MUSICIAN

Stuart Adamson

1958 - 2001

Stuart Adamson

William Stuart Adamson (11 April 1958 – 16 December 2001) was a Scottish rock guitarist and singer. Adamson began his career in the late 1970s as a founding member and performer with the punk rock band Skids. After leaving Skids in 1981, he formed Big Country and was the band's lead singer and guitarist. The group's commercial heyday was in the 1980s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Stuart Adamson is the 2,777th most popular musician (down from 2,655th in 2024), the 6,802nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,495th in 2019) and the 440th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Stuart Adamson ranks 2,777 out of 3,175. Before him are Nigel Godrich, Ross Robinson, Stina Nordenstam, Laurent Wolf, Bradley Joseph, and Mohammed Zahur Khayyam. After him are ICS Vortex, Gautier Capuçon, Mark Oliver Everett, Mortiis, Ruth B., and Reggie Lucas.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

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Nigel Godrich
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 2,771
Ross Robinson
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 2,772
Stina Nordenstam
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 2,773
Laurent Wolf
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 2,774
Bradley Joseph
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 2,775
Mohammed Zahur Khayyam
1927 - 2019
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 2,776
Stuart Adamson
1958 - 2001
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 2,777
ICS Vortex
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 2,778
Gautier Capuçon
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 2,779
Mark Oliver Everett
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 2,780
Mortiis
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 2,781
Ruth B.
1995 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 2,782
Reggie Lucas
1953 - 2018
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 2,783

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Stuart Adamson ranks 729. Before him are Tommy Byrne, José Manuel Soria, Michael Dokes, Sandi Toksvig, Rick Snyder, and Yasuyuki Kishino. After him are Kenny Sansom, Vicky Rosti, Barry Adamson, Yvonne Ridley, Doris Kareva, and Maria Cantwell. Among people deceased in 2001, Stuart Adamson ranks 361. Before him are Richard Chelimo, Wail al-Shehri, Frankie Carle, Death of Carlo Giuliani, Jim Baxter, and Darshan Ranganathan. After him are Mohand al-Shehri, Serhiy Perkhun, Nawaf al-Hazmi, Charlotte Coleman, Hamza al-Ghamdi, and Toby Wing.

Others Born in 1958

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Tommy Byrne
RACING DRIVER
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 723
José Manuel Soria
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 724
Michael Dokes
BOXER
1958 - 2012
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 725
Sandi Toksvig
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 726
Rick Snyder
BUSINESSPERSON
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 727
Yasuyuki Kishino
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 728
Stuart Adamson
MUSICIAN
1958 - 2001
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 729
Kenny Sansom
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 730
Vicky Rosti
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 731
Barry Adamson
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 732
Yvonne Ridley
JOURNALIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 733
Doris Kareva
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 734
Maria Cantwell
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 735

Others Deceased in 2001

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Richard Chelimo
ATHLETE
1972 - 2001
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 355
Wail al-Shehri
EXTREMIST
1973 - 2001
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 356
Frankie Carle
MUSICIAN
1903 - 2001
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 357
Death of Carlo Giuliani
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1978 - 2001
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 358
Jim Baxter
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2001
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 359
Darshan Ranganathan
CHEMIST
1941 - 2001
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 360
Stuart Adamson
MUSICIAN
1958 - 2001
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 361
Mohand al-Shehri
EXTREMIST
1979 - 2001
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 362
Serhiy Perkhun
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - 2001
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 363
Nawaf al-Hazmi
EXTREMIST
1976 - 2001
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 364
Charlotte Coleman
ACTOR
1968 - 2001
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 365
Hamza al-Ghamdi
EXTREMIST
1980 - 2001
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 366
Toby Wing
ACTOR
1915 - 2001
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 367