MUSICIAN

Phil Collen

1957 - Today

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Philip Kenneth Collen (born 8 December 1957) is an English musician who is best known as the co-lead guitarist for the rock band Def Leppard. Collen joined the band in 1982 during the recording of the Pyromania album. Before joining Def Leppard, Collen had performed with a number of bands in the burgeoning British glam metal scene. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phil Collen has received more than 2,223,617 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Phil Collen is the 1,808th most popular musician (down from 1,803rd in 2019), the 4,607th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,539th in 2019) and the 291st most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Phil Collen ranks 1,808 out of 3,175. Before him are Pierre Pincemaille, Doc Watson, Joe Bonamassa, Simone Young, Stephen Morris, and Toumani Diabaté. After him are Jimmy Garrison, Dan Ar Braz, Gotye, Larry Adler, Ludwig Göransson, and Chris Broderick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Phil Collen ranks 403. Before him are Ana Lilian de la Macorra, Faye Grant, Michael Caton-Jones, Alex Jennings, Lindsay Hoyle, and Stephen Morris. After him are Bill Laimbeer, Mitsuko Horie, Kathryn Hunter, Bernhard Langer, Keith Levene, and Chelsea Field.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Phil Collen ranks 4,607 out of 8,785. Before him are Dele Alli (1996), Lindsay Hoyle (1957), Stephen Morris (1957), Gilbert Walker (1868), Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (1868), and Alister McGrath (1953). After him are Spottiswoode Aitken (1868), Adela Pankhurst (1885), John of Worcester (1100), Sylvia Syms (1934), Peter Arundell (1933), and Allan Williams (1930).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Phil Collen ranks 291. Before him are Zak Starkey (1965), Brian Robertson (1956), Dave Edmunds (1944), Dave Hill (1946), Delia Derbyshire (1937), and Stephen Morris (1957). After him are Nick Rhodes (1962), Keith Levene (1957), Micky Moody (1950), Pete Doherty (1979), Guy Chambers (1963), and Hugh Hopper (1945).

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