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John Sykes

1959 - Today

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John James Sykes (born 29 July 1959) is an English guitarist, best known as a member of Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy and Tygers of Pan Tang. He has also fronted the hard rock group Blue Murder and released several solo albums. Following a stint in the heavy metal band Tygers of Pan Tang in the early 1980s, Sykes joined Irish hard rock group Thin Lizzy for their 1983 album Thunder and Lightning. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Sykes has received more than 1,118,535 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). John Sykes is the 1,524th most popular musician (down from 1,358th in 2019), the 3,948th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,518th in 2019) and the 250th most popular British Musician.

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  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Sykes ranks 1,524 out of 2,662. Before him are Jerry Cantrell, Richard Rodney Bennett, Francesco De Gregori, Mike Mills, Kenney Jones, and Allen Toussaint. After him are Hardwell, Julieta Venegas, Stanley Turrentine, Delia Derbyshire, Mel Tormé, and Michael Steele.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, John Sykes ranks 270. Before him are Fernando Chalana, Flavor Flav, Paula Yates, Maria Guleghina, Kuniharu Nakamoto, and Glenn Hysén. After him are Brendan Perry, Jayne Atkinson, Jim Kerr, Susanna Clarke, Charlie Murphy, and Tom Arnold.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Sykes ranks 3,948 out of 7,765. Before him are Kenney Jones (1948), Vivian Woodward (1879), Dexter Fletcher (1966), Jamie Hewlett (1968), Carlos Raúl Villanueva (1900), and Brian Aherne (1902). After him are Julian Barbour (1937), R. J. Mitchell (1895), Morton Betts (1847), Brendan Perry (1959), Wilbert Awdry (1911), and Charles Wilkins (1749).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John Sykes ranks 250. Before him are Aynsley Dunbar (1946), Simon Gallup (1960), John Ogdon (1937), Dennis Brain (1921), Richard Rodney Bennett (1936), and Kenney Jones (1948). After him are Delia Derbyshire (1937), Beth Gibbons (1965), Maxim (1967), Ronnie Lane (1946), Bev Bevan (1944), and Richard Sinclair (1948).

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