1946 - 2006
Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and painter who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965. Barrett named the group and was their original frontman and primary songwriter, becoming known for his English-accented singing, literary influences, stream-of-consciousness writing style, and whimsical take on psychedelia. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Syd Barrett has received more than 8,354,542 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Syd Barrett is the 60th most popular musician (up from 74th in 2019), the 303rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 338th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular British Musician.
Syd Barrett is most famous for being the lead singer and guitarist for the band Pink Floyd.
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Among musicians, Syd Barrett ranks 60 out of 2,675. Before him are Charlie Parker, Brian Jones, Carlos Santana, Mstislav Rostropovich, Robert Johnson, and Pablo Casals. After him are Glenn Gould, Pablo de Sarasate, Lemmy, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Iggy Pop, and Chet Baker.
1920 - 1955
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 54
1942 - 1969
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 55
1947 - Present
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 56
1927 - 2007
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 57
1911 - 1938
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 58
1876 - 1973
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 59
1946 - 2006
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 60
1932 - 1982
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 61
1844 - 1908
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 62
1945 - 2015
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 63
1927 - 1994
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 64
1947 - Present
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 65
1929 - 1988
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 66
Among people born in 1946, Syd Barrett ranks 28. Before him are Liza Minnelli, Elfriede Jelinek, David Suchet, Jane Birkin, Timothy Dalton, and Fabio Capello. After him are Roh Moo-hyun, Dianne Wiest, Susan Sarandon, José Carreras, Rivellino, and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece. Among people deceased in 2006, Syd Barrett ranks 16. Before him are Saparmurat Niyazov, Heinrich Harrer, Desmond Doss, Philippe Noiret, Oriana Fallaci, and Alfredo Stroessner. After him are György Ligeti, Joseph Barbera, Clifford Geertz, Owen Chamberlain, Paul Mauriat, and Giacinto Facchetti.
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.50
Rank: 22
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 23
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 24
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 25
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.96
Rank: 26
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.92
Rank: 27
1946 - 2006
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 28
1946 - 2009
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 29
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 30
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 31
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 32
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 33
1946 - Present
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 34
1940 - 2006
HPI: 77.92
Rank: 10
1912 - 2006
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 11
1919 - 2006
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 12
1930 - 2006
HPI: 76.51
Rank: 13
1929 - 2006
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 14
1912 - 2006
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 15
1946 - 2006
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 16
1923 - 2006
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 17
1911 - 2006
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 18
1926 - 2006
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 19
1920 - 2006
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 20
1925 - 2006
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 21
1942 - 2006
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 22
Among people born in United Kingdom, Syd Barrett ranks 303 out of 6,924. Before him are Calico Jack (1682), Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (1947), Oswald Mosley (1896), Jane Goodall (1934), Richard Trevithick (1771), and Jacqueline Bisset (1944). After him are Joseph Merrick (1862), Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (1901), G. H. Hardy (1877), Patrick Stewart (1940), Jeremy Irons (1948), and Eadweard Muybridge (1830).
1682 - 1720
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 297
1947 - Present
HPI: 75.77
Rank: 298
1896 - 1980
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 299
1934 - Present
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 300
1771 - 1833
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 301
1944 - Present
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 302
1946 - 2006
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 303
1862 - 1890
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 304
1901 - 2004
HPI: 75.55
Rank: 305
1877 - 1947
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 306
1940 - Present
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 307
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 308
1830 - 1904
HPI: 75.41
Rank: 309
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Syd Barrett ranks 22. Before him are Sting (1951), Jon Lord (1941), Ritchie Blackmore (1945), Roger Taylor (1949), John Deacon (1951), and Brian Jones (1942). After him are Lemmy (1945), Stuart Sutcliffe (1940), Richard Wright (1943), Angus Young (1955), Robert Fripp (1946), and John Dowland (1563).
1951 - Present
HPI: 76.43
Rank: 16
1941 - 2012
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 17
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 18
1949 - Present
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 19
1951 - Present
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 20
1942 - 1969
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 21
1946 - 2006
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 22
1945 - 2015
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 23
1940 - 1962
HPI: 74.43
Rank: 24
1943 - 2008
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 25
1955 - Present
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 26
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 27
1563 - 1626
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 28