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MUSICIAN

Janick Gers

1957 - Today

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Janick Robert Gers (; born 27 January 1957) is an English musician who is best known as one of the three guitarists in heavy metal band Iron Maiden. He initially joined to replace Adrian Smith, but remained in the band even after Smith rejoined. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Janick Gers has received more than 1,365,223 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Janick Gers is the 382nd most popular musician (up from 420th in 2019), the 1,303rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,401st in 2019) and the 76th most popular British Musician.

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  • 1.4M

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  • 56.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Janick Gers ranks 382 out of 2,662Before him are Bobby McFerrin, David Popper, Steve Morse, Roger Whittaker, Barış Manço, and Géza Anda. After him are Paul Badura-Skoda, Rezső Seress, Tony Levin, Nikolai Kapustin, Glenn Tipton, and Buddy Guy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Janick Gers ranks 54Before him are Fran Drescher, Michael Cretu, Yuen Biao, Subcomandante Marcos, Jan Ceulemans, and Adrian Smith. After him are Dani Rodrik, Timothy Spall, Bamir Topi, Yoshihiko Noda, Mukesh Ambani, and Daniel Stern.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Janick Gers ranks 1,303 out of 7,765Before him are Alexander of Hales (1175), Michael Redgrave (1908), Jacquetta of Luxembourg (1415), Martin Lowry (1874), Thomas Addison (1793), and Kenneth E. Boulding (1910). After him are Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (1854), Wat Tyler (1341), Brenda Blethyn (1946), Steven Gerrard (1980), Ralph Richardson (1902), and R. D. Laing (1927).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Janick Gers ranks 76Before him are Ginger Baker (1939), John Entwistle (1944), Mick Taylor (1949), Wallace Hartley (1878), Adrian Smith (1957), and Chris Martin (1977). After him are Glenn Tipton (1947), Bernie Taupin (1950), Geezer Butler (1949), Martin Gore (1961), Stevie Young (1956), and Andy Summers (1942).