MUSICIAN
Robert Wyatt
1945 - Today

Robert Wyatt
Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945) is an English retired musician. A founding member of the influential Canterbury scene bands Soft Machine and Matching Mole, he was initially a kit drummer and singer before becoming paraplegic following an accidental fall from a window in 1973, which led him to abandon band work, explore other instruments, and begin a 40-year solo career. A key player during the formative years of British jazz fusion, psychedelia and progressive rock, Wyatt's own work became increasingly interpretative, collaborative and politicised from the mid-1970s onwards. His solo music has covered a particularly individual musical terrain ranging from covers of pop singles to shifting, amorphous song collections drawing on elements of jazz, folk and nursery rhyme. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Wyatt is the 353rd most popular musician (up from 439th in 2019), the 1,330th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,436th in 2019) and the 80th most popular British Musician.
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Robert Wyatt ranks 353 out of 3,175. Before him are Paul Wittgenstein, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ian Anderson, Artur Schnabel, Florian Schneider, and Riccardo Cocciante. After him are Jack White, Michael Schenker, Matteo Carcassi, John Densmore, Mark Hollis, and Hugh McDonald.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPaul Wittgenstein
1887 - 1961
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 347
Stevie Ray Vaughan
1954 - 1990
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 348
Ian Anderson
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 349
Artur Schnabel
1882 - 1951
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 350
Florian Schneider
1947 - 2020
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 351
Riccardo Cocciante
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 352
Robert Wyatt
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 353
Jack White
1975 - Present
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 354
Michael Schenker
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 355
Matteo Carcassi
1792 - 1853
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 356
John Densmore
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 357
Mark Hollis
1955 - 2019
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 358
Hugh McDonald
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 359
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Robert Wyatt ranks 141. Before him are András Arató, Jean-Pierre Kutwa, Mahmoud al-Zahar, Hans-Gert Pöttering, Brion James, and Igor Ivanov. After him are Philippe Ouédraogo, Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, John Garang, Brenda Fricker, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, and Ladislao Mazurkiewicz.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsAndrás Arató
MODEL
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 135
Jean-Pierre Kutwa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 136
Mahmoud al-Zahar
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 137
Hans-Gert Pöttering
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 138
Brion James
ACTOR
1945 - 1999
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 139
Igor Ivanov
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 140
Robert Wyatt
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 141
Philippe Ouédraogo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 142
Fernando Vérgez Alzaga
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 143
John Garang
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2005
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 144
Brenda Fricker
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 145
Clarissa Pinkola Estés
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 146
Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2013
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 147
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Wyatt ranks 1,330 out of 8,785. Before him are James Ferguson (1797), Arnold Toynbee (1852), Rick Parfitt (1948), Henry (1100), Bernard Cornwell (1944), and Eddie Redmayne (1982). After him are Ewan McGregor (1971), Olave Baden-Powell (1889), Alan Baker (1939), John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1462), John Nettles (1943), and Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet (1764).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJames Ferguson
ASTRONOMER
1797 - 1867
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 1,324
Arnold Toynbee
HISTORIAN
1852 - 1883
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 1,325
Rick Parfitt
SINGER
1948 - 2016
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 1,326
Henry
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1156
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 1,327
Bernard Cornwell
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 1,328
Eddie Redmayne
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 1,329
Robert Wyatt
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 1,330
Ewan McGregor
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 1,331
Olave Baden-Powell
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1977
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 1,332
Alan Baker
MATHEMATICIAN
1939 - 2018
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 1,333
John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln
POLITICIAN
1462 - 1487
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 1,334
John Nettles
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 1,335
Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet
EXPLORER
1764 - 1848
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 1,336
Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Robert Wyatt ranks 80. Before him are Don Airey (1948), Cozy Powell (1947), Ian Stewart (1938), Janick Gers (1957), PJ Harvey (1969), and Ian Anderson (1947). After him are Mark Hollis (1955), Glenn Tipton (1947), Simon Phillips (1957), Zayn Malik (1993), John McLaughlin (1942), and Mick Taylor (1949).
Don Airey
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 74
Cozy Powell
1947 - 1998
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 75
Ian Stewart
1938 - 1985
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 76
Janick Gers
1957 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 77
PJ Harvey
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 78
Ian Anderson
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 79
Robert Wyatt
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 80
Mark Hollis
1955 - 2019
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 81
Glenn Tipton
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 82
Simon Phillips
1957 - Present
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 83
Zayn Malik
1993 - Present
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 84
John McLaughlin
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 85
Mick Taylor
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 86