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Karl Jenkins

1944 - Today

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Sir Karl William Pamp Jenkins, , HonFLSW (born 17 February 1944) is a Welsh multi-instrumentalist and composer. His best known works include the song "Adiemus" (1995), from the Adiemus album series; Palladio (1995); The Armed Man (2000); his Requiem (2005); and his Stabat Mater (2008). Jenkins was educated in music at Cardiff University and the Royal Academy of Music: of the latter, he is a fellow and an Associate. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karl Jenkins has received more than 1,100,894 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Jenkins is the 240th most popular musician (up from 287th in 2019), the 925th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,039th in 2019) and the 56th most popular British Musician.

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  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Karl Jenkins ranks 240 out of 2,662. Before him are Keith Moon, Paul Stanley, John McLaughlin, Mauro Giuliani, Louis Vierne, and Steve Harris. After him are Mike Portnoy, Narciso Yepes, Yanni, Abdel Halim Hafez, Valery Gergiev, and Eddie Van Halen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Karl Jenkins ranks 91. Before him are Claudia Mori, Sondra Locke, Mairead Maguire, Antonio Damasio, Charles Sobhraj, and Tahar Ben Jelloun. After him are Coluche, Ian McDiarmid, Keith Emerson, Gianni Morandi, Karin Schubert, and Makoto Kobayashi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Karl Jenkins ranks 925 out of 7,765. Before him are Colin Chapman (1928), Sarah Brightman (1960), Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872), Ewan McGregor (1971), Steve Harris (1956), and Isabella of England (1214). After him are Thomas Willis (1621), Judith of Flanders (844), Stephen Boyd (1931), Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford (1505), Oliver Reed (1938), and Ronald George Wreyford Norrish (1897).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Karl Jenkins ranks 56. Before him are Billy Idol (1955), Ken Hensley (1945), John Mayall (1933), Keith Moon (1946), John McLaughlin (1942), and Steve Harris (1956). After him are Slash (1965), Ian Curtis (1956), Cozy Powell (1947), Roger Daltrey (1944), Alan Parsons (1948), and PJ Harvey (1969).

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