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Jeff Beck

1944 - Today

Jeff Beck

Geoffrey Arnold Beck (born 24 June 1944) is a British rock guitarist. He is one of the three noted guitarists to have played with the Yardbirds (the other two being Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jeff Beck has received more than 4,542,346 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Jeff Beck is the 25th most popular musician (up from 31st in 2019), the 175th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 179th in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Musician.

Jeff Beck is most famous for being one of the best rock guitarists in the world. He has been a member of many famous bands, including The Yardbirds, The Jeff Beck Group, and Beck, Bogert & Appice.

Memorability Metrics

4.5M
Page Views (PV)
78.16
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
11.65
Effective Languages (L*)
2.07
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jeff Beck ranks 25 out of 2,675. Before him are Ray Charles, Brian May, Cat Stevens, Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, and Mark Knopfler. After him are Frank Zappa, Giuseppe Tartini, Władysław Szpilman, Ronnie James Dio, Bon Scott, and Miles Davis.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

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Ray Charles
1930 - 2004
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 19
Brian May
1947 - Present
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 20
Cat Stevens
1948 - Present
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 21
Chuck Berry
1926 - 2017
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 22
Eric Clapton
1945 - Present
HPI: 78.75
Rank: 23
Mark Knopfler
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 24
Jeff Beck
1944 - Present
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 25
Frank Zappa
1940 - 1993
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 26
Giuseppe Tartini
1692 - 1770
HPI: 78.12
Rank: 27
Władysław Szpilman
1911 - 2000
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 28
Ronnie James Dio
1942 - 2010
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 29
Bon Scott
1946 - 1980
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 30
Miles Davis
1926 - 1991
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 31

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Jeff Beck ranks 6. Before him are Danny DeVito, Michael Douglas, Ban Ki-moon, Gerhard Schröder, and George Lucas. After him are Barry White, Joe Cocker, Miloš Zeman, Jimmy Page, Rutger Hauer, and Alexander Van der Bellen.

Others Born in 1944

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Danny DeVito
1944 - Present
HPI: 82.87
Rank: 1
Michael Douglas
1944 - Present
HPI: 81.49
Rank: 2
Ban Ki-moon
1944 - Present
HPI: 81.16
Rank: 3
Gerhard Schröder
1944 - Present
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 4
George Lucas
1944 - Present
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 5
Jeff Beck
1944 - Present
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 6
Barry White
1944 - 2003
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 7
Joe Cocker
1944 - 2014
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 8
Miloš Zeman
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 9
Jimmy Page
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 10
Rutger Hauer
1944 - 2019
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 11
Alexander Van der Bellen
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 12

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jeff Beck ranks 175 out of 6,924. Before him are Edward Smith (1850), Rowan Atkinson (1955), Olav V of Norway (1903), James Chadwick (1891), George Boole (1815), and Thomas Henry Huxley (1825). After him are Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830), Ken Loach (1936), William Golding (1911), Cary Grant (1904), Henry III of England (1207), and Brian Johnson (1947).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Edward Smith
1850 - 1912
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 169
Rowan Atkinson
1955 - Present
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 170
Olav V of Norway
1903 - 1991
HPI: 78.40
Rank: 171
James Chadwick
1891 - 1974
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 172
George Boole
1815 - 1864
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 173
Thomas Henry Huxley
1825 - 1895
HPI: 78.23
Rank: 174
Jeff Beck
1944 - Present
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 175
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
1830 - 1903
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 176
Ken Loach
1936 - Present
HPI: 78.11
Rank: 177
William Golding
1911 - 1993
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 178
Cary Grant
1904 - 1986
HPI: 78.07
Rank: 179
Henry III of England
1207 - 1272
HPI: 78.01
Rank: 180
Brian Johnson
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 181