1963 - Today
Richard John Cyril Allen (born 1 November 1963) is an English drummer who has played for 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 28,310 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Rick Allen is the 1,467th most popular musician (down from 1,307th in 2019), the 3,833rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,406th in 2019) and the 236th most popular British Musician.
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Among musicians, Rick Allen ranks 1,467 out of 2,662. Before him are Nigo, Trevor Bolder, Elliott Smith, Hubert Sumlin, Ron Geesin, and Elizabeth Cotten. After him are Cassandra Wilson, Chrisye, Robert Cray, Jan Axel Blomberg, J. B. Lenoir, and Memphis Minnie.
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 1,461
1950 - 2013
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 1,462
1969 - 2003
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 1,463
1931 - 2011
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 1,464
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 1,465
1893 - 1987
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 1,466
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 1,467
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 1,468
1949 - 2007
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 1,469
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 1,470
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 1,471
1929 - 1967
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 1,472
1897 - 1973
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 1,473
Among people born in 1963, Rick Allen ranks 281. Before him are Daniel Bravo, Johnny Marr, Manuela Di Centa, Jørn Andersen, Yasuharu Takanashi, and Brenda Bakke. After him are Gabriele Reinsch, Grzegorz Schetyna, Heinz Weixelbraun, Nina Ananiashvili, Jörg Michael, and Jeff Mills.
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 275
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 276
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 277
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 278
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 279
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 280
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 281
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 282
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 283
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 284
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 285
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 286
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 287
Among people born in United Kingdom, Rick Allen ranks 3,833 out of 7,765. Before him are Simon West (1961), Ron Geesin (1943), Gavin Rossdale (1965), Jane Lapotaire (1944), Frederick Keeping (1867), and Harold Mahony (1867). After him are Sarah Douglas (1952), Andy Bell (1964), Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet (1783), Fred Karno (1866), David Richards (1952), and John Pritchard (1921).
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 3,827
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 3,828
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 3,829
1944 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 3,830
1867 - 1950
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 3,831
1867 - 1905
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 3,832
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 3,833
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 3,834
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 3,835
1783 - 1862
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 3,836
1866 - 1941
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 3,837
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 3,838
1921 - 1989
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 3,839
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Rick Allen ranks 236. Before him are John Foxx (1948), Robin Trower (1945), Simon Wright (1963), Johnny Marr (1963), Trevor Bolder (1950), and Ron Geesin (1943). After him are Jim Capaldi (1944), Peter Hook (1956), Alan Clark (1952), Alex Turner (1986), Boz Burrell (1946), and Steve Hogarth (1956).
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 230
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 231
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 232
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 233
1950 - 2013
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 234
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 235
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 236
1944 - 2005
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 237
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 238
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 239
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 240
1946 - 2006
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 241
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 242