MUSICIAN

John Martyn

1948 - 2009

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Iain David McGeachy (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2009), known professionally as John Martyn, was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a 40-year career, he released 23 studio albums and received frequent critical acclaim. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Martyn has received more than 2,915,338 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). John Martyn is the 1,579th most popular musician (up from 1,684th in 2019), the 4,089th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,279th in 2019) and the 253rd most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Martyn ranks 1,579 out of 3,175. Before him are Horace Andy, Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Kenny Barron, Ray Parker Jr., Brigitte Engerer, and Tom DeLonge. After him are Herb Ellis, Calixa Lavallée, Guru Josh, Imants Kalniņš, Dion DiMucci, and Fito Páez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, John Martyn ranks 520. Before him are Lindsay Crouse, Zhou Xiaochuan, Carme Riera, Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Colleen Atwood, and José Luis Capón. After him are Raynald Denoueix, Hans Aabech, Ibrahim Kuni, Yasumasa Kanada, Nancy Kress, and Lajos Kű. Among people deceased in 2009, John Martyn ranks 278. Before him are József Sákovics, Ji Xianlin, Ali Akbar Khan, Alfred Hrdlicka, René Bliard, and Alan A'Court. After him are Ernst Benda, Türkan Saylan, Milan Rúfus, Klavdiya Boyarskikh, John Keel, and Ricardo Londoño.

Others Born in 1948

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Martyn ranks 4,089 out of 8,785. Before him are Ali Smith (1962), Dan Stevens (1982), Peter Firth (1953), William Henry Smyth (1788), Tony Jay (1933), and Richard Llewellyn (1906). After him are Kim Newman (1959), Catharine Trotter Cockburn (1674), James D'Arcy (1975), Howard Stringer (1942), Colin Hay (1953), and Jesse Ramsden (1735).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John Martyn ranks 253. Before him are Rick Allen (1963), Ronnie Lane (1946), Jason Orange (1970), Dennis Brain (1921), John Sykes (1959), and Richard Rodney Bennett (1936). After him are Thomas Ravenscroft (1592), Daphne Oram (1925), Steve Hillage (1951), John Foxx (1948), Myra Hess (1890), and Gavin Harrison (1963).

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