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John Sykes

1959 - Today

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John James Sykes (29 July 1959 – January 2025) was an English guitarist, best known as a member of Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy and Tygers of Pan Tang. He 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 1,214,929 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). John Sykes is the 1,556th most popular musician (down from 1,519th in 2019), the 4,060th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,940th in 2019) and the 251st most popular British Musician.

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  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Sykes ranks 1,556 out of 3,175. Before him are Dennis Brain, Matthias Reim, Richie Ramone, Brian Setzer, Efrem Zimbalist, and Julieta Venegas. After him are Robben Ford, Janine Jansen, Scott Weiland, Jim Root, Tré Cool, and Vernon Duke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, John Sykes ranks 301. Before him are Ali Bujsaim, Peter Mullan, Daniel Sturla, Mirandinha, Brian Setzer, and Thomas Calabro. After him are Judd Nelson, Luis Fernando Suárez, Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, Jayne Atkinson, Billy Campbell, and Kim Newman.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Sykes ranks 4,060 out of 8,785. Before him are Luke Foxe (1586), Herbert Giles (1845), Rachel Portman (1960), Edward John Eyre (1815), Acker Bilk (1929), and Bernard Cribbins (1928). After him are Paddy Considine (1973), Sydney Parkinson (1745), George Back (1796), Charles Montagu Doughty (1843), Grace Chisholm Young (1868), and Martin O'Neill (1952).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John Sykes ranks 251. Before him are Robin Trower (1945), David Cross (1949), Rick Allen (1963), Ronnie Lane (1946), Jason Orange (1970), and Dennis Brain (1921). After him are Richard Rodney Bennett (1936), John Martyn (1948), Thomas Ravenscroft (1592), Daphne Oram (1925), Steve Hillage (1951), and John Foxx (1948).

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