MUSICIAN

Nigel Kennedy

1956 - Today

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Nigel Kennedy (born 28 December 1956) is an English violinist and violist. His early career was primarily spent performing classical music, and has since expanded into jazz, klezmer, and other music genres. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nigel Kennedy has received more than 935,743 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Nigel Kennedy is the 1,282nd most popular musician (up from 1,309th in 2019), the 3,364th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,449th in 2019) and the 200th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 940k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Nigel Kennedy ranks 1,282 out of 3,175. Before him are Nathan East, Horst Stein, Edoardo Bennato, Stan Kenton, Trevor Rabin, and José Cura. After him are Trevor Bolder, Joshua Bell, Bob James, Paco Peña, Rick Danko, and Patti Scialfa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Nigel Kennedy ranks 278. Before him are Lei Clijsters, Doina Melinte, Eike Batista, Gary Ross, Justin Welby, and Ilona Slupianek. After him are Volodymyr Lytvyn, Mullah Krekar, Carlo Urbani, Rodolfo Rodríguez, Ulrike Meyfarth, and Edson Tavares.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nigel Kennedy ranks 3,364 out of 8,785. Before him are Simon McBurney (1957), Michael Tippett (1905), James Donald (1917), Thomas Wedgwood (1771), Gary Lewis (1957), and Taylor Caldwell (1900). After him are Alan Cumming (1965), Eva Le Gallienne (1899), Trevor Bolder (1950), Stephen Baxter (1957), Simone Perrotta (1977), and Peter Ackroyd (1949).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Nigel Kennedy ranks 200. Before him are Chris Barber (1930), Roger Norrington (1934), George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood (1923), Noddy Holder (1946), Graham Gouldman (1946), and Lita Ford (1958). After him are Trevor Bolder (1950), Peter Grant (1935), Lee Kerslake (1947), Andy Bown (1946), Bert Jansch (1943), and Joe Jackson (1954).

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