MUSICIAN

Nick Drake

1948 - 1974

Nick Drake

Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English musician. An accomplished acoustic guitarist, Drake signed to Island Records at the age of twenty while still a student at the University of Cambridge. His debut album, Five Leaves Left, was released in 1969, and was followed by two more albums, Bryter Layter (1971) and Pink Moon (1972). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nick Drake has received more than 8,150,134 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Nick Drake is the 561st most popular musician (up from 622nd in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) (down from 19th in 2019) and the most popular Burmese Musician.

Memorability Metrics

8.2M
Page Views (PV)
55.15
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
2.35
Effective Languages (L*)
5.33
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Nick Drake ranks 561 out of 3,175. Before him are Billy Cobham, İdil Biret, Mitch Mitchell, Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean, Duane Allman, and Cannonball Adderley. After him are Randy Rhoads, Coleman Hawkins, Tito Puente, Gaspara Stampa, Marty Friedman, and Dido.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

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Billy Cobham
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 555
İdil Biret
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 556
Mitch Mitchell
1947 - 2008
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 557
Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 558
Duane Allman
1946 - 1971
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 559
Cannonball Adderley
1928 - 1975
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 560
Nick Drake
1948 - 1974
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 561
Randy Rhoads
1956 - 1982
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 562
Coleman Hawkins
1904 - 1969
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 563
Tito Puente
1923 - 2000
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 564
Gaspara Stampa
1523 - 1554
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 565
Marty Friedman
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 566
Dido
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 567

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Nick Drake ranks 186. Before him are Philippe Garrel, Jimmy Lai, James P. Allison, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Remo Girone, and Gunnar Nilsson. After him are Drago Jančar, Pascal Quignard, Oliver Hart, Muse Bihi Abdi, Kathy Reichs, and Volker Finke. Among people deceased in 1974, Nick Drake ranks 82. Before him are Princess Patricia of Connaught, Yevgeny Vuchetich, Konstantin Melnikov, Jean Daniélou, Kurt Atterberg, and Candy Darling. After him are Bernard Voorhoof, Roberto Assagioli, Maximilian de Angelis, Helmuth Koinigg, Anfilogino Guarisi, and Vladimir Fock.

Others Born in 1948

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Philippe Garrel
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 180
Jimmy Lai
BUSINESSPERSON
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 181
James P. Allison
BIOLOGIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 182
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 183
Remo Girone
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 184
Gunnar Nilsson
RACING DRIVER
1948 - 1978
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 185
Nick Drake
MUSICIAN
1948 - 1974
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 186
Drago Jančar
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 187
Pascal Quignard
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 188
Oliver Hart
ECONOMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 189
Muse Bihi Abdi
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 190
Kathy Reichs
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 191
Volker Finke
COACH
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 192

Others Deceased in 1974

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Princess Patricia of Connaught
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1974
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 76
Yevgeny Vuchetich
SCULPTOR
1908 - 1974
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 77
Konstantin Melnikov
ARCHITECT
1890 - 1974
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 78
Jean Daniélou
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1974
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 79
Kurt Atterberg
COMPOSER
1887 - 1974
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 80
Candy Darling
ACTOR
1944 - 1974
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 81
Nick Drake
MUSICIAN
1948 - 1974
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 82
Bernard Voorhoof
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1974
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 83
Roberto Assagioli
PSYCHOLOGIST
1888 - 1974
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 84
Maximilian de Angelis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1974
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 85
Helmuth Koinigg
RACING DRIVER
1948 - 1974
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 86
Anfilogino Guarisi
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1974
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 87
Vladimir Fock
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1974
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 88