MUSICIAN

Hugh Hopper

1945 - 2009

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Hugh Colin Hopper (29 April 1945 – 7 June 2009) was a British progressive rock and jazz fusion bass guitarist. He was a prominent member of the Canterbury scene, as a member of Soft Machine and other bands. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hugh Hopper is the 1,765th most popular musician (up from 1,840th in 2019), the 4,667th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,684th in 2019) and the 290th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Hugh Hopper ranks 1,765 out of 3,175Before him are Jim Capaldi, Simon Barere, Brain, Lee Ranaldo, Nobuko Imai, and Shelly Manne. After him are Lucky Dube, Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga, Mike Mills, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Chuck Mangione, and Rick Allen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Hugh Hopper ranks 535Before him are Michael Hayden, César Maluco, Vladimir Nazlymov, Margrete Auken, József Csermely, and Kibonge Mafu. After him are Faustin Twagiramungu, Steve Railsback, Paola Pigni, Enver Hadžiabdić, Pipo Rodríguez, and Ernst Messerschmid. Among people deceased in 2009, Hugh Hopper ranks 316Before him are Dell Hymes, Igor Starygin, Yevgeny Vesnik, József Sákovics, Nikolay Anikin, and I. J. Good. After him are Wayne Allwine, Charles W. Juels, Tony Maggs, Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, Irving Kristol, and Oswald Karch.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Hugh Hopper ranks 4,668 out of 8,785Before him are Sydney Parkinson (1745), David Walliams (1971), John Peckham (1227), I. J. Good (1916), Jhumpa Lahiri (1967), and Gareth Barry (1981). After him are Maud Gonne (1866), Thomas Walker Arnold (1864), Alexander Melville Bell (1819), Miriam Rothschild (1908), Amira Casar (1971), and Ray Wilkins (1956).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Hugh Hopper ranks 290Before him are Richard Sinclair (1948), Steve Hillage (1951), Bernie Marsden (1951), Jason Orange (1970), Zak Starkey (1965), and Jim Capaldi (1944). After him are Rick Allen (1963), Glenn Cornick (1947), Richard Tandy (1948), John Martyn (1948), Sharleen Spiteri (1967), and Steve Clark (1960).