MUSICIAN

Mike Rutherford

1950 - Today

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Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford (born 2 October 1950) is an English guitarist, bassist and songwriter, best known as co-founder, guitarist and bassist of the rock band Genesis. He and keyboardist Tony Banks are the group's two continuous members. Initially serving as Genesis's bass guitarist and backing vocalist, Rutherford also performed most of the band's rhythm guitar parts—frequently on twelve-string guitar—in collaboration with successive Genesis lead guitarists Anthony Phillips and Steve Hackett. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mike Rutherford has received more than 2,026,103 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Mike Rutherford is the 634th most popular musician (up from 681st in 2019), the 1,898th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,048th in 2019) and the 116th most popular British Musician.

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  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mike Rutherford ranks 634 out of 3,175. Before him are Klaus Voormann, Clifford Brown, Jadranka Stojaković, Maxim Shostakovich, Damon Albarn, and Carl Flesch. After him are Ron Carter, Joan Jett, Walter Gieseking, Victor Young, Vladimir Sofronitsky, and Ian Hill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Mike Rutherford ranks 151. Before him are Paul Watson, Angry Grandpa, Rambhadracharya, Princess Elena of Romania, Jadranka Stojaković, and Rebbie Jackson. After him are Chuck Schumer, Bruce Boxleitner, Anton Ondruš, Thorbjørn Jagland, Mary Hopkin, and Joyce Banda.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mike Rutherford ranks 1,898 out of 8,785. Before him are Ouida (1839), John Aubrey (1626), Ælle of Sussex (500), Nell Gwyn (1650), Damon Albarn (1968), and Billy Wright (1924). After him are Catherine Ashton (1956), Harry Redknapp (1947), John Hume (1937), Rædwald of East Anglia (550), Mike Leigh (1943), and Ian Hill (1952).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Mike Rutherford ranks 116. Before him are Nick Simper (1945), Tony Sheridan (1940), Rick Wakeman (1949), Steve Howe (1947), Clive Burr (1957), and Damon Albarn (1968). After him are Ian Hill (1952), David Knopfler (1952), Tony Banks (1950), Roger Hodgson (1950), Eric Woolfson (1945), and Chas Chandler (1938).

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