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Richard Ashcroft

1971 - Today

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Richard Paul Ashcroft (born 11 September 1971) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band The Verve from their formation in 1990 until their second split in 1999. Songs he wrote for the band include "Bitter Sweet Symphony", "Lucky Man", and the UK number one "The Drugs Don't Work". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Ashcroft has received more than 2,975,096 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Richard Ashcroft is the 1,683rd most popular musician (down from 1,602nd in 2019), the 4,283rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,031st in 2019) and the 280th most popular British Musician.

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  • 3.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Richard Ashcroft ranks 1,683 out of 2,662. Before him are Mike Ratledge, Biréli Lagrène, John Edwards, Steve Clark, Fabio Biondi, and Sophie Muller. After him are David Amram, Harry Winter, Rico Rodriguez, Arto Lindsay, Erykah Badu, and John Martyn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Richard Ashcroft ranks 231. Before him are Michael Burry, Julianne Nicholson, Dipendra of Nepal, Claudia Gerini, Lasse Kjus, and Darby Stanchfield. After him are Erykah Badu, Andre Matos, Fredi Bobic, Fann Wong, Brad Falchuk, and Younes El Aynaoui.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Ashcroft ranks 4,283 out of 7,765. Before him are Owain Yeoman (1978), Grantley Goulding (1874), Tony Adams (1966), Toby Kebbell (1982), James Whitbread Lee Glaisher (1848), and Sophia Jex-Blake (1840). After him are Henry Macintosh (1892), Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875), Tony Jay (1933), Donald Nicol (1923), John Martyn (1948), and Matthew Carter (1937).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Richard Ashcroft ranks 280. Before him are Derek Bailey (1930), Topper Headon (1955), Mike Ratledge (1943), John Edwards (1953), Steve Clark (1960), and Sophie Muller (1962). After him are John Martyn (1948), Ian McLagan (1945), Brian Robertson (1956), Zak Starkey (1965), Gerry Marsden (1942), and Howard Donald (1968).

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