MUSICIAN

Phil Lynott

1949 - 1986

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Philip Parris Lynott (, LIE-not; 20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the co-founder, lead vocalist, bassist, and primary songwriter for the hard rock band Thin Lizzy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phil Lynott has received more than 6,533,022 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Phil Lynott is the 502nd most popular musician (up from 582nd in 2019), the 1,580th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,815th in 2019) and the 97th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Phil Lynott ranks 502 out of 3,175. Before him are Loreena McKennitt, Billy Ray Cyrus, Alan Wilder, Robert de Visée, Jacob Gade, and Tommy Ramone. After him are Steve Hackett, Géza Anda, Jacques Loussier, Michel Petrucciani, Rita Lee, and Chad Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Phil Lynott ranks 163. Before him are Aurelio De Laurentiis, Pam Grier, Dusty Hill, Mineko Iwasaki, Horst Seehofer, and Tommy Ramone. After him are Anne Schedeen, Matthew Festing, Ric Flair, Paul Guilfoyle, Deep Roy, and John Savage. Among people deceased in 1986, Phil Lynott ranks 89. Before him are Christopher Isherwood, Yaroslav Stetsko, Gia Carangi, Henri Toivonen, Gabdulkhay Akhatov, and Mart Stam. After him are Jacques Henri Lartigue, Arthur Grumiaux, Nicholas Kaldor, Princess Yolanda of Savoy, Elisabeth Bergner, and Pierre Fournier.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Phil Lynott ranks 1,580 out of 8,785. Before him are Alan Wilder (1959), Dunstan (909), Stephen Rea (1946), Rafael Merry del Val (1865), Richard of Saint Victor (1110), and Ben Cross (1947). After him are William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146), Steve Hackett (1950), Thomas Hill Green (1836), Henry Allingham (1896), Elizabeth Blount (1500), and Gytha of Wessex (1053).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Phil Lynott ranks 97. Before him are Jeff Lynne (1947), Bill Ward (1948), Trevor Horn (1949), Greg Lake (1947), Dick Taylor (1943), and Alan Wilder (1959). After him are Steve Hackett (1950), Bernie Taupin (1950), Chris Martin (1977), K. K. Downing (1951), David A. Stewart (1952), and Paul Rodgers (1949).

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