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Adrian Belew

1949 - Today

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Robert Steven "Adrian" Belew (born December 23, 1949) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist primarily known as a guitarist and singer, he is noted for his unusual approach to the instrument, his playing cited as fluid, expressive, and often resembling "animal noises or mechanical rumblings". Widely recognized as an "incredibly versatile [guitar] player", Belew is perhaps best known for his tenure as guitarist and frontman in the progressive rock group King Crimson between 1981 and 2009. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adrian Belew has received more than 2,399,000 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Adrian Belew is the 1,058th most popular singer (down from 891st in 2019), the 5,486th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,988th in 2019) and the 271st most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Adrian Belew ranks 1,058 out of 4,381. Before him are Kikki Danielsson, Luis Miguel, Elīna Garanča, Lenny Kuhr, Rino Gaetano, and Heintje Simons. After him are Thongchai McIntyre, Francesco Tamagno, Virginia E. Johnson, Désirée Artôt, Marion Rung, and Ofelya Hambardzumyan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Adrian Belew ranks 338. Before him are Kalkot Mataskelekele, Antonello Venditti, Pamela Reed, Corneliu Vadim Tudor, Philippe de Villiers, and İbrahim Kaypakkaya. After him are Geoff Pierson, Kalevi Aho, Garry Shandling, Leivinha, Julian Fellowes, and Kriengsak Kovitvanit.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Adrian Belew ranks 5,486 out of 20,380. Before him are J. P. Mallory (1945), Chris Dickerson (1939), Mykelti Williamson (1960), Alvan Graham Clark (1832), Clarence Gilyard (1955), and Jerry Unser Jr. (1932). After him are Honus Wagner (1874), Vincent Gallo (1961), Harold Hotelling (1895), Michael Dell (1965), Fletcher Henderson (1897), and Adam Brody (1979).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Adrian Belew ranks 271. Before him are Beth Hart (1972), Lynn Anderson (1947), Mark Tornillo (1954), Bill Medley (1940), Vanilla Ice (1967), and Demi Lovato (1992). After him are Virginia E. Johnson (1925), Donny Hathaway (1945), Tammy Wynette (1942), Leland Sklar (1947), Lou Gramm (1950), and Luther Vandross (1951).

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