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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 2,603,287 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). John Martyn is the 1,689th most popular musician (down from 1,628th in 2019), the 4,288th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,093rd in 2019) and the 281st most popular British Musician.

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  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Martyn ranks 1,689 out of 2,662. Before him are Richard Ashcroft, David Amram, Harry Winter, Rico Rodriguez, Arto Lindsay, and Erykah Badu. After him are Toumani Diabaté, Andreas Kisser, Cal Tjader, Anthony Braxton, Ray Anthony, and Michala Petri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, John Martyn ranks 516. Before him are Michael Kitchen, Kristina Lugn, Jee Yong-ju, Nick Mancuso, Luis Caffarelli, and Toninho. After him are Cornel Dinu, Jorge Carrascosa, Mimi Kennedy, Peggy Fleming, Hans Aabech, and Givi Nodia. Among people deceased in 2009, John Martyn ranks 284. Before him are Ricardo Londoño, Godfrey Rampling, Frank Vandenbroucke, Vladimir Fedotov, Ernst Benda, and Feroz Khan. After him are Frankie Manning, Frank Gardner, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Heini Walter, Wayne Allwine, and Arne Bendiksen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Martyn ranks 4,288 out of 7,765. Before him are Sophia Jex-Blake (1840), Richard Ashcroft (1971), Henry Macintosh (1892), Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875), Tony Jay (1933), and Donald Nicol (1923). After him are Matthew Carter (1937), Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801), Isaac D'Israeli (1766), David Garnett (1892), Richard Knill Freeman (1840), and Dave Mackay (1934).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John Martyn ranks 281. Before him are Topper Headon (1955), Mike Ratledge (1943), John Edwards (1953), Steve Clark (1960), Sophie Muller (1962), and Richard Ashcroft (1971). After him are Ian McLagan (1945), Brian Robertson (1956), Zak Starkey (1965), Gerry Marsden (1942), Howard Donald (1968), and David Bedford (1937).

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