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Ben Folds

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Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter from Greensboro, North Carolina. After playing in several small independent bands throughout the late 80s and into the early 90s, Folds came to prominence as the eponymous frontman and pianist of the alternative rock trio Ben Folds Five from 1993 to 2000, and again during their reunion from 2011 to 2013. He has recorded a number of solo albums – the most recent of which, What Matters Most, was released in June 2023. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ben Folds has received more than 2,976,029 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Folds is the 2,595th most popular musician (down from 2,423rd in 2019), the 14,743rd most popular biography from United States (down from 13,406th in 2019) and the 1,100th most popular American Musician.

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  • 3.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 32.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ben Folds ranks 2,595 out of 2,662. Before him are ByeAlex, Henrik Klingenberg, Cashmere Cat, Sophie, Scott Putesky, and Mark Linkous. After him are Imelda May, Jonas Blue, Teddy Riley, Jamie Cook, Daniel Adair, and Malene Mortensen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Ben Folds ranks 646. Before him are Paul Ereng, David Nicholls, André Boisclair, Javier Frana, Marcelo Morales, and John Bel Edwards. After him are Dan O'Brien, Jim Gaffigan, Mark T. Vande Hei, John Daly, Too Short, and Shigemitsu Egawa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben Folds ranks 14,743 out of 18,182. Before him are Sean Elliott (1968), Patrick Beverley (1988), Peter Wisoff (1958), Vermin Supreme (1961), Bo McCalebb (1985), and Lev Grossman (1969). After him are Travis Knight (1973), Eric Lively (1981), Khris Middleton (1991), Howard Jones (1970), Marguerite Moreau (1977), and JJ Redick (1984).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ben Folds ranks 1,100. Before him are Adam Schlesinger (1967), Trace Cyrus (1989), William Goldsmith (1972), Patrick Stump (1984), Scott Putesky (1968), and Mark Linkous (1962). After him are Teddy Riley (1967), Baauer (1989), Liz Phair (1967), Tiffany Alvord (1992), Pete Parada (1973), and Atom Willard (1973).

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