MUSICIAN

Richard Barbieri

1957 - Today

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Richard Barbieri (born 30 November 1957) is an English musician, composer and sound designer. Originally a member of new wave band Japan (and their brief 1989–1991 reincarnation as Rain Tree Crow), more recently he is known as the keyboard player in the progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, which he joined in 1993. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Barbieri has received more than 470,479 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Barbieri is the 1,998th most popular musician (down from 1,857th in 2019), the 5,047th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,639th in 2019) and the 336th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 470k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Richard Barbieri ranks 1,998 out of 3,175Before him are Richard Fortus, Clive Bunker, Jonny Buckland, Mark King, Renée Fleming, and Woody Shaw. After him are Sven Erik Kristiansen, Amjad Ali Khan, Magic Slim, Jeff Ament, Richard Tandy, and Danny Kirwan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Richard Barbieri ranks 461Before him are Katie Couric, Murat Zyazikov, Rui Rio, Martin Luther King III, Jo Jorgensen, and Richard Florida. After him are Ulrike Lunacek, Bernd Krauss, Christer Björkman, Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, Jacek Kaczmarski, and Luigi De Canio.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Barbieri ranks 5,047 out of 8,785Before him are Ælfheah of Canterbury (954), Ann Packer (1942), Neville Southall (1958), Bruce Robinson (1946), James Jones (1873), and Jessie J (1988). After him are Margaret Oliphant (1828), Val Guest (1911), Robert Peake the Elder (1551), Steve Jackson (1951), Clive Standen (1981), and Roma Ryan (1950).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Richard Barbieri ranks 336Before him are Eddie Jobson (1955), Richie Hawtin (1970), Guy Pratt (1962), Clive Bunker (1946), Jonny Buckland (1977), and Mark King (1958). After him are Richard Tandy (1948), Danny Kirwan (1950), John Edwards (1953), Rod Temperton (1949), Philip Selway (1967), and Jule Styne (1905).