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Rick Parfitt

1948 - 2016

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Richard John Parfitt, (12 October 1948 – 24 December 2016) was an English musician, best known as a rhythm guitarist, singer and songwriter with rock band Status Quo. Parfitt began his career in the early 1960s, playing in pubs and holiday camps. He joined Status Quo in 1967 when they were looking for an additional singer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rick Parfitt has received more than 2,089,196 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Rick Parfitt is the 478th most popular singer (up from 499th in 2019), the 1,725th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,789th in 2019) and the 58th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Rick Parfitt ranks 478 out of 3,528. Before her are Lili Ivanova, Michael Bolton, John Wetton, Marek Grechuta, Shawn Mendes, and Amr Diab. After her are KRS-One, Plastic Bertrand, Pink, Czesław Niemen, Kemal Monteno, and Gundula Janowitz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Rick Parfitt ranks 159. Before her are Frans de Waal, Helmuth Koinigg, Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Natan Sharansky, Mitsuko Uchida, and Tony Gatlif. After her are Lars Lagerbäck, Jaya Bachchan, Kemal Monteno, Randy Schekman, Gregor Gysi, and Terry Goodkind. Among people deceased in 2016, Rick Parfitt ranks 144. Before her are Jorge Batlle, Mark Taimanov, Curtis Hanson, Javier Echevarría Rodríguez, Peter Vaughan, and Anker Jørgensen. After her are Victor Stănculescu, Jacques Hamel, Paul Elvstrøm, Silvana Pampanini, Piet de Jong, and Chus Lampreave.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rick Parfitt ranks 1,725 out of 7,765. Before her are Peter Vaughan (1923), Marie Stopes (1880), Robert Morrison (1782), J. Lee Thompson (1914), Dixie Dean (1907), and Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom (1768). After her are John Watson (1946), Paul Gascoigne (1967), Nell Gwyn (1650), John Hannah (1962), Henry More (1614), and Charles Hatchett (1765).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Rick Parfitt ranks 58. Before her are Maggie Reilly (1956), Andy Gibb (1958), Paul Di'Anno (1958), Francis Rossi (1949), Ed Sheeran (1991), and John Wetton (1949). After her are Keith Flint (1969), Sandie Shaw (1947), John Lydon (1956), Kathleen Ferrier (1912), Limahl (1958), and Jimmy Somerville (1961).

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