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Rick Wakeman

1949 - Today

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Richard Christopher Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an English keyboardist and composer best known as a member of the progressive rock band Yes across five tenures between 1971 and 2004, and for his prolific solo career. AllMusic describes Wakeman as a "classically trained keyboardist extraordinaire who plied his trade with Yes and developed his own brand of live spectacular in a solo act." Born and raised in West London, Wakeman quit his studies at the Royal College of Music in 1969 to become a full-time session musician. His early sessions included "Space Oddity", among other tracks, for David Bowie, and songs by Elton John, Marc Bolan, Cat Stevens, and Lou Reed. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rick Wakeman has received more than 4,086,142 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Rick Wakeman is the 611th most popular musician (up from 659th in 2019), the 1,845th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,985th in 2019) and the 112th most popular British Musician.

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  • 4.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rick Wakeman ranks 611 out of 3,175. Before him are Ingrid Haebler, Edgar Froese, Ivo Pogorelić, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lindsey Buckingham, and Tony Sheridan. After him are Myung-whun Chung, Eliso Virsaladze, Tom Araya, Artie Shaw, Jelly Roll Morton, and Lee "Scratch" Perry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Rick Wakeman ranks 189. Before him are George Friedman, Franco Causio, John Wetton, Lindsey Buckingham, Dado Topić, and Keith Carradine. After him are Andranik Margaryan, Pierre Buyoya, Nawaz Sharif, Alain Finkielkraut, Josip Bozanić, and Brent Spiner.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rick Wakeman ranks 1,845 out of 8,785. Before him are Tony Sheridan (1940), Jasper Tudor (1431), Ernest Jones (1879), John Ball (1338), James Braid (1795), and Christine Keeler (1942). After him are William Boyce (1711), George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon (1827), Louis Harold Gray (1905), Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton (1831), Michael Apted (1941), and Barbara West (1911).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Rick Wakeman ranks 112. Before him are Thom Yorke (1968), Mark Hollis (1955), Robert Palmer (1949), Tim Rice (1944), Nick Simper (1945), and Tony Sheridan (1940). After him are Steve Howe (1947), Clive Burr (1957), Damon Albarn (1968), Mike Rutherford (1950), Ian Hill (1952), and David Knopfler (1952).

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