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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 3,863,420 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Rick Wakeman is the 661st most popular musician (down from 503rd in 2019), the 1,990th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,629th in 2019) and the 122nd most popular British Musician.

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  • 3.9M

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  • 52.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rick Wakeman ranks 661 out of 2,662. Before him are Joe Walsh, James Taylor, Carla Bley, Manfred Mann, Sean Combs, and Phil Taylor. After him are Fou Ts'ong, Jørgen Ingmann, Bob Seger, Karol Mikuli, Mark Lanegan, and Nikolai Zverev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Rick Wakeman ranks 188. Before him are Keto Losaberidze, Philip Michael Thomas, Bill Bruford, Rakesh Sharma, Manuel Orantes, and Lois McMaster Bujold. After him are Aurelio De Laurentiis, Alain Finkielkraut, Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, Rasim Delić, Steve Perry, and Ariel Henry.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rick Wakeman ranks 1,990 out of 7,765. Before him are Freddie Highmore (1992), Steve Winwood (1948), Phil Taylor (1954), B. C. Forbes (1880), John Stevens Henslow (1796), and Madge Syers (1881). After him are John Needham (1713), William Hartnell (1908), John Michell (1724), John Bagot Glubb (1897), Dudley Moore (1935), and John Sulston (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Rick Wakeman ranks 122. Before him are Robert Smith (1959), Damon Albarn (1968), Thom Yorke (1968), K. K. Downing (1951), Bill Bruford (1949), and Phil Taylor (1954). After him are Mike Rutherford (1950), Chris Squire (1948), Trevor Horn (1949), Alan Price (1942), Allan Holdsworth (1946), and Liam Gallagher (1972).

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