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Julian Bream

1933 - 2020

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Julian Alexander Bream (15 July 1933 – 14 August 2020) was an English classical guitarist and lutenist. Regarded as one of the most distinguished classical guitarists of the 20th century, he played a significant role in improving the public perception of the classical guitar as a respectable instrument. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Julian Bream has received more than 572,964 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 29 in 2019). Julian Bream is the 809th most popular musician (down from 783rd in 2019), the 2,318th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,252nd in 2019) and the 141st most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 570k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Julian Bream ranks 809 out of 3,175Before him are Gilbert O'Sullivan, Maynard Ferguson, Desmond Dekker, Todd Rundgren, Pharoah Sanders, and Domenico Montagnana. After him are Jean-Baptiste Arban, Chris Squire, Yusef Lateef, Xaver Scharwenka, Gerry Rafferty, and Sylvester Levay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Julian Bream ranks 219Before him are Lamine Diack, Gene Kranz, Renée Taylor, Justo Tejada, Titus Buberník, and Nexhmije Pagarusha. After him are Marlene Ahrens, Julieta Serrano, Nino Vaccarella, Chelo Alonso, Madhubala, and Kelvin Felix. Among people deceased in 2020, Julian Bream ranks 235Before him are S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Gisèle Halimi, Ken Shimura, Rubem Fonseca, Nexhmije Pagarusha, and Nina Bocharova. After him are Alfred Körner, Marlene Ahrens, Suzy Delair, Yevgeny Shaposhnikov, Nikolay Shmatko, and Enzo Mari.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Julian Bream ranks 2,318 out of 8,785Before him are David Tomlinson (1917), John Scott Haldane (1860), Murray Head (1946), Martin Donnelly (1964), John Machin (1680), and Edward Wilson (1872). After him are Roy Salvadori (1922), Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside (1880), Chris Squire (1948), Guy Edwards (1942), Roger Williams (1603), and Jamie Dornan (1982).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Julian Bream ranks 141Before him are Mick Box (1947), Carl Palmer (1950), Mick Fleetwood (1947), Allan Holdsworth (1946), Noel Redding (1945), and Al Stewart (1945). After him are Chris Squire (1948), Gerry Rafferty (1947), Phil Taylor (1954), Snowy White (1948), Adam Clayton (1960), and Mel Collins (1947).