MUSICIAN

Würzel

1949 - 2011

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Michael Richard Burston (23 October 1949 – 9 July 2011), commonly known by the stage name Würzel, was an English musician who played professionally for three decades. He played guitar in British rock band Motörhead from 1984 to 1995, playing on six studio albums and two live albums. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Würzel has received more than 610,899 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Würzel is the 900th most popular musician (down from 807th in 2019), the 2,480th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,302nd in 2019) and the 152nd most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 610k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Würzel ranks 900 out of 3,175. Before him are Aphex Twin, Clark Terry, Jimmy Buffett, Eliades Ochoa, Manny Charlton, and Teddy Wilson. After him are Toshiko Akiyoshi, Alan Wilson, Mick Ronson, Clarence Clemons, Albert Ayler, and Larry Coryell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Würzel ranks 281. Before him are Ray Dalio, Juan Manuel Asensi, Abdullah Senussi, James Michael Harvey, George Harris, and Francisco Maturana. After him are Nana Alexandria, Guillaume Faye, Anca Petrescu, Brigitte Mohnhaupt, Ali Akbar Salehi, and Zé Mário. Among people deceased in 2011, Würzel ranks 184. Before him are Ingvar Wixell, Seve Ballesteros, M. F. Husain, Paulette Dubost, Lawrence Eagleburger, and Romuald Klim. After him are Clarence Clemons, Arnošt Lustig, Ricky Hui, Jagjit Singh, Bhimsen Joshi, and Tatyana Lioznova.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Würzel ranks 2,480 out of 8,785. Before him are Barbara Hepworth (1903), David Seaman (1963), William Hunter (1718), David C. H. Austin (1926), Eric Porter (1928), and Richard Christopher Carrington (1826). After him are Liam Payne (1993), Bernard Fox (1927), Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape (1888), Corin Redgrave (1939), Chiwetel Ejiofor (1977), and Belinda Lee (1935).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Würzel ranks 152. Before him are Adam Clayton (1960), Mel Collins (1947), Pete Burns (1959), Philip Catherine (1942), Eddie Clarke (1950), and Fatboy Slim (1963). After him are Mick Ronson (1946), Carl Cox (1962), Simon Le Bon (1958), James Galway (1939), Johnny Clegg (1953), and George Shearing (1919).

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