MUSICIAN

Richey Edwards

1967 - 2008

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Richard James Edwards (22 December 1967 – disappeared 1 February 1995, declared dead 24 November 2008), also known as Richey James or Richey Manic, was a Welsh musician who was the lyricist and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. He was known for his dark, politicized and intellectual songwriting which, combined with an enigmatic and eloquent character, has assured him cult status. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richey Edwards has received more than 3,232,804 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Richey Edwards is the 1,664th most popular musician (up from 1,823rd in 2019), the 4,259th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,586th in 2019) and the 265th most popular British Musician.

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  • 3.2M

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  • 53.09

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  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Richey Edwards ranks 1,664 out of 3,175Before him are J. B. Lenoir, Paul Kalkbrenner, Mia Zapata, Brian Littrell, Darude, and Pepper Adams. After him are Glenn Cornick, Shantel, Alex Turner, Peter Hook, Christopher Franke, and Jake E. Lee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Richey Edwards ranks 246Before him are Sergei Grinkov, Skin, Quentin Meillassoux, Ted Chiang, Masami Ihara, and Riddick Bowe. After him are Frances O'Connor, Ekin Cheng, Sam Harris, José Luis Caminero, Edu Manga, and Inha Babakova. Among people deceased in 2008, Richey Edwards ranks 285Before him are Jimmy Giuffre, Gennadi Volnov, Rudolf Illovszky, Brad Renfro, Peter Poreku Dery, and Jesse Helms. After him are Rubén Héctor Sosa, Frank Piasecki, Ai Iijima, Marilyn Ferguson, Don McKenzie, and Finn Haunstoft.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richey Edwards ranks 4,259 out of 8,785Before him are Sadie Frost (1965), Paula Yates (1959), George Abbot (1562), Michelle Dockery (1981), Kirkpatrick Macmillan (1835), and Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1393). After him are Tony Adams (1966), Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece (1968), Charles W. Alcock (1842), Kenneth Clark (1903), Susanna Clarke (1959), and Glenn Cornick (1947).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Richey Edwards ranks 265Before him are Gavin Harrison (1963), Andy White (1930), Ray Thomas (1941), Richard Palmer-James (1947), Maxi Jazz (1957), and Mick Avory (1944). After him are Glenn Cornick (1947), Alex Turner (1986), Peter Hook (1956), Steve Clark (1960), William Primrose (1904), and Robert Del Naja (1966).