SINGER

Alexis Korner

1928 - 1984

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Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner (19 April 1928 – 1 January 1984), known professionally as Alexis Korner, was a British blues musician and radio broadcaster, who has sometimes been referred to as "a founding father of British blues". A major influence on the sound of the British music scene in the 1960s, he was instrumental in the formation of several notable British bands including The Rolling Stones and Free. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexis Korner has received more than 650,308 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexis Korner is the 561st most popular singer (down from 401st in 2019), the 2,726th most popular biography from France (down from 2,149th in 2019) and the 40th most popular French Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 650k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Alexis Korner ranks 561 out of 4,381Before him are Nino Ferrer, Stephen Stills, Evert Taube, Adelina Patti, John Wetton, and DMX. After him are Achinoam Nini, Sibel Can, Tito Schipa, Dado Topić, Paul Robeson, and Zinka Milanov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Alexis Korner ranks 201Before him are Frank Wolff, Jack Kevorkian, Lennart Carleson, Friedrich Wetter, Sid Watkins, and János Kornai. After him are Eeva Kilpi, Fred Rogers, Gerald Bull, Eunice Gayson, Mohammad Beheshti, and Nodar Dumbadze. Among people deceased in 1984, Alexis Korner ranks 91Before him are Baba Sali, Cigerxwîn, Peter Lawford, William Powell, Toni Turek, and Karl-August Fagerholm. After him are Aurelio Peccei, Tim, Kevin A. Lynch, Lee Krasner, Nodar Dumbadze, and Motoo Tatsuhara.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alexis Korner ranks 2,726 out of 6,770Before him are Arthur Saint-Léon (1821), Émile Littré (1801), Jeanne de Lestonnac (1556), William IX, Count of Poitiers (1153), Jules Favre (1809), and Lionel Terray (1921). After him are Corbinian (670), Pierre Woodman (1963), Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia (1922), Jean-Daniel Cadinot (1944), Gershom ben Judah (960), and Patrick Battiston (1957).

Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Alexis Korner ranks 40Before him are Adolphe Nourrit (1802), Zaz (1980), Aristide Bruant (1851), Sheila (1945), Emma Calvé (1858), and Christophe (1945). After him are Jean Ferrat (1930), Isabelle Aubret (1938), Michel Berger (1947), Roberto Alagna (1963), Brigitte Fontaine (1939), and Fud Leclerc (1924).