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Chris Cornell

1964 - 2017

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Christopher John Cornell (né Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American musician. He was best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and the primary lyricist for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. He also had a solo career and contributed to numerous movie soundtracks. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Cornell has received more than 29,926,627 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Cornell is the 259th most popular singer (down from 232nd in 2019), the 1,542nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,503rd in 2019) and the 84th most popular American Singer.

Chris Cornell is most famous for being the lead singer of the bands Soundgarden and Audioslave.

Memorability Metrics

  • 30M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Tom Morello remembers Chris Cornell on the 7-year anniversary of his passing
@chriscornell forever pic.twitter.com/DijNdfCi2e — Tom Morello (@tmorello) May 18, 2024 Short and sweet, he posted about his Audioslave bandmate by saying, "Chris Cornell forever."Source:(
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Page views of Chris Cornells by language

Over the past year Chris Cornell has had the most page views in the with 3,022,825 views, followed by Spanish (404,716), and German (291,658). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Armenian (122.59%), Ido (103.92%), and Simple English (92.45%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Chris Cornell ranks 259 out of 4,381. Before him are Giuseppina Strepponi, Zdravko Čolić, Victoria Beckham, Marian Gold, Lil Wayne, and Barbara. After him are Warda Al-Jazairia, Dino Merlin, Kylie Minogue, Joan Sutherland, Anna German, and Fancy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Chris Cornell ranks 45. Before him are Mehriban Aliyeva, Dražen Petrović, Oleksandr Turchynov, Lady Sarah Chatto, Giuseppe Conte, and Salvatore Schillaci. After him are C. C. Catch, Miguel Induráin, Abedi Pele, Uday Hussein, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, and Djimon Hounsou. Among people deceased in 2017, Chris Cornell ranks 79. Before him are Georges Prêtre, Abdul Halim of Kedah, Kim Jong-nam, Elsa Martinelli, Zhou Youguang, and Ljubiša Samardžić. After him are Karl-Otto Apel, Michael Nyqvist, Anita Pallenberg, Nicolai Gedda, Anne Wiazemsky, and René Préval.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Cornell ranks 1,542 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Loggia (1930), Percy Spencer (1894), Lil Wayne (1982), Lee Miller (1907), Gus Van Sant (1952), and Sam Elliott (1944). After him are Richard Jenkins (1947), Jan-Michael Vincent (1944), Edwin S. Porter (1870), Edward C. Prescott (1940), Juliet Anderson (1938), and Charles Ives (1874).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Chris Cornell ranks 84. Before him are Kim Carnes (1945), DJ Khaled (1975), Bessie Smith (1894), Sam Cooke (1931), Debbie Harry (1945), and Lil Wayne (1982). After him are Beyoncé (1981), Mariah Carey (1969), Busta Rhymes (1972), Stevie Nicks (1948), Janet Jackson (1966), and Roberta Flack (1937).

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