MUSICIAN

Jim Capaldi

1944 - 2005

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Nicola James Capaldi (2 August 1944 – 28 January 2005) was an English singer-songwriter and drummer. His musical career spanned more than four decades. He co-founded the progressive rock band Traffic in 1967 with Steve Winwood with whom he co-wrote the majority of the band's material. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Capaldi has received more than 1,286,148 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Capaldi is the 1,501st most popular musician (down from 1,469th in 2019), the 3,936th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,838th in 2019) and the 237th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jim Capaldi ranks 1,501 out of 3,175. Before him are Bobby Timmons, Skrillex, Mana, Carol Kaye, Masaharu Fukuyama, and Tommy Johnson. After him are Jóhann Jóhannsson, Albert Lee, Vasily Andreyev, Jimmy Dorsey, Simon Gallup, and John Dolmayan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Jim Capaldi ranks 526. Before him are Rita Mae Brown, Matthew Cowles, Feleti Sevele, Zhanna Bichevskaya, Fatos Kongoli, and Ben Stein. After him are Hui Liangyu, Nancy Chodorow, Tim Bogert, Juan Rodríguez Vega, Emanuel Steward, and Joy Fleming. Among people deceased in 2005, Jim Capaldi ranks 262. Before him are Jean Parker, Givi Nodia, Jocelyn Brando, Otar Korkia, Stéphane Bruey, and John Ostrom. After him are Jack Colvin, Danas Pozniakas, Sverre Stenersen, Horacio Casarín, Mustafa Ertan, and Dahlia Ravikovitch.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jim Capaldi ranks 3,936 out of 8,785. Before him are Nicholas Hooper (1952), Alfred Ewing (1855), Ed Westwick (1987), Asa Butterfield (1997), Joanna Pettet (1942), and Joe Mercer (1914). After him are Gary Daniels (1963), Ælfric of Eynsham (955), Alec Jeffreys (1950), Murray Walker (1923), Thomas Thomson (1817), and Eric Thompson (1919).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Jim Capaldi ranks 237. Before him are Clifford Curzon (1907), Beth Gibbons (1965), Spike Edney (1951), Sharleen Spiteri (1967), John Ogdon (1937), and John Taylor (1960). After him are Albert Lee (1943), Simon Gallup (1960), Elton Dean (1945), Liam Howlett (1971), Michael Giles (1942), and Maxim (1967).

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