MUSICIAN
Billy Cobham
1944 - Today
Billy Cobham
William Emanuel Cobham Jr. (born May 16, 1944) is a Panamanian–American jazz drummer who came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with trumpeter Miles Davis and then with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Cobham has received more than 1,055,099 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Billy Cobham is the 491st most popular musician (up from 522nd in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Panama (up from 9th in 2019) and the most popular Panamanian Musician.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
54.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
4.62
Effective Languages (L*)
2.89
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Billy Cobhams by language
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Billy Cobham ranks 491 out of 2,662. Before him are Pat Metheny, Coleman Hawkins, Steve Hackett, Rick Davies, Clifford Brown, and Tito Puente. After him are Carlos Puebla, Randy Rhoads, Henri Herz, Varg Vikernes, Ralf Hütter, and Ton Koopman.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
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Pat Metheny
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 485
Coleman Hawkins
1904 - 1969
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 486
Steve Hackett
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 487
Rick Davies
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 488
Clifford Brown
1930 - 1956
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 489
Tito Puente
1923 - 2000
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 490
Billy Cobham
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 491
Carlos Puebla
1917 - 1989
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 492
Randy Rhoads
1956 - 1982
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 493
Henri Herz
1803 - 1888
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 494
Varg Vikernes
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 495
Ralf Hütter
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 496
Ton Koopman
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 497
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Billy Cobham ranks 184. Before him are Sergei Belov, Adrian Smith, John Newcombe, Rosalía Mera, Rick Davies, and Dennis Farina. After him are Jürgen Grabowski, Kim Yong-il, Ton Koopman, Ronald Lauder, Robert Powell, and Everaldo.
Others Born in 1944
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Sergei Belov
1944 - 2013
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 178
Adrian Smith
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 179
John Newcombe
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 180
Rosalía Mera
1944 - 2013
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 181
Rick Davies
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 182
Dennis Farina
1944 - 2013
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 183
Billy Cobham
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 184
Jürgen Grabowski
1944 - 2022
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 185
Kim Yong-il
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 186
Ton Koopman
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 187
Ronald Lauder
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 188
Robert Powell
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 189
Everaldo
1944 - 1974
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 190
In Panama
Among people born in Panama, Billy Cobham ranks 8 out of 66. Before him are Manuel Noriega (1934), Carlos Fuentes (1928), Edward A. Murphy Jr. (1918), Omar Torrijos (1929), Roberto Durán (1951), and Rubén Blades (1948). After him are Miguel Bosé (1956), Diego de Almagro II (1520), Guillermo Endara (1936), Laurentino Cortizo (1953), Ricardo Martinelli (1952), and Alexis Texas (1985).
Others born in Panama
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Manuel Noriega
1934 - 2017
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 2
Carlos Fuentes
1928 - 2012
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 3
Edward A. Murphy Jr.
1918 - 1990
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 4
Omar Torrijos
1929 - 1981
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 5
Roberto Durán
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 6
Rubén Blades
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 7
Billy Cobham
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 8
Miguel Bosé
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 9
Diego de Almagro II
1520 - 1542
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 10
Guillermo Endara
1936 - 2009
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 11
Laurentino Cortizo
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 12
Ricardo Martinelli
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 13
Alexis Texas
1985 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 14
Among MUSICIANS In Panama
Among musicians born in Panama, Billy Cobham ranks 1.
