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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 backing vocalist of the rock band Coldplay. Raised in Southampton, he learned to play many instruments during his childhood, drawing influence from 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 1,889,403 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Will Champion is the 1,432nd most popular musician (up from 1,726th in 2019), the 3,744th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,276th in 2019) and the 228th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Will Champion ranks 1,432 out of 2,662. Before him are George Adams, Scott Weiland, Roland Grapow, Roy Wood, Calixa Lavallée, and Josef Lhévinne. After him are Tim Sköld, John Powell, Steve Lacy, John Foxx, Arthur Lee, and Barry McGuire.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Will Champion ranks 103. Before him are Shane West, Mirka Federer, Ani Lorak, A. J. Cook, Jamie Carragher, and Céline Sciamma. After him are Briana Banks, Paul Anderson, Volodymyr Groysman, Rani Mukerji, Luis García, and Malin Åkerman.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Will Champion ranks 3,744 out of 7,765. Before him are Eric A. Havelock (1903), Jamie Carragher (1978), Justin Fashanu (1961), Anne Treisman (1935), John Braine (1922), and Adolph Deutsch (1897). After him are William McGregor (1846), Henry Nicholas Ridley (1855), Michael Rennie (1909), Piers Sellers (1955), Amy Macdonald (1987), and William Powell Frith (1819).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Will Champion ranks 228. Before him are Gordon Haskell (1946), Paul Kossoff (1950), Jonny Greenwood (1971), Mick Avory (1944), Gary Barlow (1971), and Roy Wood (1946). After him are John Powell (1963), John Foxx (1948), Robin Trower (1945), Simon Wright (1963), Johnny Marr (1963), and Trevor Bolder (1950).

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