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Andrew Wood

1966 - 1990

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Andrew Patrick Wood (January 8, 1966 – March 19, 1990) was an American musician who was the lead singer and lyricist for the alternative rock bands Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone. He formed Malfunkshun in 1980 with his older brother Kevin Wood on guitar and Regan Hagar on drums. The band used alter ego personas onstage; Wood performed as Landrew the Love Child. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andrew Wood has received more than 47,458 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Andrew Wood is the 2,112th most popular singer (down from 1,903rd in 2019), the 11,381st most popular biography from United States (down from 10,365th in 2019) and the 556th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 47k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Andrew Wood ranks 2,112 out of 4,381Before him are Lindsey Stirling, Mike Tramp, Andrea Corr, Johnny Rebel, Barbara Pravi, and Michael W. Smith. After him are Koshi Inaba, Ghostface Killah, Lee Tae-yong, Axelle Red, Big L, and Meg White.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Andrew Wood ranks 418Before him are Anne Brochet, Gail Devers, Alastair Reynolds, Karyn Parsons, Kenny Bräck, and Vincenzo Sospiri. After him are Stéphane Brizé, Rodney Mullen, Liz Cheney, Niklas Zennström, David Benatar, and Sarita Choudhury. Among people deceased in 1990, Andrew Wood ranks 299Before him are Ralph Bagnold, Luis Lucchetti, Donald A. Wollheim, Charles Farrell, Alan Hale Jr., and Nobuo Arai. After him are Madge Bellamy, Adam Papée, Leopold Neumer, Elizabeth Allan, Peter Doherty, and József Moravetz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Andrew Wood ranks 11,381 out of 20,380Before him are Alyson Noël (1965), Jeremy Lin (1988), McG (1968), Clayton Moore (1914), Eddie Kaye Thomas (1980), and Nathaniel Lyon (1818). After him are Heather Hunter (1969), Matthew Morrison (1978), Stephen Walt (1955), Nick Cannon (1980), Chris Weitz (1969), and James Toney (1968).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Andrew Wood ranks 556Before him are Barrett Strong (1941), Samuel Ramey (1942), Ernest Tubb (1914), Lindsey Stirling (1986), Johnny Rebel (1938), and Michael W. Smith (1957). After him are Ghostface Killah (1970), Big L (1974), Meg White (1974), Marcus Mumford (1987), Jerry Vale (1930), and Jonathan Richman (1951).