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Jeff Lynne

1947 - Today

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Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is the co-founder, and latterly the sole member, of the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), which was formed in 1970, and has written all of the band's music since 1972. This includes hits such as "Evil Woman", "Livin' Thing", "Telephone Line", "Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jeff Lynne has received more than 8,961,085 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Jeff Lynne is the 463rd most popular musician (up from 499th in 2019), the 1,487th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,608th in 2019) and the 91st most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jeff Lynne ranks 463 out of 3,175. Before him are Serj Tankian, Tansen, Aarre Merikanto, Rezső Seress, Vince Clarke, and Salvatore Accardo. After him are Richie Sambora, Alice Herz-Sommer, Michael Hutchence, Milton Nascimento, Bill Ward, and James Ingram.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Jeff Lynne ranks 165. Before him are Mia Martini, Sandie Shaw, Dan Quayle, Kiki Camarena, Patrice Leconte, and Chris Wallace. After him are Helena Vondráčková, Eric F. Wieschaus, Edward Yang, John Mearsheimer, Christian Jacq, and Kōzō Okamoto.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jeff Lynne ranks 1,487 out of 8,785. Before him are Iain Glen (1961), John Rolfe (1585), Vince Clarke (1960), Sam Mendes (1965), Arthur Rackham (1867), and Arthur Phillip (1738). After him are Vera Lynn (1917), George Smith (1840), Roger Byrne (1929), John Henry Poynting (1852), Henry Pelham (1694), and John Bagot Glubb (1897).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Jeff Lynne ranks 91. Before him are Andy Summers (1942), Robert Wyatt (1945), Alvin Lee (1944), Elvis Costello (1954), Janick Gers (1957), and Vince Clarke (1960). After him are Bill Ward (1948), Trevor Horn (1949), Greg Lake (1947), Dick Taylor (1943), Alan Wilder (1959), and Phil Lynott (1949).

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