MUSICIAN

Brian Downey

1951 - Today

Photo of Brian Downey

Icon of person Brian Downey

Brian Michael Downey (born 27 January 1951) is an Irish drummer. He was a founding member of the rock band Thin Lizzy and the only other constant in the band aside from leader Phil Lynott until their disbandment in 1983. Downey also co-wrote several Thin Lizzy songs. Allmusic critic Eduardo Rivadavia has argued that Downey is "certainly one of the most underrated [rock drummers] of his generation". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Downey is the 1,836th most popular musician (down from 1,786th in 2019), the 287th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 275th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Irish Musician.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Brian Downey by language

Loading...

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Brian Downey ranks 1,836 out of 3,175. Before him are Bobby Hutcherson, Pino Palladino, Bootsy Collins, LiSA, Percy Heath, and Mick Avory. After him are Alva Noto, Otis Spann, Jovdat Hajiyev, Luciano Ligabue, Craig Jones, and Jim Gordon.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Brian Downey ranks 522. Before him are Max Weinberg, Gyula Sax, Enrique Rodríguez, Daniel Everett, John Abizaid, and Bootsy Collins. After him are Suad Amiry, Tomás Boy, Paul Carrack, Didier Flament, Vilson Ahmeti, and Yury Zaitsev.

Others Born in 1951

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Brian Downey ranks 287 out of 549. Before him are Tim O'Reilly (1954), Stephen Hunt (1981), Milo O'Shea (1926), Mabel Cahill (1863), Eoin O'Duffy (1890), and Nora Barnacle (1884). After him are John A. Costello (1891), Jack Lynch (1917), Gary Kelly (1974), John Connolly (1968), Michael Scott (1959), and Tom Crean (1877).

Others born in Ireland

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MUSICIANS In Ireland

Among musicians born in Ireland, Brian Downey ranks 10. Before him are Larry Mullen Jr. (1961), Dolores O'Riordan (1971), Sally Oldfield (1947), Aphex Twin (1971), Moya Brennan (1952), and Ronnie Drew (1934). After him are Paddy Moloney (1938), Sharon Corr (1970), Louis Walsh (1952), Jim Corr (1964), Imelda May (1974), and Caroline Corr (1973).

Irish born Musicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous