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MUSICIAN

Adam Schlesinger

1967 - 2020

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Adam Lyons Schlesinger (October 31, 1967 – April 1, 2020) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer. He was a founding member of the bands Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, and Tinted Windows, and was a key songwriting contributor and producer for Brooklyn-based synth-pop duo Fever High. He also wrote songs for television and film, for which he won three Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and the ASCAP Pop Music Award, and was nominated for Academy, Tony, and Golden Globe Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adam Schlesinger has received more than 3,396,234 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Adam Schlesinger is the 2,582nd most popular musician (down from 1,790th in 2019), the 14,635th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,163rd in 2019) and the 1,094th most popular American Musician.

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  • 3.4M

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  • 32.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Adam Schlesinger ranks 2,582 out of 2,662Before him are Flood, Andy Gill, Colbie Caillat, Troy McLawhorn, Leszek Możdżer, and Aurelio Voltaire. After him are Ailyn, Trace Cyrus, Sigala, William Goldsmith, Sergey Khachatryan, and Patrick Stump.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Adam Schlesinger ranks 645Before him are Silke Renk, Wílmer Cabrera, Aurelio Voltaire, Hiroaki Matsuyama, Jens Lehmann, and Masanaga Kageyama. After him are Irene Bedard, Debi Thomas, Fernando Moner, Cristina Adela Foișor, Teddy Riley, and Uche Okafor. Among people deceased in 2020, Adam Schlesinger ranks 756Before him are Howard Finkel, Hana Kimura, Slade Gorton, Maksim Tsyhalka, Andy Gill, and Fabrice Philipot. After him are Anele Ngcongca, Tom Coburn, Roberto Moya, Tony Hsieh, Ki Daophet Niuhuang, and Caroline Flack.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Adam Schlesinger ranks 14,635 out of 18,182Before him are Blanche Bruce (1841), Steve Sampson (1957), Sheila Jackson Lee (1950), Barry E. Wilmore (1962), Jason London (1972), and Jon M. Chu (1979). After him are Jim Doyle (1945), Pendleton Ward (1982), Irene Bedard (1967), Janina Gavankar (1980), Robert Rusler (1965), and Shani Davis (1982).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Adam Schlesinger ranks 1,094Before him are Wayne Sermon (1984), David Hodges (1978), Bill Callahan (1966), Michelle Branch (1983), Colbie Caillat (1985), and Troy McLawhorn (1968). After him are Trace Cyrus (1989), William Goldsmith (1972), Patrick Stump (1984), Scott Putesky (1968), Mark Linkous (1962), and Ben Folds (1966).