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James Galway

1939 - Today

James Galway

Sir James Galway (born 8 December 1939) is an Irish virtuoso flute player from Belfast, nicknamed "The Man with the Golden Flute". After several years working as an orchestral musician, he established an international career as a solo flute player. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Galway has received more than 699,069 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). James Galway is the 873rd most popular musician (down from 757th in 2019), the 2,441st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,227th in 2019) and the 149th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

700k
Page Views (PV)
50.74
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
3.88
Effective Languages (L*)
3.30
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of James Galways by language

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, James Galway ranks 873 out of 2,662. Before him are Ted Nugent, Daron Malakian, Pierre Baillot, Eduard Nápravník, Agathe Backer Grøndahl, and Alice. After him are George Duke, Tommy Flanagan, Charley Patton, Mike Porcaro, Simon Phillips, and Max Cavalera.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

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Ted Nugent
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 867
Daron Malakian
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 868
Pierre Baillot
1771 - 1842
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 869
Eduard Nápravník
1839 - 1916
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 870
Agathe Backer Grøndahl
1847 - 1907
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 871
Alice
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 872
James Galway
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 873
George Duke
1946 - 2013
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 874
Tommy Flanagan
1930 - 2001
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 875
Charley Patton
1891 - 1934
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 876
Mike Porcaro
1955 - 2015
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 877
Simon Phillips
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 878
Max Cavalera
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 879

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, James Galway ranks 239. Before him are Chris Dickerson, Al Unser, Giulio Angioni, Ileana Cotrubaș, Ekaterina Maximova, and João César Monteiro. After him are Peter Revson, Brigitte Fontaine, Tigran Mansurian, Corin Redgrave, Tetsuya Chiba, and Yuri Bezmenov.

Others Born in 1939

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Chris Dickerson
1939 - 2021
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 233
Al Unser
1939 - 2021
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 234
Giulio Angioni
1939 - 2017
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 235
Ileana Cotrubaș
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 236
Ekaterina Maximova
1939 - 2009
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 237
João César Monteiro
1939 - 2003
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 238
James Galway
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 239
Peter Revson
1939 - 1974
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 240
Brigitte Fontaine
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 241
Tigran Mansurian
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 242
Corin Redgrave
1939 - 2010
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 243
Tetsuya Chiba
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 244
Yuri Bezmenov
1939 - 1993
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 245

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Galway ranks 2,441 out of 7,765. Before him are Peter J. Ratcliffe (1954), Nancy Mitford (1904), Ronald Neame (1911), William Cowper (1731), Ceol of Wessex (600), and Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678). After him are John Machin (1680), Paul Davies (1946), Anabella Drummond (1350), Jon Finch (1942), Nicky Hopkins (1944), and Tony Brise (1952).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Peter J. Ratcliffe
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 2,435
Nancy Mitford
1904 - 1973
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 2,436
Ronald Neame
1911 - 2010
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 2,437
William Cowper
1731 - 1800
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 2,438
Ceol of Wessex
600 - 597
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 2,439
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
1678 - 1751
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 2,440
James Galway
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 2,441
John Machin
1680 - 1751
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 2,442
Paul Davies
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 2,443
Anabella Drummond
1350 - 1401
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 2,444
Jon Finch
1942 - 2012
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 2,445
Nicky Hopkins
1944 - 1994
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 2,446
Tony Brise
1952 - 1975
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 2,447