MUSICIAN

Benjamin Burnley

1978 - Today

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Benjamin Jackson Burnley IV (born March 10, 1978) is an American musician and the founder and frontman of the rock band Breaking Benjamin. As the sole constant and namesake of the group, Burnley has served as its principal songwriter, lead vocalist, and rhythm guitarist since its inception in 1999. Since signing with Hollywood Records in 2002, Burnley has composed six studio albums under the name Breaking Benjamin, three of which have reached platinum and two of which have reached gold in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benjamin Burnley has received more than 1,872,621 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Benjamin Burnley is the 3,042nd most popular musician (down from 2,781st in 2019), the 18,383rd most popular biography from United States (down from 16,554th in 2019) and the 1,276th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Benjamin Burnley ranks 3,042 out of 3,175Before him are Porter Robinson, Shubha Mudgal, Ariel Pink, James Newman, Lauren Harris, and Brian Marshall. After him are Rob Swire, Ryan Cabrera, Maxwell, DJ Fresh, Patrick Wolf, and Melissa Horn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Benjamin Burnley ranks 1,041Before him are Ariel Pink, Marion Wagner, Stark Sands, Eric Ladin, Lars Hirschfeld, and Hassan Roudbarian. After him are Boris Avrukh, Sara Olsvig, Britta Oppelt, Harutaka Ono, Trina, and Zaheer Khan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Benjamin Burnley ranks 18,383 out of 20,380Before him are Quinton Flynn (1964), Mike Pollock (1965), Jenna Marbles (1986), Brian Marshall (1973), Ryan Newman (1998), and Skai Jackson (2002). After him are Ryan Cabrera (1982), Rachael Ray (1968), Eddie Lewis (1974), Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (1993), Maxwell (1973), and Jonathan Levine (1976).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Benjamin Burnley ranks 1,276Before him are Kacey Musgraves (1988), Ezra Koenig (1984), Tycho (1977), Porter Robinson (1992), Ariel Pink (1978), and Brian Marshall (1973). After him are Ryan Cabrera (1982), Maxwell (1973), Jenny Lewis (1976), Panda Bear (1978), Corey Beaulieu (1983), and Kate Voegele (1986).