MUSICIAN

Robert Wyatt

1945 - Today

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Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945) is an English retired musician. A founding member of the influential Canterbury scene bands Soft Machine and Matching Mole, he was initially a kit drummer and singer before becoming paraplegic following an accidental fall from a window in 1973, which led him to abandon band work, explore other instruments, and begin a 40-year solo career. A key player during the formative years of British jazz fusion, psychedelia and progressive rock, Wyatt's own work became increasingly interpretative, collaborative and politicised from the mid-1970s onwards. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Wyatt has received more than 1,439,651 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Robert Wyatt is the 439th most popular musician (up from 445th in 2019), the 1,435th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,476th in 2019) and the 86th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Robert Wyatt ranks 439 out of 3,175. Before him are Nikolai Kapustin, Al Di Meola, Marguerite Long, Rudolf Serkin, Josef Hofmann, and Andy Summers. After him are Alvin Lee, Elvis Costello, Ton Koopman, Danko Jones, Dee Dee Ramone, and Steve Morse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Robert Wyatt ranks 161. Before him are Brenda Fricker, Frans Sammut, Rhonda Byrne, Baghdadi Mahmudi, Mustafa Balel, and Richard Henderson. After him are Joanna Cassidy, Gabriela Andersen-Schiess, Roland Joffé, Jaclyn Smith, Henry Winkler, and Dennis Nilsen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Wyatt ranks 1,435 out of 8,785. Before him are Alison Steadman (1946), Rhys Ifans (1967), Evelyn De Morgan (1855), Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817), Claire Forlani (1971), and Andy Summers (1942). After him are Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (1944), Alvin Lee (1944), Elvis Costello (1954), John Nash (1752), Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1565), and Jason Isaacs (1963).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Robert Wyatt ranks 86. Before him are Donovan (1946), Alan Walker (1997), Geezer Butler (1949), Wallace Hartley (1878), Dan McCafferty (1946), and Andy Summers (1942). After him are Alvin Lee (1944), Elvis Costello (1954), Janick Gers (1957), Vince Clarke (1960), Jeff Lynne (1947), and Bill Ward (1948).

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