MUSICIAN

Simon Phillips

1957 - Today

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Simon Phillips (born 6 February 1957) is an English jazz fusion and rock drummer, songwriter, and record producer, based in the United States. He worked with rock bands during the 1970s and 1980s, and was the drummer for the band Toto from 1992 to 2014. Phillips worked as a session drummer for Brian Eno's 801, Jeff Beck, Big Country, Gary Moore, Michael Schenker, Bernie Marsden, Jon Lord, Nik Kershaw, Mike Oldfield, Judas Priest, Mike Rutherford, Tears for Fears, 10cc, the Chemical Brothers, Pete Townshend, and the Who. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simon Phillips has received more than 60,195 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Simon Phillips is the 945th most popular musician (down from 875th in 2019), the 2,573rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,447th in 2019) and the 160th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 60k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Simon Phillips ranks 945 out of 3,175. Before him are Carmine Appice, Johnny Clegg, Mordechai Gebirtig, George Shearing, Bernie Marsden, and Suga. After him are Holger Czukay, Zoltán Kocsis, Adolf Busch, Joey Jordison, Daevid Allen, and Nani Bregvadze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Simon Phillips ranks 162. Before him are Tony Abbott, Abu Ali al-Anbari, Achille Mbembe, Amanda Plummer, Jakob Nielsen, and Bryan Robson. After him are Ruy Ramos, Cécilia Attias, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Ali Larijani, Yasuhiro Yamashita, and Zé Sérgio.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Phillips ranks 2,573 out of 8,785. Before him are Banastre Tarleton (1754), Jonathan Edwards (1966), T. H. Marshall (1893), Bernie Marsden (1951), Bryan Robson (1957), and I. A. Richards (1893). After him are Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1869), Flora Finch (1867), Edmund Gwenn (1877), Patrick Gordon (1635), Tom Finney (1922), and Paul Bernays (1888).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Simon Phillips ranks 160. Before him are Carl Cox (1962), Simon Le Bon (1958), James Galway (1939), Johnny Clegg (1953), George Shearing (1919), and Bernie Marsden (1951). After him are Ian McDonald (1946), Phil Manzanera (1951), Simon Wright (1963), Phil Campbell (1961), Dick Parry (1942), and Glen Matlock (1956).

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