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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 1,471,184 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmet Ertegun is the 626th most popular musician (down from 602nd in 2019), the 759th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 712th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Turkish Musician.

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  • 1.5M

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  • 53.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ahmet Ertegun ranks 626 out of 2,662Before him are Ric Ocasek, Robert Smith, Vladimir Sofronitsky, Frans Brüggen, Nick Drake, and Damon Albarn. After him are Eliso Virsaladze, Hillel Slovak, Vagif Mustafazadeh, Axel Rudi Pell, Thom Yorke, and Napoleon Orda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Ahmet Ertegun ranks 149Before him are Edward Mulhare, Arthur Hiller, Antonio Quarracino, Faas Wilkes, Igor Shafarevich, and Savka Dabčević-Kučar. After him are Diana Douglas, Marc Riboud, Loriot, Joseph Weizenbaum, Jean Hagen, and Rhonda Fleming. Among people deceased in 2006, Ahmet Ertegun ranks 129Before him are Yitzhak Kaduri, Rocío Dúrcal, Faas Wilkes, Seymour Martin Lipset, Wilson Pickett, and Jack Williamson. After him are Richard Bright, Dennis Weaver, Mickey Spillane, Ferenc Szusza, George Koval, and John Profumo.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Ahmet Ertegun ranks 759 out of 1,301Before him are Galla (374), George of Pisidia (580), Amykos (null), Burak Özçivit (1984), Justinian (525), and Bardas Phokas the Younger (940). After him are Halil Kut (1882), John the Cappadocian (490), Mehmed Fuad Pasha (1814), Timotheus of Miletus (-450), Bion of Smyrna (-300), and Şükrü Saracoğlu (1887).

Among MUSICIANS In Turkey

Among musicians born in Turkey, Ahmet Ertegun ranks 4Before him are Joe Strummer (1952), Barış Manço (1943), 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).