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Cliff Williams

1949 - Today

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Clifford Williams (born 14 December 1949) is an English musician, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. He started his professional music career in 1967 and had previously been in the English groups Home and Bandit. His first studio album with AC/DC was Powerage in 1978. Williams was inducted into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of AC/DC in 2003. Williams announced his retirement from AC/DC in 2016, but returned for their 2020 comeback album Power Up along with band mates Brian Johnson and Phil Rudd. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cliff Williams is the 410th most popular musician (down from 229th in 2019), the 1,477th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 832nd in 2019) and the 89th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Cliff Williams ranks 410 out of 3,175. Before him are Nikolai Kapustin, Wayne Shorter, Cheryl, Art Tatum, David Ellefson, and Tiësto. After him are Billy Martin, Sonny Rollins, Jan Kubelík, Art Blakey, Jermaine Jackson, and Eddie Cochran.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Cliff Williams ranks 140. Before him are Ken Wilber, Shing-Tung Yau, Carlos Bianchi, Sergei Bagapsh, Boualem Sansal, and Elizabeth George. After him are Lasse Virén, Manuel Marín, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Vera Wang, Horst Seehofer, and Émerson Leão.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Cliff Williams ranks 1,477 out of 8,785. Before him are Bob Paisley (1919), Catherine Bell (1968), Steve Hackett (1950), Michael Moorcock (1939), Cheryl (1983), and John Gay (1685). After him are David Thewlis (1963), Claire Forlani (1971), Princess Marie of Orléans (1865), Malcolm Lowry (1909), Charles Rolls (1877), and Victor Turner (1920).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Cliff Williams ranks 89. Before him are Simon Phillips (1957), Zayn Malik (1993), John McLaughlin (1942), Mick Taylor (1949), Steve Hackett (1950), and Cheryl (1983). After him are Andy Summers (1942), Dave Holland (1946), Geezer Butler (1949), Jack Bruce (1943), Andy Fletcher (1961), and Clive Burr (1957).

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