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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 also a member of the band 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 3,655,151 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Adam Schlesinger is the 2,858th most popular musician (down from 2,572nd in 2019), the 16,602nd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,596th in 2019) and the 1,184th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Adam Schlesinger ranks 2,858 out of 3,175. Before him are Brody Dalle, Matthew Tuck, Corinne Bailey Rae, Chris Potter, Mariko Ebralidze, and Galder. After him are Grant Hart, ByeAlex, Mike Paradinas, Matt Helders, Chris Vrenna, and Henkka Seppälä.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Adam Schlesinger ranks 798. Before him are Juan Carlos Chávez, Kōichi Morishita, Nikolay Bukhalov, Patxi Ferreira, E-40, and Victoria Kaspi. After him are Liu Ailing, Chris Vrenna, Krisztina Tóth, Kerstin Köppen, Artie Lange, and Adam Johnson. Among people deceased in 2020, Adam Schlesinger ranks 869. Before him are Albert Quixall, Gita Ramjee, Yuichiro Hata, Maksim Tsyhalka, Nicolas Portal, and Ebru Timtik. After him are Clifford Robinson, Tom Forsyth, Eric Verdonk, Pete Stark, Sarah Hegazi, and Oscar Cruz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Adam Schlesinger ranks 16,602 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark T. Vande Hei (1966), Marcus Hahnemann (1972), Robin Lopez (1988), Thad Luckinbill (1975), Marvin Barnes (1952), and Maggie Lawson (1980). After him are Megyn Price (1971), Elizabeth Hand (1957), Ill Bill (1972), Grant Hart (1961), Claiborne Pell (1918), and Angelica Bridges (1973).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Adam Schlesinger ranks 1,184. Before him are Joey Castillo (1966), Christian McBride (1972), Colbie Caillat (1985), Matt Flynn (1970), Rob Cavallo (1963), and Chris Potter (1971). After him are Grant Hart (1961), Chris Vrenna (1967), Jesse Carmichael (1979), Johnny Kelly (1968), Kip Winger (1961), and Gavin DeGraw (1977).

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