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Liam O'Flynn

1945 - 2018

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Liam O'Flynn, Óg Flynn (Irish: Liam Ó Floinn, 15 September 1945 – 14 March 2018) was an Irish uilleann piper and Irish traditional musician. In addition to a solo career and as a member of Planxty, O'Flynn recorded with: Christy Moore, Dónal Lunny, Andy Irvine, Kate Bush, Mark Knopfler, The Everly Brothers, Emmylou Harris, Mike Oldfield, Mary Black, Enya and Sinéad O'Connor. O'Flynn was acknowledged as Ireland's foremost exponent of the uilleann pipes and brought the music of the instrument to a worldwide audience. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Liam O'Flynn has received more than 219,156 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Liam O'Flynn is the 2,659th most popular musician (down from 2,487th in 2019), the 423rd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 399th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Irish Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Liam O'Flynn ranks 2,659 out of 3,175. Before him are Bill Steer, Phoebe Snow, Pakito, Bradley Joseph, Mark Linkous, and KT Tunstall. After him are Mitch Harris, Terence Blanchard, Rachael Yamagata, Dhani Harrison, Michael Kiwanuka, and Warren Ellis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Liam O'Flynn ranks 681. Before him are Damien Magee, Sheela, Mick Jones, John Garamendi, Brian McGuire, and Stella Obasanjo. After him are Jim Doyle, Fife Symington, Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, Robert Olen Butler, Sheila Sherwood, and Peter Storey. Among people deceased in 2018, Liam O'Flynn ranks 590. Before him are Boris Kokorev, Samuel Bodman, Wendy Beckett, Chelsi Smith, Charles Krauthammer, and Paul Meister. After him are Tetsuro Miura, Paul Laxalt, Jerry Maren, Stan Anderson, Pamela Gidley, and Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Liam O'Flynn ranks 423 out of 549. Before him are Angela Farrell (1952), Stephen Hunt (1981), David Kennedy (1953), Thomas Francis Meagher (1823), Niall Horan (1993), and Noel Hogan (1971). After him are William Allingham (1824), Jonathan Sexton (1985), Niall Quinn (1966), Brian McFadden (1980), Sarah Bolger (1991), and Craig Breen (1990).

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Among MUSICIANS In Ireland

Among musicians born in Ireland, Liam O'Flynn ranks 18. Before him are Louis Walsh (1952), Sharon Corr (1970), Jim Corr (1964), Mark Kelly (1961), Caroline Corr (1973), and Noel Hogan (1971). After him are Imelda May (1974), and Molly Sterling (1998).

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