MUSICIAN

Ace Frehley

1951 - Today

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Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (, FRAY-lee; born April 27, 1951) is an American musician who was the original lead guitarist, occasional lead vocalist and founding member of the rock band Kiss. He invented the persona of The Spaceman (a.k.a. Space Ace) and played with the group from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ace Frehley has received more than 5,730,527 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Ace Frehley is the 573rd most popular musician (down from 541st in 2019), the 2,942nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,866th in 2019) and the 176th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ace Frehley ranks 573 out of 3,175. Before him are Dido, Gil Evans, Giovanni Sgambati, Smokey Robinson, King Oliver, and Wendy Carlos. After him are Jean-Delphin Alard, Jenő Hubay, Hermeto Pascoal, Gottfried Heinrich Bach, Tommy Lee, and Thom Yorke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Ace Frehley ranks 132. Before him are Jeanette, Ramón Calderón, Musa Manarov, Ondrej Nepela, Jan Timman, and Ahron Daum. After him are Bob Iger, Jesse Ventura, Sydne Rome, Myint Swe, Fabrice Luchini, and Tommy Bolin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ace Frehley ranks 2,942 out of 20,380. Before him are Edward Kasner (1878), Christa McAuliffe (1948), Wendy Carlos (1939), James Henry Breasted (1865), Raymond Damadian (1936), and Duke Kahanamoku (1890). After him are Robert Hanssen (1944), Jeffrey Tambor (1944), Martha Scott (1912), Shera Danese (1949), Katie Holmes (1978), and Howlin' Wolf (1910).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ace Frehley ranks 176. Before him are Coleman Hawkins (1904), Tito Puente (1923), Marty Friedman (1962), Smokey Robinson (1940), King Oliver (1881), and Wendy Carlos (1939). After him are GG Allin (1956), Jeff Porcaro (1954), Tico Torres (1953), Curtis Mayfield (1942), Captain Beefheart (1941), and Tommy Bolin (1951).

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