MUSICIAN

Will Champion

1978 - Today

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William Champion (born 31 July 1978) is an English musician and songwriter. He is best known as the drummer and percussionist of the rock band Coldplay. Raised in Southampton, he learned to play numerous instruments during his youth, being influenced by Nick Cave, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and traditional Irish folk music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Will Champion has received more than 2,150,037 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 41 in 2019). Will Champion is the 1,957th most popular musician (down from 1,427th in 2019), the 4,935th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,736th in 2019) and the 325th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Will Champion ranks 1,957 out of 3,175. Before him are Rex Brown, Mick Karn, Andy Rourke, Vicki Peterson, Joan Armatrading, and Axwell. After him are Gem Archer, M. Balamuralikrishna, David Bedford, Terry Callier, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Midori.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Will Champion ranks 198. Before him are Pablo Iglesias Turrión, Mosab Hassan Yousef, Nicholle Tom, Daniel Risch, Igor Bišćan, and Celestine Babayaro. After him are Caucher Birkar, Jay Hernandez, Jun Fukuyama, Tia Hellebaut, Duncan James, and Arne Slot.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Will Champion ranks 4,935 out of 8,785. Before him are W. G. Grace (1848), Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884), Jack Butler Yeats (1871), Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset (1536), Billy Liddell (1922), and John Ogilvie (1579). After him are Henry Roscoe (1833), Ann Lee (1967), R. J. Mitchell (1895), Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde (1792), Gary McAllister (1964), and Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1880).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Will Champion ranks 325. Before him are Colin Greenwood (1969), Andy Fraser (1952), Lily Allen (1985), Mike Ratledge (1943), Zayn Malik (1993), and Andy Rourke (1964). After him are Gem Archer (1966), David Bedford (1937), Ralph McTell (1944), Guy Fletcher (1960), Eddie Jobson (1955), and Richie Hawtin (1970).

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