MUSICIAN
Glen Matlock
1956 - Today
Glen Matlock
Glen Matlock (born 27 August 1956) is an English musician, best known for being the bass guitarist in the original line-up of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. He is credited as a songwriter on 10 of the 12 songs on the Sex Pistols' only officially released studio album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, although he had left the band early in the recording process, credited as bassist and backing vocalist on only one song on the album, "Anarchy in the U.K.". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Glen Matlock has received more than 2,090,137 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Glen Matlock is the 998th most popular musician (up from 1,064th in 2019), the 2,690th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,839th in 2019) and the 166th most popular British Musician.
Memorability Metrics
2.1M
Page Views (PV)
50.85
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
4.02
Effective Languages (L*)
3.12
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Glen Matlocks by language
Over the past year Glen Matlock has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 271,934 views, followed by Russian (21,963), and Spanish (18,388). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ido (128.99%), Belarusian (67.29%), and Simple English (52.51%)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Glen Matlock ranks 998 out of 3,175. Before him are Oscar Hammerstein II, Bernhard Romberg, Susumu Hirasawa, Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Levon Helm, and Chester Thompson. After him are Paul Bley, Mark St. John, Woody Herman, Ronnie Drew, Selda Bağcan, and John Williams.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOscar Hammerstein II
1895 - 1960
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 992
Bernhard Romberg
1767 - 1841
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 993
Susumu Hirasawa
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 994
Volodymyr Ivasyuk
1949 - 1979
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 995
Levon Helm
1940 - 2012
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 996
Chester Thompson
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 997
Glen Matlock
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 998
Paul Bley
1932 - 2016
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 999
Mark St. John
1956 - 2007
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 1,000
Woody Herman
1913 - 1987
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 1,001
Ronnie Drew
1934 - 2008
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 1,002
Selda Bağcan
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 1,003
John Williams
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 1,004
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Glen Matlock ranks 192. Before him are Hanni Wenzel, Bernd Förster, Pierre Lévy, Blackie Lawless, Martin Jol, and Catherine Frot. After him are Chris Carter, Mark St. John, Amira Hass, Joe Montana, Takeshi Okada, and Edgar Lungu.
Others Born in 1956
Go to all RankingsHanni Wenzel
SKIER
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 186
Bernd Förster
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 187
Pierre Lévy
PHILOSOPHER
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 188
Blackie Lawless
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 189
Martin Jol
COACH
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 190
Catherine Frot
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 191
Glen Matlock
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 192
Chris Carter
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 193
Mark St. John
MUSICIAN
1956 - 2007
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 194
Amira Hass
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 195
Joe Montana
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 196
Takeshi Okada
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 197
Edgar Lungu
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 198
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Glen Matlock ranks 2,690 out of 8,785. Before him are Iain Banks (1954), Biff Byford (1951), William Knox D'Arcy (1849), Venetia Burney (1918), Arthur Brown (1942), and John Florio (1553). After him are Jack Taylor (1930), Israel Zangwill (1864), Ron Atkinson (1939), Paul Davies (1946), Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (1871), and Edward Colston (1636).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsIain Banks
WRITER
1954 - 2013
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 2,684
Biff Byford
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 2,685
William Knox D'Arcy
BUSINESSPERSON
1849 - 1917
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 2,686
Venetia Burney
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 2009
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 2,687
Arthur Brown
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 2,688
John Florio
LINGUIST
1553 - 1625
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 2,689
Glen Matlock
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 2,690
Jack Taylor
REFEREE
1930 - 2012
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 2,691
Israel Zangwill
WRITER
1864 - 1926
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 2,692
Ron Atkinson
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 2,693
Paul Davies
PHYSICIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 2,694
Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1946
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 2,695
Edward Colston
BUSINESSPERSON
1636 - 1721
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 2,696
Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Glen Matlock ranks 166. Before him are Simon Phillips (1957), Ian McDonald (1946), Phil Manzanera (1951), Simon Wright (1963), Phil Campbell (1961), and Dick Parry (1942). After him are Dennis Stratton (1952), Brian Connolly (1945), Alan White (1949), Trevor Pinnock (1946), John McVie (1945), and Andrew Latimer (1949).
Simon Phillips
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 160
Ian McDonald
1946 - 2022
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 161
Phil Manzanera
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 162
Simon Wright
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 163
Phil Campbell
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 164
Dick Parry
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 165
Glen Matlock
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 166
Dennis Stratton
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 167
Brian Connolly
1945 - 1997
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 168
Alan White
1949 - 2022
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 169
Trevor Pinnock
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 170
John McVie
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 171
Andrew Latimer
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 172