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Roger Glover

1945 - Today

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Roger David Glover (born 30 November 1945) is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as a member of the hard rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow. As a member of Deep Purple, Glover was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2016. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Glover is the 146th most popular musician (down from 136th in 2019), the 684th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 541st in 2019) and the 40th most popular British Musician.

Roger Glover is most famous for being the bassist and founding member of the rock band Deep Purple.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Roger Glover ranks 146 out of 3,175. Before him are Nat King Cole, Hank Marvin, Barry Gibb, Frank Farian, José Feliciano, and Arnaut Daniel. After him are Robert Smith, Glenn Miller, Chet Baker, Rudolf Schenker, Woody Guthrie, and Benny Goodman.

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Among people born in 1945, Roger Glover ranks 62. Before him are Slobodan Praljak, Jacky Ickx, Yochanan Vollach, Neil Young, José Feliciano, and Richard R. Schrock. After him are Ram Nath Kovind, Anton Zeilinger, Christoph Schönborn, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Carmen Maura, and Bryan Ferry.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roger Glover ranks 684 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter D. Mitchell (1920), Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767), Philip Miller (1691), Augustus Pugin (1812), William Dampier (1651), and Geoffrey of Monmouth (1090). After him are Æthelflæd (869), Thomas Fairfax (1612), Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet (1810), Lady Katherine Grey (1540), John le Carré (1931), and Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Roger Glover ranks 40. Before him are Robert Palmer (1949), Nick Mason (1944), Angus Young (1955), John Bonham (1948), John Dowland (1563), and Hank Marvin (1941). After him are Robert Smith (1959), Tony Iommi (1948), Steve Howe (1947), Amy Winehouse (1983), Chris Slade (1946), and Malcolm Young (1953).

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