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John McLaughlin

1942 - Today

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John McLaughlin (born 4 January 1942), also known as Mahavishnu, is an English guitarist, bandleader, and composer. A pioneer of jazz fusion, his music combines elements of jazz with rock, world music, Western classical music, flamenco, and blues. After contributing to several key British groups of the early 1960s, McLaughlin made Extrapolation, his first album as a bandleader, in 1969. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John McLaughlin has received more than 138,677 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). John McLaughlin is the 335th most popular musician (down from 236th in 2019), the 1,166th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 914th in 2019) and the 68th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John McLaughlin ranks 335 out of 3,175. Before him are Count Basie, Paul Desmond, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Paul Landers, Franco Battiato, and Johnny Ramone. After him are Fred Durst, Jan Garbarek, Alicia de Larrocha, Matteo Carcassi, Leonid Kogan, and Peter Criss.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, John McLaughlin ranks 140. Before him are Muslim Magomayev, Vasily Alekseyev, Christopher A. Sims, Silvia Federici, Gottfried John, and Carole King. After him are Tasuku Honjo, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Étienne Balibar, Mirjana Marković, Sigfried Held, and Isaac Hayes.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John McLaughlin ranks 1,166 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Fludd (1574), Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1935), Bernard Lee (1908), William the Lion (1142), Cynthia Lennon (1939), and Ed Miliband (1969). After him are Rosemary Harris (1927), Rod Evans (1947), Joan Plowright (1929), Stephen Harding (1059), Clive Granger (1934), and John Charles (1931).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John McLaughlin ranks 68. Before him are Ian Curtis (1956), John Mayall (1933), Cozy Powell (1947), Nicko McBrain (1952), Don Airey (1948), and Stevie Young (1956). After him are George Young (1946), Dave Murray (1956), John Entwistle (1944), Jack Bruce (1943), Glenn Tipton (1947), and Denny Laine (1944).

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