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Gerry Rafferty

1947 - 2011

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Gerald Rafferty (16 April 1947 – 4 January 2011) was a Scottish singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was a founding member of Stealers Wheel, whose biggest hit was "Stuck in the Middle with You" in 1973. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerry Rafferty has received more than 4,577,184 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Gerry Rafferty is the 744th most popular musician (up from 811th in 2019), the 2,187th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,324th in 2019) and the 132nd most popular British Musician.

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  • 4.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gerry Rafferty ranks 744 out of 2,662. Before him are Giovanni Maria Bononcini, Pinchas Zukerman, Charlie Haden, Marcus Miller, Danko Jones, and Richie Havens. After him are Francisco Canaro, Yakov Zak, Gábor Szabó, Brian Molko, Jorge Bolet, and Noel Redding.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Gerry Rafferty ranks 242. Before him are Anwar Ibrahim, Alan Guth, Karol Dobiaš, Godfrey Chitalu, Peter Strauss, and Mick Box. After him are Meiko Kaji, Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, Carlos Lopes, Mile Mrkšić, Ray Wise, and Alan Thicke. Among people deceased in 2011, Gerry Rafferty ranks 148. Before him are Osamu Dezaki, Bo Carpelan, Seve Ballesteros, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Helen Frankenthaler, and Patrick Leigh Fermor. After him are Robert Brout, Lena Nyman, Edward Hardwicke, Bernd Eichinger, Saad el-Shazly, and Virgilio Noè.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gerry Rafferty ranks 2,187 out of 7,765. Before him are Ian Khama (1953), Joan of England, Queen of Scotland (1210), Toby Jones (1966), Robert Morley (1908), Edward Daniel Clarke (1769), and Gary Glitter (1944). After him are Thomas Andrews (1813), John Smeaton (1724), Sharon Osbourne (1952), Alexander William Williamson (1824), Amy Johnson (1903), and Robert Harris (1957).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Gerry Rafferty ranks 132. Before him are Alan Price (1942), Allan Holdsworth (1946), Liam Gallagher (1972), Chas Chandler (1938), Eddie Clarke (1950), and Mick Box (1947). After him are Noel Redding (1945), Peter Hammill (1948), Adam Clayton (1960), Julian Bream (1933), Tony Banks (1950), and Carl Palmer (1950).

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