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John Illsley

1949 - Today

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John Edward Illsley (born 24 June 1949) is an English musician, best known as bassist of the rock band Dire Straits. He has received multiple BRIT and Grammy Awards, and a Heritage Award. As one of the founding band members, with guitarist brothers Mark Knopfler and David Knopfler, and drummer Pick Withers, Illsley played a role in the development of Dire Straits' sound. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Illsley has received more than 1,005,969 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). John Illsley is the 724th most popular musician (up from 923rd in 2019), the 2,134th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,547th in 2019) and the 130th most popular British Musician.

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  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Illsley ranks 724 out of 3,175. Before him are Max Cavalera, Enrico Toselli, Brian Molko, Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Chucho Valdés, and Avicii. After him are Herb Alpert, Willie Dixon, Horace Silver, Rick Astley, Ivan Mládek, and Ron McGovney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, John Illsley ranks 224. Before him are Jamil Mahuad, Jorge Bucay, Ottavia Piccolo, Gabriel Yared, Antônio Fagundes, and Sabine Azéma. After him are Judith Light, Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, Zé Maria, Mikhail Boyarsky, Bernd Eichinger, and John Miles.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Illsley ranks 2,134 out of 8,785. Before him are Anthony Asquith (1902), John Fletcher (1579), Arnold Bax (1883), Rosamund Clifford (1150), Walter Pater (1839), and John Hannah (1962). After him are Lady Katherine Grey (1540), Marie Stopes (1880), G. M. B. Dobson (1889), Patrick Magee (1922), Nigel Hawthorne (1929), and Ian Dury (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John Illsley ranks 130. Before him are Alan Price (1942), Bill Bruford (1949), The Edge (1961), Rick Davies (1944), Peter Hammill (1948), and Liam Gallagher (1972). After him are Rick Astley (1966), Hilton Valentine (1943), Steve Jones (1955), John Miles (1949), Mick Box (1947), and Carl Palmer (1950).

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