MUSICIAN

Phil Taylor

1954 - 2015

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Philip John Taylor (21 September 1954 – 12 November 2015), better known as "Philthy Animal", was an English drummer. He was a member of the rock band Motörhead from 1975 to 1984 and 1987 to 1992, recording eleven studio albums and four live albums with the band. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phil Taylor has received more than 97,703 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Phil Taylor is the 823rd most popular musician (down from 658th in 2019), the 2,350th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,981st in 2019) and the 144th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 98k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Phil Taylor ranks 823 out of 3,175. Before him are Marcos Valle, Chuck Schuldiner, Adam Levine, Dee Dee Warwick, Duško Gojković, and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen. After him are Floyd Council, John Petrucci, Snowy White, Éric Serra, Milt Jackson, and Adrien-François Servais.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Phil Taylor ranks 182. Before him are Margaux Hemingway, Yuji Kishioku, Atif Dudaković, Kader Abdolah, Gerd Faltings, and Pierre Dartout. After him are Derek Warwick, Trevor Francis, Cindy Breakspeare, Ricardo Bochini, Tony Todd, and Tallis Obed Moses. Among people deceased in 2015, Phil Taylor ranks 169. Before him are Gene Amdahl, Czesław Kiszczak, Dragan Holcer, Chris Squire, Sergio Sollima, and Richard Anthony. After him are Nora Brockstedt, Carlo Furno, Mike Porcaro, Bernard Maris, Fred Anton Maier, and Tignous.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Phil Taylor ranks 2,350 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Swinburne (1934), Eugene Aynsley Goossens (1893), Arnold Bennett (1867), Cuthred of Wessex (750), Paul Johnson (1928), and Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1517). After him are Frances Burney (1752), Snowy White (1948), Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (1772), Katherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham (1458), Alex Higgins (1949), and John Owen (1616).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Phil Taylor ranks 144. Before him are Allan Holdsworth (1946), Noel Redding (1945), Al Stewart (1945), Julian Bream (1933), Chris Squire (1948), and Gerry Rafferty (1947). After him are Snowy White (1948), Adam Clayton (1960), Mel Collins (1947), Pete Burns (1959), Philip Catherine (1942), and Eddie Clarke (1950).

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