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Alex Van Halen

1953 - Today

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Alexander Arthur Van Halen ( van HAY-len, Dutch: [aːlɛkˈsɑndər vɑn ˈɦaːlə(n)]; born May 8, 1953) is an American musician who was the drummer and a co-founder of the rock band Van Halen, which was formed in 1972 by Van Halen and his younger brother Eddie under the name "Mammoth" before adding Michael Anthony and David Lee Roth in 1974 and changing their name to Van Halen. Warner Bros. signed the band in 1977, and the band's debut album was released a year later. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alex Van Halen has received more than 3,599,332 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Alex Van Halen is the 1,137th most popular musician (down from 1,032nd in 2019), the 651st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 559th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Dutch Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Alex Van Halen ranks 1,137 out of 3,175. Before him are Al Kooper, Glenn Danzig, Gary Peacock, Travis Barker, Jay Chou, and Bruce Kulick. After him are Ewa Demarczyk, Paul Butterfield, Antonio Maria Bononcini, Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński, Scott LaFaro, and Sophie Menter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Alex Van Halen ranks 242. Before him are Neda Arnerić, Eleonora Giorgi, Pavel Vinogradov, Pertti Karppinen, Romas Kalanta, and Bruce Kulick. After him are Charles Martin Smith, Joseph Augustus Zarelli, Hisako, Princess Takamado, Patrick Doyle, Norberto Alonso, and Desmond Child.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Alex Van Halen ranks 651 out of 1,646. Before him are Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp (1594), Heintje Simons (1955), George Clifford III (1685), Jan van Bijlert (1597), Marsilius of Inghen (1335), and Simon Vestdijk (1898). After him are Frederik van Eeden (1860), Piet Dankert (1934), Hans Ooft (1947), Jan de Vries (1890), Jacobus Golius (1596), and Herman Snellen (1834).

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Among MUSICIANS In Netherlands

Among musicians born in Netherlands, Alex Van Halen ranks 11. Before him are Armin van Buuren (1976), Ton Koopman (1944), Jan Akkerman (1946), Eduard van Beinum (1900), Frans Brüggen (1934), and Candy Dulfer (1969). After him are Afrojack (1987), Bart Berman (1938), Martin Garrix (1996), Adrian Vandenberg (1954), Anneke van Giersbergen (1973), and Edo de Waart (1941).

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