MUSICIAN

Nicko McBrain

1952 - Today

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Michael Henry "Nicko" McBrain (born 5 June 1952) is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Having played in small pub bands since 1966 from the age of 14, after leaving school McBrain did session work before joining a variety of artists, such as Streetwalkers in 1975, Pat Travers, and the French political band, Trust. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicko McBrain has received more than 1,896,436 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Nicko McBrain is the 306th most popular musician (up from 332nd in 2019), the 1,067th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,183rd in 2019) and the 65th most popular British Musician.

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  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Nicko McBrain ranks 306 out of 3,175. Before him are Salif Keita, Barış Manço, Carl Michael Bellman, Joe Strummer, Fela Kuti, and Cozy Powell. After him are John Densmore, Phil Rudd, Joe Satriani, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Richard Z. Kruspe, and Jacques Dutronc.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Nicko McBrain ranks 82. Before him are Diana Gabaldon, Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, Udo Dirkschneider, Christine Baranski, Robin Hobb, and Joe Strummer. After him are Ryū Murakami, Bülent Ersoy, Stephen Lang, Mary McDonnell, Lee Soo-man, and Haider al-Abadi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nicko McBrain ranks 1,067 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Willis (1621), Frank Oz (1944), William Smith (1769), Isabella Bird (1831), David Hamilton (1933), and Cozy Powell (1947). After him are Dave Gahan (1962), Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872), W. O. Bentley (1888), Bob Hope (1903), Ian Wilmut (1944), and Mungo Park (1771).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Nicko McBrain ranks 65. Before him are Keith Moon (1946), Slash (1965), Roger Daltrey (1944), Ian Curtis (1956), John Mayall (1933), and Cozy Powell (1947). After him are Don Airey (1948), Stevie Young (1956), John McLaughlin (1942), George Young (1946), Dave Murray (1956), and John Entwistle (1944).

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