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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 583,285 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Würzel is the 810th most popular musician (up from 926th in 2019), the 2,308th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,562nd in 2019) and the 139th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 580k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Würzel ranks 810 out of 2,662. Before him are Earl Hines, Dimebag Darrell, Peter Winter, Richard Galliano, Carl Palmer, and Sam Phillips. After him are Bob Klose, Vasco Rossi, Mika, Freddie Hubbard, Steve Jones, and André Cluytens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Würzel ranks 229. Before him are Elizabeth Warren, Lawrence Kasdan, Dick Nanninga, Henning Jensen, Franco Causio, and William Forsythe. After him are Nawaz Sharif, Eric Carmen, Jim Carroll, Tony Cragg, Tommy Mottola, and Papa Wemba. Among people deceased in 2011, Würzel ranks 162. Before him are Bora Kostić, Sándor Képíró, Andrea True, Anne Francis, John Stott, and Charles T. Kowal. After him are Ali Saibou, Norio Ohga, Koichi Tohei, Arnošt Lustig, Kazimierz Świątek, and Hella Haasse.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Würzel ranks 2,308 out of 7,765. Before him are Richard Madden (1986), Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester (1215), Lindsay Kemp (1938), Eric Temple Bell (1883), Carl Palmer (1950), and Samuel Morland (1625). After him are Caradoc (470), Bob Klose (1945), Frank Finlay (1926), Jamie Vardy (1987), Charles Kingsley (1819), and Maryam d'Abo (1960).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Würzel ranks 139. Before him are Noel Redding (1945), Peter Hammill (1948), Adam Clayton (1960), Julian Bream (1933), Tony Banks (1950), and Carl Palmer (1950). After him are Bob Klose (1945), Steve Jones (1955), Snowy White (1948), Ian Hill (1952), Burial (2000), and Al Stewart (1945).

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