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Billy Corgan

1967 - Today

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William Patrick Corgan Jr. (born March 17, 1967) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and professional wrestling promoter. He is best known as the co-founder, lead singer, primary songwriter, guitarist, and only constant member of alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Corgan has received more than 7,407,722 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Corgan is the 1,623rd most popular musician (down from 1,520th in 2019), the 8,092nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,599th in 2019) and the 639th most popular American Musician.

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  • 7.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Billy Corgan ranks 1,623 out of 2,662Before him are Andy White, Peter Giles, Ziggy Marley, Anders Johansson, Brad Mehldau, and Bootsy Collins. After him are Paul Bostaph, Tom DeLonge, Daryl Stuermer, Sharleen Spiteri, Joe Bonamassa, and José Antonio Labordeta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Billy Corgan ranks 237Before him are Brooke Smith, Simen Agdestein, Aslı Erdoğan, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Pieter Huistra, and Marie NDiaye. After him are Geraldine Somerville, Marco Giampaolo, Ecaterina Szabo, Sharleen Spiteri, Manuela Maleeva, and Dave Navarro.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Corgan ranks 8,092 out of 18,182Before him are Blair Brown (1946), Ricky Jay (1946), Amy Tan (1952), Elaine Stritch (1925), Haskell Wexler (1922), and Frank Benford (1883). After him are Whitney Smith (1940), Peter Orlovsky (1933), Herbert Jamison (1875), James Rumbaugh (1947), Paul Bostaph (1964), and Professor Longhair (1918).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Billy Corgan ranks 639Before him are Bobby Hutcherson (1941), Jennifer Batten (1957), Skrillex (1988), Lonnie Johnson (1899), Brad Mehldau (1970), and Bootsy Collins (1951). After him are Paul Bostaph (1964), Tom DeLonge (1975), Daryl Stuermer (1952), Joe Bonamassa (1977), Dave Navarro (1967), and Jimmy Garrison (1934).

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