MUSICIAN

John McVie

1945 - Today

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John Graham McVie (; born 26 November 1945) is a British bass guitarist. He is best known as a member of the rock bands John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers from 1964 to 1967 and Fleetwood Mac since 1967. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John McVie has received more than 4,691,885 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). John McVie is the 1,020th most popular musician (up from 1,167th in 2019), the 2,754th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,076th in 2019) and the 171st most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John McVie ranks 1,020 out of 3,175. Before him are Alexi Laiho, Lennie Tristano, Trevor Pinnock, Boris Grebenshchikov, Gene Clark, and Jack DeJohnette. After him are Larry Carlton, Billie Joe Armstrong, Hank Jones, André Cluytens, Eddy Mitchell, and Sonny Stitt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, John McVie ranks 323. Before him are John Rutter, Brian Connolly, Faustin Twagiramungu, Norio Wakamoto, Larry Tesler, and Abdelaziz Belkhadem. After him are Alexander Markovich Polyakov, Rita Coolidge, Willeke Alberti, Ronee Blakley, Richard Hatch, and Michael Blake.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John McVie ranks 2,754 out of 8,785. Before him are Jordan Henderson (1990), Trevor Pinnock (1946), Harry Styles (1994), Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (1724), Christopher Cradock (1862), and Rutherford Alcock (1809). After him are Caroline Munro (1949), Phyllida Law (1932), Graeme Souness (1953), Don Revie (1927), Edward Woodward (1930), and Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter (1907).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John McVie ranks 171. Before him are Dick Parry (1942), Glen Matlock (1956), Dennis Stratton (1952), Brian Connolly (1945), Alan White (1949), and Trevor Pinnock (1946). After him are Andrew Latimer (1949), Ray Davies (1944), Geoff Emerick (1945), Gary Barlow (1971), Peter Banks (1947), and Steven Wilson (1967).

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