MUSICIAN

Mike Ratledge

1943 - 2025

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Michael Ronald Ratledge (6 May 1943 – 5 February 2025) was a British musician. A part of the Canterbury scene, he was a founding member of Soft Machine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mike Ratledge has received more than 247,665 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Mike Ratledge is the 1,945th most popular musician (down from 1,672nd in 2019), the 4,903rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,250th in 2019) and the 322nd most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mike Ratledge ranks 1,945 out of 3,175. Before him are Sylvia Robinson, George Lynch, John Tchicai, Lily Allen, Jimmy Heath, and Michael Amott. After him are DJ Premier, Percy Heath, Sébastien Izambard, Keiko Matsui, Steve Coleman, and Juan Atkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Mike Ratledge ranks 620. Before him are Klaus Köste, Alan Rudolph, Cosimo Pinto, Johnny Höglin, Van Dyke Parks, and Mikhail Zhelev. After him are Tony Trimmer, Kevin Dobson, Manfred Wolke, Max Jean, Dieter Schubert, and Iñaki Azkuna. Among people deceased in 2025, Mike Ratledge ranks 36. Before him are Claude Allègre, Harry Bild, Tom Robbins, Werner Leimgruber, Bernd Cullmann, and Ayla Erduran. After him are Maria Teresa Horta, Dick Button, Barbie Hsu, Greg Bell, Brian Murphy, and Thelma Hopkins.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mike Ratledge ranks 4,903 out of 8,785. Before him are Irving Rapper (1898), Clive Donner (1926), Anne Fine (1947), Bobby Smith (1933), William Beechey (1753), and Dorothy Round (1909). After him are Hannah Waddingham (1974), Aston Webb (1849), Sheila Hancock (1933), Tony Trimmer (1943), Craig Ferguson (1962), and James Wilson (1891).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Mike Ratledge ranks 322. Before him are The Proclaimers (1962), Leeroy Thornhill (1968), Chris Dreja (1945), Colin Greenwood (1969), Andy Fraser (1952), and Lily Allen (1985). After him are Zayn Malik (1993), Andy Rourke (1964), Will Champion (1978), Gem Archer (1966), David Bedford (1937), and Ralph McTell (1944).

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