MUSICIAN

Rick Allen

1963 - Today

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Richard John Cyril Allen (born 1 November 1963) is an English musician who has been the drummer of the hard rock band Def Leppard since 1978. He overcame the amputation of his left arm in January 1985 and continued to play with the band, which went on to its most commercially successful phase. He is known as "The Thunder God" by fans. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rick Allen has received more than 30,032 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Rick Allen is the 1,541st most popular musician (down from 1,462nd in 2019), the 4,017th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,825th in 2019) and the 247th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 30k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rick Allen ranks 1,541 out of 3,175. Before him are Elliott Smith, David Cross, Marc-André Hamelin, Zoot Sims, John Levén, and Joe Hahn. After him are Warren Zevon, Noel Rosa, John Legend, Anders Johansson, Ronnie Lane, and Jason Orange.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Rick Allen ranks 313. Before him are Walter Casagrande, Sam Lloyd, Neerja Bhanot, Ha-Joon Chang, John Levén, and Cuca. After him are Tanju Çolak, Michael Beach, David LaChapelle, Lolita Milyavskaya, Maurício Gugelmin, and Jia Xiuquan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rick Allen ranks 4,017 out of 8,785. Before him are Roy Bentley (1924), Ivor Allchurch (1929), Robert Whitehead (1823), David Beaton (1494), Aaron Ramsey (1990), and Michael Ruse (1940). After him are Alfred Maudslay (1850), Charles Wilkins (1749), Grantley Goulding (1874), Steve McClaren (1961), Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood (1880), and Michael Heseltine (1933).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Rick Allen ranks 247. Before him are Liam Howlett (1971), Michael Giles (1942), Maxim (1967), John Powell (1963), Robin Trower (1945), and David Cross (1949). After him are Ronnie Lane (1946), Jason Orange (1970), Dennis Brain (1921), John Sykes (1959), Richard Rodney Bennett (1936), and John Martyn (1948).

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