MUSICIAN

Adam Yauch

1964 - 2012

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Adam Nathaniel Yauch ( YOWK; August 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012), also known by the stage name MCA, was an American rapper, bassist, filmmaker and a founding member of the hip hop group Beastie Boys. Besides his musical work, he also directed many of the band's music videos and did much of their promotional photography, often using the pseudonym Nathanial Hörnblowér for such work. Yauch founded Oscilloscope Laboratories, an independent film production and distribution company based in New York City. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adam Yauch has received more than 7,790,276 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Adam Yauch is the 1,985th most popular musician (down from 1,933rd in 2019), the 10,223rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,982nd in 2019) and the 774th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Adam Yauch ranks 1,985 out of 3,175. Before him are Taiji, Alva Noto, Eddie Jobson, Richie Hawtin, Ferry Corsten, and Guy Pratt. After him are Rico Rodriguez, Vilayat Khan, Blind Boy Fuller, Boris Berezovsky, Josh Homme, and Patricia Barber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Adam Yauch ranks 409. Before him are Lisa Cholodenko, Richard David Precht, Nie Haisheng, Markku Kanerva, Miyeegombyn Enkhbold, and Ben Daniels. After him are María Dueñas, Silvia Neid, Jan Josef Liefers, Scott Kelly, Sergio Dalma, and Jean-Paul Vonderburg. Among people deceased in 2012, Adam Yauch ranks 425. Before him are Héctor Camacho, Terry Callier, Mitch Lucker, Ruth Barcan Marcus, Johnny Otis, and Abdelbaset al-Megrahi. After him are Leszek Drogosz, Leila Denmark, Jacqueline Mazéas, Robert B. Sherman, John Connelly, and Nevin Çokay.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Adam Yauch ranks 10,223 out of 20,380. Before him are Jodi Benson (1961), Alicia Witt (1975), Andrea Parker (1970), Sam Bottoms (1955), Karen Morley (1909), and William Hopper (1915). After him are Priscilla Chan (1985), Natasha Lyonne (1979), Avram Glazer (1960), James Sikking (1934), Jesse Metcalfe (1978), and Eric Holder (1951).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Adam Yauch ranks 774. Before him are Terry Callier (1945), Mike Campbell (1950), Mitch Lucker (1984), Tony MacAlpine (1960), Brad Mehldau (1970), and Carey Bell (1936). After him are Blind Boy Fuller (1904), Josh Homme (1973), Patricia Barber (1955), Richard Fortus (1966), Renée Fleming (1959), and Woody Shaw (1944).

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