1963 - Today
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 14,958 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Simon Wright is the 1,029th most popular musician (up from 1,182nd in 2019), the 2,790th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,018th in 2019) and the 167th most popular British Musician.
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Among musicians, Simon Wright ranks 1,029 out of 2,675. Before him are Mel Collins, Selda Bağcan, David Bryan, Angélique Kidjo, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Zoltán Kocsis. After him are Paul Gray, Red Garland, Matt Sorum, Tony Joe White, Mike Bloomfield, and Phil Campbell.
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 1,023
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 1,024
1962 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 1,025
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 1,026
1929 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 1,027
1952 - 2016
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 1,028
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 1,029
1972 - 2010
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 1,030
1923 - 1984
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 1,031
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 1,032
1943 - 2018
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 1,033
1943 - 1981
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 1,034
1961 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 1,035
Among people born in 1963, Simon Wright ranks 166. Before him are Jan Arnald, Karl Markovics, Hugh Bonneville, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Ming-Na Wen, and Alexandra Paul. After him are Alessandro Safina, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, James Denton, Rosario Flores, Marc Girardelli, and Federico Moccia.
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 160
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 161
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 162
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 163
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 164
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 165
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 166
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 167
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 168
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 169
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 170
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 171
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 172
Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Wright ranks 2,790 out of 6,924. Before him are Jerry Springer (1944), Mark Sheppard (1964), Michael Berry (1941), Sienna Guillory (1975), Sigeberht of Wessex (750), and Anthony Horowitz (1955). After him are Frederick Twort (1877), Gerry Anderson (1929), William Martin (1767), Nicol Williamson (1936), Martin Donnelly (1964), and Charles Wyville Thomson (1830).
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 2,784
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 2,785
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 2,786
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 2,787
750 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 2,788
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 2,789
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 2,790
1877 - 1950
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 2,791
1929 - 2012
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 2,792
1767 - 1810
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 2,793
1936 - 2011
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 2,794
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 2,795
1830 - 1882
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 2,796
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Simon Wright ranks 167. Before him are Anthony Phillips (1951), Dick Parry (1942), Peter Grant (1935), Phil Manzanera (1951), Geoff Emerick (1945), and Mel Collins (1947). After him are Phil Campbell (1961), Phil Taylor (1954), Paul Simonon (1955), Dennis Stratton (1952), Chris Barber (1930), and Dave Holland (1948).
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 161
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 162
1935 - 1995
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 163
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 164
1945 - 2018
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 165
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 166
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 167
1961 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 168
1954 - 2015
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 169
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 170
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 171
1930 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 172
1948 - 2018
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 173