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Ben Folds

1966 - Today

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Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After playing in several small independent bands throughout the late 80s and into the early 90s, Folds came to prominence as the 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 3,237,080 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Ben Folds is the 2,877th most popular musician (down from 2,585th in 2019), the 16,782nd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,703rd in 2019) and the 1,191st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ben Folds ranks 2,877 out of 3,175. Before him are Johnny Kelly, Kip Winger, Cavetown, Eliot Sumner, Maimuna, and Gavin DeGraw. After him are Neko Case, Alela Diane, Nikolai Fraiture, Tim Alexander, Jon Batiste, and Eir Aoi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Ben Folds ranks 807. Before him are Tadanori Koshino, Revathi, Brian Shaw, Marjut Rolig, Peter Vermes, and Alfonso Menéndez. After him are Capitão, White Town, Cristina Elena Grigoraș, David Adjaye, Li Lingjuan, and Quin Snyder.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben Folds ranks 16,782 out of 20,380. Before him are Gavin DeGraw (1977), Andy Cohen (1968), Kevin P. Chilton (1954), Greg Joy (1956), Erik Shoji (1989), and Victor Alexander (1969). After him are Jerome Kersey (1962), Tyler Reks (1978), Scott E. Parazynski (1961), Neko Case (1970), Patrick McHenry (1975), and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (1995).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ben Folds ranks 1,191. Before him are Grant Hart (1961), Chris Vrenna (1967), Jesse Carmichael (1979), Johnny Kelly (1968), Kip Winger (1961), and Gavin DeGraw (1977). After him are Neko Case (1970), Alela Diane (1983), Nikolai Fraiture (1978), Tim Alexander (1965), Jon Batiste (1986), and Austin Mahone (1996).

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