new wave group the Buggles with Trevor Horn, the progressive rock band Yes, and the supergroup Asia. Born in Stockport, Downes moved to London to pursue a music career. In 1977, he formed the Buggles with Horn and enjoyed success with their first album The Age of Plastic (1980) which included the worldwide hit single "Video Killed the Radio Star". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Geoff Downes has received more than 1,132,396 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Geoff Downes is the 1,109th most popular musician (up from 1,172nd in 2019), the 2,954th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,107th in 2019) and the 176th most popular British Musician.

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  • 48.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Geoff Downes ranks 1,109 out of 2,662. Before him are Roy Haynes, Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Aurèle Nicolet, Ross the Boss, Johnny Hodges, and Dennis Stratton. After him are Lee Kerslake, Lauryn Hill, Gene Clark, Matt Sorum, Dan Balan, and Donald Fagen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Geoff Downes ranks 266. Before him are Josip Kuže, Yoshiki Tanaka, Petro Symonenko, Karl Bartos, Atsuyoshi Furuta, and Dennis Stratton. After him are Moya Brennan, Michael Dorn, Muhtar Kent, William Boyd, Vyacheslav Zaytsev, and Mansour Ojjeh.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Geoff Downes ranks 2,954 out of 7,765. Before him are Jim Marshall (1923), John Biscoe (1794), David Almond (1951), Dennis Stratton (1952), Arnold Wesker (1932), and Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton (1931). After him are Robert Holdstock (1948), Christina Pickles (1935), Nathalie Emmanuel (1989), Francis Hauksbee (1660), Robert Knox (1791), and Lee Kerslake (1947).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Geoff Downes ranks 176. Before him are Phil Manzanera (1951), Johnny Clegg (1953), Roy Harper (1941), Hank Marvin (1941), Carl Cox (1962), and Dennis Stratton (1952). After him are Lee Kerslake (1947), Anthony Phillips (1951), Lita Ford (1958), Andrew Latimer (1949), Glyn Johns (1942), and Denny Laine (1944).

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