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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 2,203,893 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Rick Parfitt is the 654th most popular singer (down from 477th in 2019), the 2,058th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,720th in 2019) and the 76th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Rick Parfitt ranks 654 out of 4,381. Before her are Marianna Martines, Big Mama Thornton, Roberto Alagna, Rocío Jurado, Del Shannon, and Wadih El Safi. After her are Sinan Sakić, Al Green, Ljuba Welitsch, Maria Farantouri, Sam Hui, and Brigitte Fontaine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Rick Parfitt ranks 224. Before her are Manuel Bento, Manuel Clemente, Peter James, Muhammad Zaidan, Tony Judt, and Art Spiegelman. After her are Meir Shalev, Kitten Natividad, Bernhard Lehmann, Robert Holdstock, Steve Winwood, and Sam Hui. Among people deceased in 2016, Rick Parfitt ranks 171. Before her are Mark Taimanov, Franciszek Macharski, Pierre Barouh, Qahhor Mahkamov, Silvio Gazzaniga, and Scotty Moore. After her are Zubaida Tharwat, Ramón Castro Ruz, Frank Finlay, Gregorio Conrado Álvarez, Hassan Al-Turabi, and Peter Hans Kolvenbach.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rick Parfitt ranks 2,058 out of 8,785. Before her are George Albert Smith (1864), William Foulke (1874), John Profumo (1915), William Paley (1743), Prince Arthur of Connaught (1883), and Tim Hunt (1943). After her are Thomas Gray (1716), Samuel Frederick Gray (1766), Arthur Sullivan (1842), Ronald Speirs (1920), Thomas Kyd (1558), and Samuel Smiles (1812).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Rick Parfitt ranks 76. Before her are Adele (1988), Graham Bonnet (1947), Francis Rossi (1949), Ed Sheeran (1991), Andy Gibb (1958), and Graham Nash (1942). After her are Alan Lancaster (1949), Andrew Ridgeley (1963), Ian Dury (1942), Paul Young (1956), Limahl (1958), and Nick Kamen (1962).

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