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William Primrose

1904 - 1982

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William Primrose CBE (23 August 1904 – 1 May 1982) was a Scottish violist and teacher. He performed with the London String Quartet from 1930 to 1935. He then joined the NBC Symphony Orchestra where he formed the Primrose Quartet. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Primrose has received more than 98,856 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Primrose is the 1,239th most popular musician (up from 1,298th in 2019), the 3,287th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,388th in 2019) and the 200th most popular British Musician.

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  • 47.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, William Primrose ranks 1,239 out of 2,662. Before him are Charles Lloyd, Vladimir Spivakov, Frankie Knuckles, Mic Michaeli, Trent Reznor, and Tony Kaye. After him are Tim Hardin, Zoot Sims, Arthur De Greef, Henry Litolff, Joe Sample, and Charlie Byrd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, William Primrose ranks 224. Before him are Giulio Gaudini, J. R. D. Tata, Gregg Toland, Keye Luke, François Marty, and Alfredo Brilhante da Costa. After him are Rafael Méndez, Ralph Kronig, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Bernard Lonergan, Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, and Henry Dreyfuss. Among people deceased in 1982, William Primrose ranks 175. Before him are Robert Havemann, Marietta Shaginyan, Frederick Terman, Alberto Vargas, Fritz Laband, and Marie Braun. After him are Percy Williams, Rafael Méndez, Ramón J. Sender, Victor Jory, Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, and Victor Buono.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Primrose ranks 3,287 out of 7,765. Before him are Brian Ferneyhough (1943), Michelle Dockery (1981), John Gardner Wilkinson (1797), A. E. Housman (1859), Tony Kaye (1945), and Richard Hoggart (1918). After him are Deusdedit of Canterbury (600), Tim McInnerny (1956), Terry Venables (1943), Clive Russell (1945), Æthelthryth (636), and Peter Mullan (1959).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, William Primrose ranks 200. Before him are Bert Jansch (1943), Jimmie Nicol (1939), Spike Edney (1951), Mick Jones (1955), Elton Dean (1945), and Tony Kaye (1945). After him are Henry Litolff (1818), Andy Bown (1946), Andrew Loog Oldham (1944), Richard Palmer-James (1947), Jon Hiseman (1944), and Leslie Bricusse (1931).

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