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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 since 1982. 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 1,755,075 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Nicko McBrain is the 332nd most popular musician (down from 301st in 2019), the 1,187th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,076th in 2019) and the 65th most popular British Musician.

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  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Nicko McBrain ranks 332 out of 2,662. Before him are André Previn, John Densmore, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Ray Conniff, Carl Michael Bellman, and Ram Narayan. After him are Dave Murray, Robby Krieger, Gustavo Santaolalla, Joe Strummer, Buddy Rich, and Don Airey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Nicko McBrain ranks 77. Before him are Guillermo Vilas, Umberto Tozzi, Teófilo Stevenson, Bülent Ersoy, Raymond Domenech, and George Strait. After him are Joe Strummer, Álvaro Uribe, Mandy Patinkin, Lee Soo-man, Udo Dirkschneider, and Christine Baranski.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nicko McBrain ranks 1,187 out of 7,765. Before him are Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (1287), Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884), Charles Bell (1774), Joan of Kent (1328), Greer Garson (1904), and Thomas Hodgkin (1798). After him are William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800), Dave Murray (1956), James Jeans (1877), Hudson Taylor (1832), Fraser Stoddart (1942), and Don Airey (1948).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Nicko McBrain ranks 65. Before him are Cozy Powell (1947), Roger Daltrey (1944), Alan Parsons (1948), PJ Harvey (1969), Rick Astley (1966), and Ian Anderson (1947). After him are Dave Murray (1956), Don Airey (1948), Jack Bruce (1943), Cliff Williams (1949), Ginger Baker (1939), and John Entwistle (1944).

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