MUSICIAN

Michael Giles

1942 - Today

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Michael Rex Giles (born 1 March 1942) is an English drummer, percussionist, and vocalist, best known as one of the co-founders of King Crimson in 1968. Prior to the formation of King Crimson, he was part of the eccentric pop trio Giles, Giles and Fripp along with his brother, bassist Peter, and guitarist Robert Fripp. They were active between 1967–1968. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Giles has received more than 495,179 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Michael Giles is the 1,514th most popular musician (down from 1,302nd in 2019), the 3,959th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,435th in 2019) and the 242nd most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Michael Giles ranks 1,514 out of 3,175. Before him are Simon Gallup, John Dolmayan, Elton Dean, Liam Howlett, Jeff Mills, and Bobby Keys. After him are Rolf Harris, Tony Carey, Pyotr Mamonov, Daniel Lanois, Allen Collins, and Maxim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Michael Giles ranks 511. Before him are Asha Parekh, Kevin Conway, Joanna Pettet, Petar Kirov, Philippe Gondet, and Néstor Togneri. After him are Klaus Beer, Meave Leakey, Christine Darden, Bernard Darniche, Shere Hite, and Gennady Logofet.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Giles ranks 3,959 out of 8,785. Before him are Elton Dean (1945), Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764), Matthew Goode (1978), Liam Howlett (1971), Edward Carpenter (1844), and Henry Liddell (1811). After him are Charles Howard Hinton (1853), John André (1750), Meave Leakey (1942), Abdalqadir as-Sufi (1930), Isaac Roberts (1829), and Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer (1857).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Michael Giles ranks 242. Before him are John Taylor (1960), Jim Capaldi (1944), Albert Lee (1943), Simon Gallup (1960), Elton Dean (1945), and Liam Howlett (1971). After him are Maxim (1967), John Powell (1963), Robin Trower (1945), David Cross (1949), Rick Allen (1963), and Ronnie Lane (1946).

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