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Al Di Meola

1954 - Today

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Albert Laurence Di Meola (born July 22, 1954) is an American guitarist. Known for his work in jazz fusion and world music, his breakthrough came through joining Chick Corea's Return to Forever group in 1974. He launched, from 1976 afterwards, a successful and critically acclaimed solo career, noted for his technical mastery, complex compositions and explorations of Latin music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al Di Meola has received more than 1,782,445 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Al Di Meola is the 434th most popular musician (up from 583rd in 2019), the 2,354th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,047th in 2019) and the 128th most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Al Di Meola ranks 434 out of 3,175. Before him are Philly Joe Jones, Wallace Hartley, Dan McCafferty, Manitas de Plata, Theodor Leschetizky, and Nikolai Kapustin. After him are Marguerite Long, Rudolf Serkin, Josef Hofmann, Andy Summers, Robert Wyatt, and Alvin Lee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Al Di Meola ranks 92. Before him are Gabi Ashkenazi, Marco Tardelli, Milan Martić, Alejandro Sabella, Lorraine Bracco, and Hrant Dink. After him are Lina Romay, Elvis Costello, Viktor Medvedchuk, Steve Morse, Katey Sagal, and László Krasznahorkai.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Al Di Meola ranks 2,354 out of 20,380. Before him are Annie Potts (1952), Dwight F. Davis (1879), Leonard Kleinrock (1934), Gordon Scott (1926), George Lakoff (1941), and Paul Goodman (1911). After him are Michael DeBakey (1908), Irvin Kershner (1923), Anne Heche (1969), Hilary Swank (1974), Andrew Garfield (1983), and Eva Longoria (1975).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Al Di Meola ranks 128. Before him are Tom Petty (1950), John Phillips (1935), Lionel Hampton (1908), Steve Vai (1960), Kenny Loggins (1948), and Philly Joe Jones (1923). After him are Dee Dee Ramone (1951), Steve Morse (1954), Scott McKenzie (1939), John Frusciante (1970), Bud Powell (1924), and Richie Sambora (1959).

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