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George Harrison

1943 - 2001

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George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian culture and helped broaden the scope of popular music through his incorporation of Indian instrumentation and Hindu-aligned spirituality in the Beatles' work. Although most of the band's songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, most Beatles albums from 1965 onwards contained at least two Harrison compositions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Harrison has received more than 32,244,870 page views. His biography is available in 105 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 102 in 2019). George Harrison is the 14th most popular musician (up from 21st in 2019), the 87th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 145th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Musician.

George Harrison is most famous for being a member of the Beatles, as well as being a solo artist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 32M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 74.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 105

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, George Harrison ranks 14 out of 3,175. Before him are Clara Schumann, Louis Armstrong, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Jimi Hendrix, and Madonna. After him are Leonard Cohen, Jeff Beck, Władysław Szpilman, Arcangelo Corelli, Ray Charles, and Ringo Starr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, George Harrison ranks 10. Before him are John Major, Lech Wałęsa, Toto Cutugno, Julio Iglesias, Catherine Deneuve, and Jim Morrison. After him are Bobby Fischer, Queen Silvia of Sweden, Vangelis, Sharon Tate, Roger Waters, and Griselda Blanco. Among people deceased in 2001, George Harrison ranks 2. Before him is Anthony Quinn. After him are Tove Jansson, Josef Bican, Didi, Claude Shannon, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, Jorge Amado, Jack Lemmon, Herbert A. Simon, Léopold Sédar Senghor, and Ahmad Shah Massoud.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Harrison ranks 87 out of 8,785. Before him are J. M. W. Turner (1775), Edward VI of England (1537), Diana, Princess of Wales (1961), Edward I of England (1239), Alan Rickman (1946), and Mary Shelley (1797). After him are Henry VII of England (1457), Robert Louis Stevenson (1850), John Napier (1550), Nicholas Winton (1909), Edward III of England (1312), and Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, George Harrison ranks 4. Before him are Paul McCartney (1942), John Lennon (1940), and Elton John (1947). After him are Jeff Beck (1944), Ringo Starr (1940), Bon Scott (1946), Mark Knopfler (1949), Cat Stevens (1948), Eric Clapton (1945), Brian May (1947), and Roger Waters (1943).

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