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MUSICIAN

John Williams

1941 - Today

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John Christopher Williams (born 24 April 1941) is an Australian-born classical guitarist renowned for his ensemble playing as well as his interpretation and promotion of the modern classical guitar repertoire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Williams has received more than 15,111,903 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. John Williams is the 802nd most popular musician (up from 810th in 2019), the 91st most popular biography from Australia (up from 95th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Australian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 15M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Williams ranks 802 out of 2,662. Before him are Art Pepper, Sammy Hagar, Berry Gordy, Carmine Appice, Paco Ibáñez, and Bix Beiderbecke. After him are Ray Brown, Earl Hines, Dimebag Darrell, Peter Winter, Richard Galliano, and Carl Palmer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, John Williams ranks 244. Before him are Desmond Dekker, Silvio Moser, David Johnston, Jiří Raška, Alfred Aho, and Mike Love. After him are Gregory Benford, Lothar Bisky, Lothar Emmerich, Vlado Milunić, Pino Donaggio, and Ulf Merbold.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, John Williams ranks 91 out of 925. Before him are Scott Morrison (1968), Elizabeth von Arnim (1866), David Hurley (1953), Christopher Doyle (1952), Roger Donaldson (1945), and David Warren (1925). After him are Judy Davis (1955), John Curtin (1885), Leo McKern (1920), Mark Webber (1976), Bobby Pearce (1905), and Kevin Rudd (1957).

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Among MUSICIANS In Australia

Among musicians born in Australia, John Williams ranks 8. Before him are Nick Cave (1957), Lisa Gerrard (1961), Flea (1962), Phil Rudd (1954), David Helfgott (1947), and Michael Hutchence (1960). After him are Tommy Emmanuel (1955), Colin Burgess (1946), Daevid Allen (1938), Rick Springfield (1949), Richard Bonynge (1930), and Mark Evans (1956).

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