MUSICIAN

Lemmy

1945 - 2015

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Ian Fraser Kilmister (24 December 1945 – 28 December 2015), better known as Lemmy Kilmister or simply Lemmy, was a British musician. He was the founder, lead singer, bassist and primary songwriter of the rock band Motörhead, of which he was the only continuous member, and a member of Hawkwind from 1971 to 1975. A foundational force in the genre following the advent of the new wave of British heavy metal, Lemmy was known for his appearance, which included his signature friendly mutton chops, his military-influenced fashion sense and his gravelly rasp of a voice. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lemmy has received more than 12,850,174 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia. Lemmy is the 100th most popular musician (down from 46th in 2019), the 390th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 235th in 2019) and the 28th most popular British Musician.

Lemmy is most famous for being the lead singer of the rock band Motorhead.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 60

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Lemmy ranks 100 out of 3,175. Before him are Alice Cooper, Dschinghis Khan, Chet Baker, Frank Farian, Angus Young, and Quincy Jones. After him are John Coltrane, Paul Mauriat, Gheorghe Zamfir, Ludovico Einaudi, Ice-T, and João Gilberto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Lemmy ranks 35. Before him are Rod Stewart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Ian Gillan, Adly Mansour, Anselm Kiefer, and Mia Farrow. After him are Slobodan Praljak, Jean Nouvel, Mahmoud al-Zahar, Goldie Hawn, Jacky Ickx, and Neil Young. Among people deceased in 2015, Lemmy ranks 24. Before him are Laura Antonelli, Val Logsdon Fitch, Kim Young-sam, Richard von Weizsäcker, Ulrich Beck, and Leonard Nimoy. After him are Yitzhak Navon, Tariq Aziz, Otto Carius, Kenan Evren, Irwin Rose, and Charles H. Townes.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lemmy ranks 390 out of 8,785. Before him are William Crookes (1832), John Boyd Dunlop (1840), Angus Young (1955), Sweyn II of Denmark (1020), Robert Burns (1759), and Henry Hallett Dale (1875). After him are Thomas Cromwell (1485), Oswald Mosley (1896), Henry Fox Talbot (1800), George Eliot (1819), Ian Holm (1931), and Mary Read (1695).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Lemmy ranks 28. Before him are Charlie Watts (1941), Ritchie Blackmore (1945), Robert Fripp (1946), Jon Lord (1941), Richard Wright (1943), and Angus Young (1955). After him are John Bonham (1948), Sid Vicious (1957), Nick Mason (1944), John Dowland (1563), Gary Moore (1952), and Jacqueline du Pré (1945).

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