MUSICIAN

Steve Howe

1947 - Today

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Stephen James Howe (born 8 April 1947) is an English musician, best known as the guitarist and backing vocalist in the progressive rock band Yes across three stints since 1970. Born in Holloway, North London, Howe developed an interest in the guitar and began to learn the instrument himself at age 12. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve Howe has received more than 1,061,660 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Howe is the 623rd most popular musician (down from 524th in 2019), the 1,879th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,667th in 2019) and the 113th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Steve Howe ranks 623 out of 3,175. Before him are Lee "Scratch" Perry, Vagif Mustafazadeh, Napoleon Orda, Paul Tortelier, Hillel Slovak, and Zequinha de Abreu. After him are Bob Sinclar, Evgeny Kissin, Clive Burr, Anton Karas, Klaus Voormann, and Clifford Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Steve Howe ranks 228. Before him are Theo de Jong, Staffan de Mistura, Hassan Shehata, Anatoli Polivoda, Jiří Kylián, and Pauline Moran. After him are Louis Michel, Emmylou Harris, Alan Guth, Harry Redknapp, Co Adriaanse, and Andréa Ferréol.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Steve Howe ranks 1,879 out of 8,785. Before him are Andrew Bertie (1929), Millicent Fawcett (1847), Pauline Moran (1947), John Watson (1946), Frederick Copleston (1907), and Lilian Harvey (1906). After him are Alexander William Williamson (1824), W. Montgomery Watt (1909), Noël Coward (1899), William of Malmesbury (1080), William Playfair (1759), and Clive Burr (1957).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Steve Howe ranks 113. Before him are Mark Hollis (1955), Robert Palmer (1949), Tim Rice (1944), Nick Simper (1945), Tony Sheridan (1940), and Rick Wakeman (1949). After him are Clive Burr (1957), Damon Albarn (1968), Mike Rutherford (1950), Ian Hill (1952), David Knopfler (1952), and Tony Banks (1950).

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