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George Harrison

1943 - 2001

George Harrison

George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-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 the majority 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 26,316,321 page views. His biography is available in 102 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 98 in 2019). George Harrison is the 21st most popular musician (down from 15th in 2019), the 145th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 102nd in 2019) and the 6th 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

26M
Page Views (PV)
72.70
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
102
Languages Editions (L)
4.48
Effective Languages (L*)
6.63
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, George Harrison ranks 21 out of 2,662. Before him are Madonna, Arcangelo Corelli, Ray Charles, Brian May, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Charlie Watts. After him are Władysław Szpilman, Ringo Starr, Arthur Rubinstein, Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, and Keith Richards.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

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Madonna
1958 - Present
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 15
Arcangelo Corelli
1653 - 1713
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 16
Ray Charles
1930 - 2004
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 17
Brian May
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 18
Jean-Michel Jarre
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 19
Charlie Watts
1941 - 2021
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 20
George Harrison
1943 - 2001
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 21
Władysław Szpilman
1911 - 2000
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 22
Ringo Starr
1940 - Present
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 23
Arthur Rubinstein
1887 - 1982
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 24
Mark Knopfler
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 25
Eric Clapton
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 26
Keith Richards
1943 - Present
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 27

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, George Harrison ranks 12. Before him are Jim Morrison, Catherine Deneuve, Sharon Tate, Mick Jagger, Bobby Fischer, and Queen Silvia of Sweden. After him are Vangelis, Keith Richards, Ben Kingsley, Joe Pesci, Toto Cutugno, and Albano Carrisi. Among people deceased in 2001, George Harrison ranks 3. Before him are Anthony Quinn and Tove Jansson. After him are Josef Bican, Ahmad Shah Massoud, Claude Shannon, Jorge Amado, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, Jack Lemmon, Herbert A. Simon, Didi, and Christiaan Barnard.

Others Born in 1943

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Jim Morrison
1943 - 1971
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 6
Catherine Deneuve
1943 - Present
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 7
Sharon Tate
1943 - 1969
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 8
Mick Jagger
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 9
Bobby Fischer
1943 - 2008
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 10
Queen Silvia of Sweden
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 11
George Harrison
1943 - 2001
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 12
Vangelis
1943 - 2022
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 13
Keith Richards
1943 - Present
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 14
Ben Kingsley
1943 - Present
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 15
Joe Pesci
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 16
Toto Cutugno
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 17
Albano Carrisi
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 18

Others Deceased in 2001

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Anthony Quinn
1915 - 2001
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 1
Tove Jansson
1914 - 2001
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 2
George Harrison
1943 - 2001
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 3
Josef Bican
1913 - 2001
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 4
Ahmad Shah Massoud
1953 - 2001
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 5
Claude Shannon
1916 - 2001
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 6
Jorge Amado
1912 - 2001
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 7
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary
1932 - 2001
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 8
Jack Lemmon
1925 - 2001
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 9
Herbert A. Simon
1916 - 2001
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 10
Didi
1928 - 2001
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 11
Christiaan Barnard
1922 - 2001
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 12

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Harrison ranks 145 out of 7,765. Before him are John Venn (1834), Anthony Eden (1897), Rosalind Franklin (1920), John, King of England (1166), Alfred Russel Wallace (1823), and Charlie Watts (1941). After him are Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1857), George IV of the United Kingdom (1762), Ada Lovelace (1815), Catherine Parr (1512), Ian Fleming (1908), and Alfred Marshall (1842).

Others born in United Kingdom

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John Venn
1834 - 1923
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 139
Anthony Eden
1897 - 1977
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 140
Rosalind Franklin
1920 - 1958
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 141
John, King of England
1166 - 1216
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 142
Alfred Russel Wallace
1823 - 1913
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 143
Charlie Watts
1941 - 2021
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 144
George Harrison
1943 - 2001
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 145
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
1857 - 1944
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 146
George IV of the United Kingdom
1762 - 1830
HPI: 72.55
Rank: 147
Ada Lovelace
1815 - 1852
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 148
Catherine Parr
1512 - 1548
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 149
Ian Fleming
1908 - 1964
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 150
Alfred Marshall
1842 - 1924
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 151