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Simon Wright

1963 - Today

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Simon Wright (born 19 June 1963) is an English drummer best known for his work with rock bands AC/DC and Dio. He started playing drums at the age of 13 and cites Cozy Powell, Tommy Aldridge and John Bonham as his greatest influences. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simon Wright has received more than 22,323 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Simon Wright is the 964th most popular musician (up from 1,444th in 2019), the 2,606th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,773rd in 2019) and the 163rd most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 22k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Simon Wright ranks 964 out of 3,175. Before him are Sean Paul, Sammy Hagar, Scott Travis, Amy Lee, Fou Ts'ong, and Phil Manzanera. After him are Dave Lombardo, Moya Brennan, Theodor Kullak, Barney Kessel, Peter Brötzmann, and Dimebag Darrell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Simon Wright ranks 172. Before him are Jørn Andersen, John Carroll Lynch, Heinz Weixelbraun, Alessandro Safina, Goran Jurić, and Horacio Elizondo. After him are Karin Keller-Sutter, Ian Wright, Dave Legeno, Li Ning, Nasrin Sotoudeh, and Inva Mula.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Wright ranks 2,606 out of 8,785. Before him are Constance Markievicz (1868), Siegfried Sassoon (1886), John Crawfurd (1783), Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox (1516), Caradoc (470), and Phil Manzanera (1951). After him are Walter Clopton Wingfield (1833), Gary Neville (1975), Ernst Wilhelm Bohle (1903), Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1847), Henry Pottinger (1789), and Ashley Cole (1980).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Simon Wright ranks 163. Before him are Johnny Clegg (1953), George Shearing (1919), Bernie Marsden (1951), Simon Phillips (1957), Ian McDonald (1946), and Phil Manzanera (1951). After him are Phil Campbell (1961), Dick Parry (1942), Glen Matlock (1956), Dennis Stratton (1952), Brian Connolly (1945), and Alan White (1949).

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