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Nicky Hopkins

1944 - 1994

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Nicholas Christian Hopkins (24 February 1944 – 6 September 1994) was an English pianist and organist. He performed on many popular and enduring British and American rock music recordings from the 1960s to the 1990s, including on songs recorded by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, the Kinks, the Steve Miller Band, Jefferson Airplane, Rod Stewart, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Hollies, Cat Stevens, Carly Simon, Harry Nilsson, Joe Walsh, Peter Frampton, Jerry Garcia, Jeff Beck, Joe Cocker, Art Garfunkel, Badfinger, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Donovan. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest studio pianists in the history of popular rock music. In 2025, Hopkins was selected for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Musical Excellence Award category. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicky Hopkins is the 1,065th most popular singer (down from 998th in 2019), the 3,162nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,857th in 2019) and the 119th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Nicky Hopkins ranks 1,065 out of 4,381. Before him are Caterina Caselli, Inger Jacobsen, Rambo Amadeus, Bunny Wailer, Al Atkins, and Carlos Marín. After him are Seid Memić Vajta, Betty Curtis, Elisabeth Söderström, Alejandro Sanz, Burning Spear, and Lisa Ono.

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Among people born in 1944, Nicky Hopkins ranks 416. Before him are Mario Bertini, Abbas, Sharmila Tagore, Ali Benflis, Kićo Slabinac, and Daniel Duval. After him are Harun Farocki, Storm Thorgerson, Jill Tarter, Antal Nagy, Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, and Oleksandr Moroz. Among people deceased in 1994, Nicky Hopkins ranks 197. Before him are Sam Francis, Jersey Joe Walcott, François Marty, Max Petitpierre, Savannah, and Carlos Lleras Restrepo. After him are Ralph Ellison, Masayoshi Ito, Karl-Heinz Metzner, Charles Drake, Paul Xuereb, and Kurt Aland.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nicky Hopkins ranks 3,163 out of 8,785. Before him are Freddie Highmore (1992), John Sims (1749), Sam Claflin (1986), Anthony Carlisle (1768), Jack Clayton (1921), and Al Atkins (1947). After him are Jean Pickering (1929), Blanche of England (1392), Alexander Neckam (1157), Johnny Haynes (1934), Thomas Girtin (1775), and Stephen Daldry (1960).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Nicky Hopkins ranks 119. Before him are Janet Baker (1933), David Gray (1968), Lewis Capaldi (1996), Peter Pears (1910), Ice MC (1965), and Al Atkins (1947). After him are Harry Styles (1994), Kiki Dee (1947), Fish (1958), Pete Ham (1947), Margaret Price (1941), and James Arthur (1988).

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