MUSICIAN

Richard Wright

1943 - 2008

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Richard William Wright (28 July 1943 – 15 September 2008) was an English keyboardist and songwriter who co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He appeared on almost every Pink Floyd album and performed on all their tours. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Wright has received more than 77,018 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Richard Wright is the 87th most popular musician (up from 92nd in 2019), the 355th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 410th in 2019) and the 26th most popular British Musician.

Richard Wright is most famous for his novel Native Son, which tells the story of a young black man who is living in poverty in Chicago.

Memorability Metrics

  • 77k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Richard Wright ranks 87 out of 3,175. Before him are Steven Van Zandt, Lou Reed, Carlos Santana, Sia, Cosima Wagner, and Till Lindemann. After him are Ziryab, Sviatoslav Richter, Glenn Gould, Paul Simon, Charlie Parker, and David Oistrakh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Richard Wright ranks 40. Before him are Bernard Tapie, John Kerry, Khalifa Haftar, Denis Sassou Nguesso, Johnny Hallyday, and Malcolm McDowell. After him are Jean-Jacques Annaud, Gianni Rivera, Mario Monti, Carlos Alberto Parreira, Hanna Schygulla, and Mariss Jansons. Among people deceased in 2008, Richard Wright ranks 18. Before him are Arthur C. Clarke, Miriam Makeba, Mahmoud Darwish, Hua Guofeng, Willis Lamb, and Richard Widmark. After him are Sydney Pollack, Harold Pinter, George Habash, Jørn Utzon, Alain Robbe-Grillet, and Yma Sumac.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Wright ranks 355 out of 8,785. Before him are Angela Lansbury (1925), Christopher Marlowe (1564), Alan Bates (1934), Prince Andrew, Duke of York (1960), Thomas Paine (1737), and Emma Thompson (1959). After him are Christopher Nolan (1970), Colin Firth (1960), Benny Hill (1924), Philip Larkin (1922), Anthony Burgess (1917), and Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Richard Wright ranks 26. Before him are Brian Jones (1942), John Deacon (1951), Charlie Watts (1941), Ritchie Blackmore (1945), Robert Fripp (1946), and Jon Lord (1941). After him are Angus Young (1955), Lemmy (1945), John Bonham (1948), Sid Vicious (1957), Nick Mason (1944), and John Dowland (1563).

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