MUSICIAN

Alice Cooper

1948 - Today

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Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer and songwriter whose career spans sixty years. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, Cooper is considered by many music journalists and peers to be "The Godfather of Shock Rock". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alice Cooper has received more than 18,124,193 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Alice Cooper is the 94th most popular musician (up from 126th in 2019), the 527th most popular biography from United States (up from 748th in 2019) and the 26th most popular American Musician.

Alice Cooper is most famous for his theatrical stage performances, which feature guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, boa constrictors, and baby dolls.

Memorability Metrics

  • 18M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 68

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Alice Cooper ranks 94 out of 3,175. Before him are Ziryab, Sviatoslav Richter, Glenn Gould, Paul Simon, Charlie Parker, and David Oistrakh. After him are Dschinghis Khan, Chet Baker, Frank Farian, Angus Young, Quincy Jones, and Lemmy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Alice Cooper ranks 32. Before him are Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Maurizio Gucci, Klaus Meine, George Tupou V, George R. R. Martin, and Kathy Bates. After him are Donna Summer, Patrizia Reggiani, Carl Weathers, Steven Tyler, Frank Abagnale, and Robert Plant.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alice Cooper ranks 527 out of 20,380. Before him are Carroll Shelby (1923), Sydney Pollack (1934), Charlie Parker (1920), Kip Thorne (1940), Michael Keaton (1951), and Farrah Fawcett (1947). After him are Chester A. Arthur (1829), Anna Politkovskaya (1958), Nelson Rockefeller (1908), Tom Clancy (1947), Alvin Toffler (1928), and Lawrence Kohlberg (1927).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Alice Cooper ranks 26. Before him are Robert Johnson (1911), Iggy Pop (1947), Steven Van Zandt (1950), Lou Reed (1942), Paul Simon (1941), and Charlie Parker (1920). After him are Chet Baker (1929), Quincy Jones (1933), John Coltrane (1926), Ice-T (1958), Glenn Miller (1904), and Lionel Richie (1949).

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