MUSICIAN

Leslie Bricusse

1931 - 2021

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Leslie Bricusse OBE (; 29 January 1931 – 19 October 2021) was a British composer, lyricist, and playwright who worked on theatre musicals and wrote theme music for films. He was best known for writing the music and lyrics for the films Doctor Dolittle; Goodbye, Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leslie Bricusse has received more than 845,684 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Leslie Bricusse is the 1,851st most popular musician (down from 1,287th in 2019), the 4,715th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,382nd in 2019) and the 302nd most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 850k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Leslie Bricusse ranks 1,851 out of 3,175. Before him are Matt Bellamy, Topper Headon, Josh Klinghoffer, Garrick Ohlsson, Dave Mason, and Kim Kashkashian. After him are Stefan Schwarzmann, Mick Abrahams, Derek Bailey, Doug Yule, Danny Carey, and Augustus Pablo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Leslie Bricusse ranks 505. Before him are Árpád Bárány, Enrique Hormazábal, Ursula Donath, Ernest Schultz, Paul Halla, and Walter Abish. After him are Frank Gardner, Paul Motian, Gloria Talbott, Anatoly Lein, Otis Blackwell, and Walt Davis. Among people deceased in 2021, Leslie Bricusse ranks 528. Before him are Nenad Stekić, Barry Harris, Lisa Banes, Bonfoh Abass, Wahiduddin Khan, and Roy A. Tucker. After him are Carl von Essen, Gabriel Núñez, Bipin Rawat, Millie Hughes-Fulford, Shawn Rhoden, and Vladimir Kiselyov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Leslie Bricusse ranks 4,715 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (1733), Dave Mason (1946), Ed Stafford (1975), Edgeworth David (1858), Adam Lallana (1988), and Paul Gallagher (1954). After him are Joseph Cook (1860), William Burges (1827), Simon Fuller (1960), John Hunter (1737), William Russell (1924), and William Christie (1845).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Leslie Bricusse ranks 302. Before him are Guy Chambers (1963), Hugh Hopper (1945), Doug Sampson (1957), Matt Bellamy (1978), Topper Headon (1955), and Dave Mason (1946). After him are Mick Abrahams (1943), Derek Bailey (1930), Pete Quaife (1943), Jim Lea (1949), Glyn Johns (1942), and Lionel Tertis (1876).

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