MUSICIAN

Bill Dickens

1958 - Today

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Bill "The Buddha" Dickens is an American electric bass guitar player. He often performs with extended-range basses, (or "ERBs"), which have more strings and/or more frets than a standard four-string bass guitar. Though he has recorded and performed a variety of musical styles, Dickens is best known for playing funk. Dickens has played with Pat Metheny, George Michael, Joe Zawinul, Janet Jackson, Grover Washington, Jr., Chaka Khan, Mary J. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Dickens has received more than 32,825 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Dickens is the 2,922nd most popular musician (down from 2,659th in 2019), the 17,152nd most popular biography from United States (down from 15,288th in 2019) and the 1,213th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 33k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 31.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bill Dickens ranks 2,922 out of 3,175. Before him are Takeoff, Sungha Jung, Sak Noel, Roni Size, Steve Lacy, and Cai Xukun. After him are Chuck Comeau, Tommy Page, Steve Forrest, Tom Thacker, Faouzia, and Mandy Capristo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Bill Dickens ranks 775. Before him are Brenda Phillips, Sandy Lyle, Shigekazu Nakamura, Nancy Lieberman, Stephenson King, and Michael Steele. After him are Pamela Geller, Nigel Spink, John Ensign, Leo Randolph, Eve Plumb, and Mike Rogers.

Others Born in 1958

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Dickens ranks 17,152 out of 20,380. Before him are Judi Brown Clarke (1961), Zachary Gordon (1998), Jon M. Chu (1979), Tianna Bartoletta (1985), Jamie Raskin (1962), and Matt Mullenweg (1984). After him are Conrad Burns (1935), Hutch Dano (1992), Victor Ortiz (1987), Dennis Daugaard (1953), Tommy Page (1967), and Steve Forrest (1986).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bill Dickens ranks 1,213. Before him are Howard Benson (1956), Rob Barrett (1969), Andrew Bird (1973), Saul Williams (1972), Takeoff (1994), and Steve Lacy (1998). After him are Tommy Page (1967), Steve Forrest (1986), Chad Hugo (1974), Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (1976), John Pizzarelli (1960), and Nick Valensi (1981).

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