MUSICIAN

Roger Waters

1943 - Today

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George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. In 1965, he co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd as the bassist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roger Waters has received more than 12,967,580 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Roger Waters is the 29th most popular musician (up from 51st in 2019), the 169th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 249th in 2019) and the 12th most popular British Musician.

Roger Waters is most famous for being the lead singer and bassist of the band Pink Floyd.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 67

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Roger Waters ranks 29 out of 3,175. Before him are Jean-Michel Jarre, Cat Stevens, Eric Clapton, Leopold Mozart, Scatman John, and Brian May. After him are Maurice Gibb, Arthur Rubinstein, Pete Townshend, Alexander Glazunov, Frank Zappa, and Keith Richards.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Roger Waters ranks 15. Before him are Jim Morrison, George Harrison, Bobby Fischer, Queen Silvia of Sweden, Vangelis, and Sharon Tate. After him are Griselda Blanco, Albano Carrisi, Joe Pesci, Keith Richards, Sadako Sasaki, and Ben Kingsley.

Others Born in 1943

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roger Waters ranks 169 out of 8,785. Before him are Francis Crick (1916), Saint Patrick (385), Edward V of England (1470), Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (1846), William Ramsay (1852), and Brian May (1947). After him are Anthony Eden (1897), Duns Scotus (1265), George Boole (1815), Guy Fawkes (1570), John Milton (1608), and George Best (1946).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Roger Waters ranks 12. Before him are Ringo Starr (1940), Bon Scott (1946), Mark Knopfler (1949), Cat Stevens (1948), Eric Clapton (1945), and Brian May (1947). After him are Pete Townshend (1945), Keith Richards (1943), Sting (1951), David Gilmour (1946), Syd Barrett (1946), and Jimmy Page (1944).

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