MUSICIAN
Greg Lake
1947 - 2016
Greg Lake
Gregory Stuart Lake (10 November 1947 – 7 December 2016) was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock bands King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP). Born and brought up in Dorset, Lake began to play the guitar at the age of 12 and wrote his first song, "Lucky Man", at the same age. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Greg Lake has received more than 3,517,399 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Greg Lake is the 486th most popular musician (down from 421st in 2019), the 1,536th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,419th in 2019) and the 94th most popular British Musician.
Memorability Metrics
3.5M
Page Views (PV)
56.14
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
3.50
Effective Languages (L*)
4.12
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Greg Lake ranks 486 out of 3,175. Before him are Archie Shepp, Peter Cetera, Willy DeVille, Isao Tomita, Maria Yudina, and Yann Tiersen. After him are Gregor Piatigorsky, Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach, Toquinho, Dick Taylor, Wojciech Żywny, and Ginette Neveu.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArchie Shepp
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 480
Peter Cetera
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 481
Willy DeVille
1950 - 2009
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 482
Isao Tomita
1932 - 2016
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 483
Maria Yudina
1899 - 1970
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 484
Yann Tiersen
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 485
Greg Lake
1947 - 2016
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 486
Gregor Piatigorsky
1903 - 1976
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 487
Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach
1715 - 1739
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 488
Toquinho
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 489
Dick Taylor
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 490
Wojciech Żywny
1756 - 1842
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 491
Ginette Neveu
1919 - 1949
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 492
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Greg Lake ranks 175. Before him are John Mearsheimer, Christian Jacq, Kōzō Okamoto, Aleksander Krupa, Jaume Cabré, and Aad de Mos. After him are James Dyson, Sergio Badilla Castillo, Alain Connes, Malam Bacai Sanhá, Mario Aurelio Poli, and Godfrey Chitalu. Among people deceased in 2016, Greg Lake ranks 130. Before him are Jayalalithaa, Péter Esterházy, Andrew Grove, Goran Hadžić, Isao Tomita, and Louis Pilot. After him are Franco Citti, Juan Gabriel, Carmen Pereira, Gato Barbieri, Fredrik Barth, and Neville Marriner.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsJohn Mearsheimer
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 169
Christian Jacq
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 170
Kōzō Okamoto
EXTREMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 171
Aleksander Krupa
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 172
Jaume Cabré
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 173
Aad de Mos
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 174
Greg Lake
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2016
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 175
James Dyson
INVENTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 176
Sergio Badilla Castillo
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 177
Alain Connes
MATHEMATICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 178
Malam Bacai Sanhá
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2012
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 179
Mario Aurelio Poli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 180
Godfrey Chitalu
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 1993
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 181
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsJayalalithaa
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2016
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 124
Péter Esterházy
WRITER
1950 - 2016
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 125
Andrew Grove
BUSINESSPERSON
1936 - 2016
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 126
Goran Hadžić
POLITICIAN
1958 - 2016
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 127
Isao Tomita
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2016
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 128
Louis Pilot
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2016
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 129
Greg Lake
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2016
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 130
Franco Citti
ACTOR
1935 - 2016
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 131
Juan Gabriel
SINGER
1950 - 2016
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 132
Carmen Pereira
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2016
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 133
Gato Barbieri
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2016
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 134
Fredrik Barth
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1928 - 2016
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 135
Neville Marriner
COMPOSER
1924 - 2016
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 136
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Greg Lake ranks 1,536 out of 8,785. Before him are Louise d'Orléans (1869), Frederick Delius (1862), Beorhtric of Wessex (800), Christopher Isherwood (1904), John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury (1834), and Robert Maynard (1684). After him are Fraser Stoddart (1942), Olaf Stapledon (1886), Ian Kershaw (1943), Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild (1840), Anne Conway (1631), and Jack W. Szostak (1952).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsLouise d'Orléans
NOBLEMAN
1869 - 1952
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 1,530
Frederick Delius
COMPOSER
1862 - 1934
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 1,531
Beorhtric of Wessex
POLITICIAN
800 - 802
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 1,532
Christopher Isherwood
WRITER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 1,533
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1834 - 1913
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 1,534
Robert Maynard
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1684 - 1751
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 1,535
Greg Lake
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2016
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 1,536
Fraser Stoddart
CHEMIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 1,537
Olaf Stapledon
PHILOSOPHER
1886 - 1950
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 1,538
Ian Kershaw
HISTORIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 1,539
Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1915
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 1,540
Anne Conway
PHILOSOPHER
1631 - 1679
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 1,541
Jack W. Szostak
BIOLOGIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 1,542
Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Greg Lake ranks 94. Before him are Elvis Costello (1954), Janick Gers (1957), Vince Clarke (1960), Jeff Lynne (1947), Bill Ward (1948), and Trevor Horn (1949). After him are Dick Taylor (1943), Alan Wilder (1959), Phil Lynott (1949), Steve Hackett (1950), Bernie Taupin (1950), and Chris Martin (1977).
Elvis Costello
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 88
Janick Gers
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 89
Vince Clarke
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 90
Jeff Lynne
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 91
Bill Ward
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 92
Trevor Horn
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 93
Greg Lake
1947 - 2016
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 94
Dick Taylor
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 95
Alan Wilder
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 96
Phil Lynott
1949 - 1986
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 97
Steve Hackett
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 98
Bernie Taupin
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 99
Chris Martin
1977 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 100