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George Young

1946 - 2017

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George Redburn Young (6 November 1946 – 22 October 2017) was an Australian musician, songwriter and record producer. He was a founding member of the bands The Easybeats and Flash and the Pan, and was one-half of the songwriting and production duo Vanda & Young with his long-time musical collaborator Harry Vanda, with whom he co-wrote the international hits "Friday on My Mind" and "Love Is in the Air", the latter recorded by John Paul Young (who is unrelated). Born in Glasgow, Young moved to Sydney, Australia with his family as a teenager, and became a naturalised citizen. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Young has received more than 54,121 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). George Young is the 345th most popular musician (up from 427th in 2019), the 1,195th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,436th in 2019) and the 69th most popular British Musician.

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  • 54k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, George Young ranks 345 out of 3,175. Before him are Matteo Carcassi, Leonid Kogan, Peter Criss, Florian Schneider, Robbie Robertson, and Bruno Mars. After him are Gustavo Santaolalla, Dave Murray, Valery Gergiev, Moby, Ram Narayan, and Bo Diddley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, George Young ranks 136. Before him are Kabir Bedi, Rodrigo Lara, Lars Vilks, Peter Green, Ahmed Faras, and Raël. After him are Nicole Garcia, François Bozizé, Rebiya Kadeer, Paul Schrader, Anthony Daniels, and Billy Preston. Among people deceased in 2017, George Young ranks 98. Before him are Karin Dor, Tom Regan, Juan Goytisolo, Robert Hardy, Emma Morano, and Loalwa Braz. After him are Bruce McCandless II, Pierre Bergé, Dick Bruna, Bill Paxton, Christine Kaufmann, and Manuel Marín.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Young ranks 1,195 out of 8,785. Before him are Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (1341), Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1623), Edith Cavell (1865), John Kay (1704), Rob Roy MacGregor (1671), and James Lind (1716). After him are George Fox (1624), Annie Chapman (1841), Dave Murray (1956), Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900), Ally McCoist (1962), and Hugh Lofting (1886).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, George Young ranks 69. Before him are John Mayall (1933), Cozy Powell (1947), Nicko McBrain (1952), Don Airey (1948), Stevie Young (1956), and John McLaughlin (1942). After him are Dave Murray (1956), John Entwistle (1944), Jack Bruce (1943), Glenn Tipton (1947), Denny Laine (1944), and Andy Fletcher (1961).

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