MUSICIAN

Barry McGuire

1935 - Today

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Barry McGuire (born October 15, 1935) is an American singer-songwriter primarily known for his 1965 hit "Eve of Destruction". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barry McGuire has received more than 1,309,348 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Barry McGuire is the 1,592nd most popular musician (down from 1,433rd in 2019), the 7,999th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,171st in 2019) and the 582nd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Barry McGuire ranks 1,592 out of 3,175. Before him are Dion DiMucci, Fito Páez, Nujabes, Neal Hefti, Bronisław Kaper, and Richard Bonynge. After him are Michael Anthony, D. J. Fontana, Neal Schon, Alice Tegnér, Ola Brunkert, and Thomas Ravenscroft.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Barry McGuire ranks 396. Before him are Jim Dine, John Cordts, Jadwiga Barańska, Roberto Sosa, Malick Sidibé, and David Pegg. After him are Tatiana Zatulovskaya, José Luandino Vieira, Türkan Saylan, Gerald R. Molen, Andrey Zaliznyak, and Larry Williams.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barry McGuire ranks 7,999 out of 20,380. Before him are Lindsay Davenport (1976), Danny Masterson (1976), George Abbott (1887), Matthew Davis (1978), Rudolph Rummel (1932), and Debbie Rowe (1958). After him are Charles Moore (1929), Michael Anthony (1954), D. J. Fontana (1931), Guy Madison (1922), Eric Szmanda (1975), and Stan Brakhage (1933).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Barry McGuire ranks 582. Before him are Kenny Barron (1943), Ray Parker Jr. (1954), Tom DeLonge (1975), Herb Ellis (1921), Dion DiMucci (1939), and Neal Hefti (1922). After him are Michael Anthony (1954), D. J. Fontana (1931), Neal Schon (1954), Lyle Mays (1953), Derek Sherinian (1966), and Johnny Dodds (1892).

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