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Richard Thompson

1949 - Today

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Richard Thompson (born 3 April 1949) is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Thompson first gained prominence in the late 1960s as the lead guitarist and songwriter for the folk rock group Fairport Convention, which he had co-founded in 1967. After departing the group in 1971, Thompson released his debut solo album Henry the Human Fly in 1972. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Thompson has received more than 70,358 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Thompson is the 1,813th most popular singer (down from 1,581st in 2019), the 4,823rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,307th in 2019) and the 191st most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 70k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Richard Thompson ranks 1,813 out of 4,381. Before him are Cássia Eller, Irma Thomas, Stephen Gately, George Ezra, Caro Emerald, and Roger Pontare. After him are K.d. lang, Marco Mengoni, Lil' Kim, Vanna, Lawrence Tibbett, and Yolandi Visser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Richard Thompson ranks 588. Before him are James Rivière, Ryohei Suzuki, Terry Zwigoff, Aleksandr Rogozhkin, Zdenko Verdenik, and Roman Dmitriyev. After him are Ed King, Kęstutis Šapka, Richard Russo, Roger Allers, Aslaug Dahl, and Harry Turtledove.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Thompson ranks 4,823 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge (1785), Lando Norris (1999), George Ezra (1993), John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence (1811), George Holyoake (1817), and Francis Chichester (1901). After him are Naomi Scott (1993), John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun (1860), Laura Haddock (1985), Daniel Harding (1975), Stanley Sadie (1930), and Graham Poll (1963).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Richard Thompson ranks 191. Before him are Alex Kapranos (1972), Simon Fuller (1960), Tommy Steele (1936), MF Doom (1971), Dana Rosemary Scallon (1951), and George Ezra (1993). After him are Ann Lee (1967), Duncan James (1978), Jessie J (1988), Marina Diamandis (1985), Jet Harris (1939), and Duffy (1984).

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