MUSICIAN
John Taylor
1960 - Today
John Taylor
Nigel John Taylor (born 20 June 1960) is a British musician who is best known as the bass guitarist for new wave band Duran Duran, of which he was a founding member. Duran Duran was one of the most popular bands in the world during the 1980s due in part to their music videos which played in heavy rotation in the early days of MTV. Taylor played with Duran Duran from its founding in 1978 until 1997, when he left to pursue a solo recording and film career. He recorded a dozen solo releases (albums, EPs, and video projects) through his private record label B5 Records over the next four years, had a lead role in the movie Sugar Town, and made appearances in a half dozen other film projects. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Taylor has received more than 137,631 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. John Taylor is the 1,486th most popular musician (up from 1,587th in 2019), the 3,900th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,070th in 2019) and the 236th most popular British Musician.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
46.88
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
2.94
Effective Languages (L*)
3.56
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of John Taylors by language
Over the past year John Taylor has had the most page views in the Italian wikipedia edition with 25,820 views, followed by Spanish (22,214), and Japanese (21,502). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (177.67%), Ukrainian (172.65%), and German (88.99%)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, John Taylor ranks 1,486 out of 3,175. Before him are Nancy Wilson, Eddie Gómez, John Ogdon, King Tubby, Mikhail Krug, and Charlie Byrd. After him are Alexander Dreyschock, Jan Axel Blomberg, Esbjörn Svensson, Sonny Fortune, Zhanna Bichevskaya, and Tim Sköld.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNancy Wilson
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 1,480
Eddie Gómez
1944 - Present
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 1,481
John Ogdon
1937 - 1989
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 1,482
King Tubby
1941 - 1989
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 1,483
Mikhail Krug
1962 - 2002
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 1,484
Charlie Byrd
1925 - 1999
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 1,485
John Taylor
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 1,486
Alexander Dreyschock
1818 - 1869
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 1,487
Jan Axel Blomberg
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 1,488
Esbjörn Svensson
1964 - 2008
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 1,489
Sonny Fortune
1939 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 1,490
Zhanna Bichevskaya
1944 - Present
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 1,491
Tim Sköld
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 1,492
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, John Taylor ranks 283. Before him are Artur Yusupov, Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis, Cherie Chung, Bushra al-Assad, Hiromi Tsuru, and Olaf Ludwig. After him are Greg Louganis, Arnaud Desplechin, Chris Elliott, Barbara Broccoli, Simon Gallup, and Takashi Tezuka.
Others Born in 1960
Go to all RankingsArtur Yusupov
CHESS PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 277
Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
COMPANION
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 278
Cherie Chung
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 279
Bushra al-Assad
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 280
Hiromi Tsuru
ACTOR
1960 - 2017
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 281
Olaf Ludwig
CYCLIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 282
John Taylor
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 283
Greg Louganis
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 284
Arnaud Desplechin
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 285
Chris Elliott
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 286
Barbara Broccoli
PRODUCER
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 287
Simon Gallup
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 288
Takashi Tezuka
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 289
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Taylor ranks 3,900 out of 8,785. Before him are Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife (1849), Mark Owen (1972), Princess Sophia of Gloucester (1773), George Williams (1821), David McKee (1935), and Charles Bennett (1870). After him are William Townsend Aiton (1766), Guy Butler (1899), Mary Adela Blagg (1858), Archibald Geikie (1835), Richard Attwood (1940), and Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey (1880).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsAlexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1912
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 3,894
Mark Owen
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 3,895
Princess Sophia of Gloucester
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1844
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 3,896
George Williams
BUSINESSPERSON
1821 - 1905
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 3,897
David McKee
WRITER
1935 - 2022
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 3,898
Charles Bennett
ATHLETE
1870 - 1950
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 3,899
John Taylor
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 3,900
William Townsend Aiton
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1849
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 3,901
Guy Butler
ATHLETE
1899 - 1981
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 3,902
Mary Adela Blagg
ASTRONOMER
1858 - 1944
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 3,903
Archibald Geikie
1835 - 1924
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 3,904
Richard Attwood
RACING DRIVER
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 3,905
Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey
JUDGE
1880 - 1971
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 3,906
Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John Taylor ranks 236. Before him are Paul Kossoff (1950), Clifford Curzon (1907), Beth Gibbons (1965), Spike Edney (1951), Sharleen Spiteri (1967), and John Ogdon (1937). After him are Jim Capaldi (1944), Albert Lee (1943), Simon Gallup (1960), Elton Dean (1945), Liam Howlett (1971), and Michael Giles (1942).
Paul Kossoff
1950 - 1976
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 230
Clifford Curzon
1907 - 1982
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 231
Beth Gibbons
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 232
Spike Edney
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 233
Sharleen Spiteri
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 234
John Ogdon
1937 - 1989
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 235
John Taylor
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 236
Jim Capaldi
1944 - 2005
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 237
Albert Lee
1943 - Present
HPI: 46.75
Rank: 238
Simon Gallup
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 239
Elton Dean
1945 - 2006
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 240
Liam Howlett
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 241
Michael Giles
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 242