MUSICIAN

Ahmet Ertegun

1923 - 2006

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Ahmet Ertegun ( AH-met AIR-tə-gən; Turkish: Ahmet Zahrettin Sebuhi Ertegün, pronounced [ahˈmet eɾteˈɟyn]; July 31, 1923 – December 14, 2006) was a Turkish-American businessman, songwriter, record executive and philanthropist. Ertegun was the co-founder and president of Atlantic Records. He discovered and championed many leading rhythm and blues and rock musicians. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ahmet Ertegun has received more than 1,597,454 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Ahmet Ertegun is the 679th most popular musician (down from 624th in 2019), the 682nd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 757th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Turkish Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ahmet Ertegun ranks 679 out of 3,175. Before him are Chaka Khan, Benny Golson, Harold Faltermeyer, Robert Smith, Elisabeth Leonskaja, and Eddie Vedder. After him are Vinnie Vincent, Alan Price, Lead Belly, Eduard van Beinum, Jörg Demus, and Paul de Senneville.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Ahmet Ertegun ranks 163. Before him are Albert Vanhoye, Lindsay Anderson, Gustavo Rojo, Evelyn McHale, Hjalmar Andersen, and Shmuel Eisenstadt. After him are Harrison Dillard, Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, Tonino Delli Colli, Nirmala Srivastava, Menahem Pressler, and Bob Barker. Among people deceased in 2006, Ahmet Ertegun ranks 139. Before him are Caspar Weinberger, Shoshana Damari, Yuval Ne'eman, Red Buttons, Seymour Martin Lipset, and Rocío Jurado. After him are Jerry Brudos, Shigeru Kayano, John Profumo, Mickey Hargitay, Ghulam Ishaq Khan, and Paul Gleason.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Ahmet Ertegun ranks 682 out of 1,347. Before him are Saint Pothinus (87), Hermogenes of Priene (-200), Diodorus of Tarsus (400), Ayşe Sultan (1887), Haluk Bilginer (1954), and Constantine Lascaris (1434). After him are Metin Oktay (1936), Âşık Veysel (1894), Necip Fazıl Kısakürek (1904), Dorotheus of Tyre (255), Henri Langlois (1914), and John Komnenos (1015).

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Among MUSICIANS In Türkiye

Among musicians born in Türkiye, Ahmet Ertegun ranks 4. Before him are Barış Manço (1943), Joe Strummer (1952), and İdil Biret (1941). After him are Âşık Veysel (1894), Orhan Gencebay (1944), Arif Mardin (1932), Selda Bağcan (1948), Fazıl Say (1970), Arto Tunçboyacıyan (1957), Şehrazat (1952), and Şebnem Ferah (1972).

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