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Richey Edwards

1967 - 2008

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Richard James Edwards (22 December 1967 – disappeared 1 February 1995), 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, politicised 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 2,934,332 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Richey Edwards is the 1,829th most popular musician (down from 1,759th in 2019), the 4,595th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,352nd in 2019) and the 314th most popular British Musician.

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  • 42.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Richey Edwards ranks 1,829 out of 2,662. Before him are Karin Dreijer, Kevin Moore, Sharon Corr, Herman Li, Juan Atkins, and Kristen Pfaff. After him are Igor Presnyakov, Tom Harrell, Patrick Leonard, Armando Peraza, Mick Karn, and Percy Heath.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Richey Edwards ranks 309. Before him are Cristi Puiu, Jhumpa Lahiri, Kevin Moore, Jordan Chan, Jonas Thern, and Kristen Pfaff. After him are Pablo Laso, Francois Pienaar, Masami Ihara, Steffi Lemke, Pavel Badea, and Uche Okechukwu. Among people deceased in 2008, Richey Edwards ranks 293. Before him are Gordon B. Hinckley, Lilyan Chauvin, Viktor Kuzkin, Jimmy Carl Black, Sigitas Geda, and Nirmala Deshpande. After him are Edie Adams, Douglas Bennett, Joy Page, Albin Planinc, Algis Budrys, and Jeff Healey.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richey Edwards ranks 4,595 out of 7,765. Before him are Dele Alli (1996), Terry George (1952), Lando Norris (1999), Tom Bridger (1934), Susan Cooper (1935), and Ramsey Campbell (1946). After him are Peter Geach (1916), Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1421), Serena Scott Thomas (1961), Robert H. McNaught (1956), E. W. Hornung (1866), and Olivia Manning (1908).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Richey Edwards ranks 314. Before him are Leeroy Thornhill (1968), Chris Wolstenholme (1978), The Proclaimers (1962), Dave Hill (1946), Neil Innes (1944), and Lily Allen (1985). After him are Jeremy Spencer (1948), Steve Rothery (1959), Rod Temperton (1949), Richard Barbieri (1957), Rupert Holmes (1947), and Clive Bunker (1946).

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