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MUSICIAN

Ian Anderson

1947 - Today

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Ian Scott Anderson (born 10 August 1947) is a British musician best known for his work as the singer, flautist, acoustic guitarist, primary songwriter, and sole continuous member of the rock band Jethro Tull. He is a multi-instrumentalist who also plays harmonica, keyboards, bass guitar, bouzouki, balalaika, saxophone and a variety of whistles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian Anderson has received more than 3,332,865 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Anderson is the 314th most popular musician (up from 375th in 2019), the 1,134th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,297th in 2019) and the 64th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ian Anderson ranks 314 out of 2,662Before him are Léo Ferré, Rick Astley, Lalo Schifrin, Mischa Maisky, Matteo Carcassi, and Fred Durst. After him are Isaac Hayes, Michael Schenker, Paul Desmond, Djivan Gasparyan, Franco Battiato, and Woody Guthrie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Ian Anderson ranks 92Before him are James Patterson, Jeffrey DeMunn, Viktor Belenko, Rod Evans, Anne Wiazemsky, and Mitt Romney. After him are Joe Mantegna, Klaus Schulze, Marion Ramsey, Barbara Bach, Edward James Olmos, and Ry Cooder.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Anderson ranks 1,134 out of 7,765Before him are Idris Elba (1972), George Fox (1624), Antony Flew (1923), John William Godward (1861), Peter Green (1946), and Robert Browning (1812). After him are Joseph Needham (1900), Francis Walsingham (1532), Ealhswith (852), John Schlesinger (1926), Angus Deaton (1945), and James Murray (1837).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Ian Anderson ranks 64Before him are Ian Curtis (1956), Cozy Powell (1947), Roger Daltrey (1944), Alan Parsons (1948), PJ Harvey (1969), and Rick Astley (1966). After him are Nicko McBrain (1952), Dave Murray (1956), Don Airey (1948), Jack Bruce (1943), Cliff Williams (1949), and Ginger Baker (1939).