MUSICIAN

Glenn Tipton

1947 - Today

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Glenn Raymond Tipton (born 25 October 1947) is an English guitarist. Often noted for his complex playing style and classically influenced solos, he is best known as one of the lead guitarists for the heavy metal band Judas Priest. He is the second longest-serving member of the band, after bassist and co-founder Ian Hill. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Glenn Tipton has received more than 1,518,503 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Glenn Tipton is the 358th most popular musician (up from 386th in 2019), the 1,244th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,319th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular British Musician.

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  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Glenn Tipton ranks 358 out of 3,175. Before him are Peggy Lee, Isaac Hayes, David Crosby, John Entwistle, Jack Bruce, and Yngwie Malmsteen. After him are Maurice André, Michel Polnareff, Alan Menken, Robert Trujillo, Woody Guthrie, and Armin van Buuren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Glenn Tipton ranks 132. Before him are Miguel Ángel González Suárez, Nancy Fraser, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Michael Levitt, Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, and Roger De Vlaeminck. After him are Marion Ramsey, Nina Matviienko, Ry Cooder, Alexander Rutskoy, Oliver Dragojević, and David Byron.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Glenn Tipton ranks 1,244 out of 8,785. Before him are Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (1883), William McDougall (1871), Ebenezer Howard (1850), Anthony Daniels (1946), Gildas (500), and Jack Bruce (1943). After him are Frank Lampard (1978), Alan Shearer (1970), Michael Scot (1175), Thomas Reid (1710), Martin Lowry (1874), and Mike Hailwood (1940).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Glenn Tipton ranks 73. Before him are Stevie Young (1956), John McLaughlin (1942), George Young (1946), Dave Murray (1956), John Entwistle (1944), and Jack Bruce (1943). After him are Denny Laine (1944), Andy Fletcher (1961), Ginger Baker (1939), Adrian Smith (1957), Ian Anderson (1947), and Martin Gore (1961).

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