MUSICIAN

Bill Berry

1958 - Today

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William Thomas Berry (born July 31, 1958) is an American musician who was the drummer for the alternative rock band R.E.M. Although best known for his economical drumming style, Berry also played other instruments, including guitar, bass guitar and piano, both for songwriting and on R.E.M. albums. In 1995, Berry suffered a cerebral aneurysm onstage and collapsed. After a successful recovery he left the music industry two years later to become a farmer, and has since maintained a low profile, making sporadic reunions with R.E.M. and appearing on other artists' recordings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Berry has received more than 1,535,761 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Berry is the 1,800th most popular musician (down from 1,759th in 2019), the 9,088th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,911th in 2019) and the 689th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bill Berry ranks 1,800 out of 3,175. Before him are John Patitucci, Avishai Cohen, Ronald Brautigam, Kenny Wheeler, Urs Bühler, and Scott Ian. After him are Delia Derbyshire, Pierre Pincemaille, Doc Watson, Joe Bonamassa, Simone Young, and Stephen Morris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Bill Berry ranks 370. Before him are Akihiro Nishimura, Jeannie Pepper, Chris Hughton, Dave Finlay, Neil Finn, and Serik Akhmetov. After him are Peter Nguyen Van Hung, Rainer Troppa, Gaétan Boucher, Sergei Pavlovich Baltacha, Georges Bregy, and Roxann Dawson.

Others Born in 1958

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Berry ranks 9,088 out of 20,380. Before him are Marcia Fudge (1952), Scott Ian (1963), Molly Shannon (1964), Buck Angel (1962), Gregory Sierra (1937), and Howard Deutch (1950). After him are Luke Askew (1932), Charles Clary (1873), Dorothy Janis (1912), Wendy Sherman (1949), Ann Bannon (1932), and Robin Beck (1954).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bill Berry ranks 689. Before him are Ray Bryant (1931), Lonnie Johnson (1899), Roy Ayers (1940), Wayne Static (1965), John Patitucci (1959), and Scott Ian (1963). After him are Doc Watson (1923), Joe Bonamassa (1977), Jimmy Garrison (1934), Larry Adler (1914), Chris Broderick (1970), and Bootsy Collins (1951).

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