MUSICIAN

Billy Powell

1952 - 2009

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William Norris Powell (June 3, 1952 – January 28, 2009) was an American musician and the keyboardist of southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1972 until his death in 2009. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Powell has received more than 1,291,765 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Powell is the 2,279th most popular musician (up from 2,304th in 2019), the 12,094th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,303rd in 2019) and the 921st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Billy Powell ranks 2,279 out of 3,175. Before her are Leon Wilkeson, Phil Lesh, Simon Kirke, Samoth, José González, and Alison Krauss. After her are André 3000, Tim Renwick, Michael Romeo, Thomas Dolby, Sharon Corr, and Art Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Billy Powell ranks 653. Before her are Joseph W. Tobin, Hughie Thomasson, Ted Tally, Leon Wilkeson, Jack Wild, and Ellen McLain. After her are Lajos Rácz, John Waite, Denís Milar, Nina Zyuskova, Franklin Graham, and Wim Meutstege. Among people deceased in 2009, Billy Powell ranks 376. Before her are Ellie Greenwich, Lucy Gordon, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, Aldo Valentini, Alfred Swift, and Peter Persidis. After her are Kathleen Byron, Tohir Yoʻldosh, Griffin Bell, Erich Kunzel, Baitullah Mehsud, and Hugo Berly.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Powell ranks 12,094 out of 20,380. Before her are Brené Brown (1965), Alison Krauss (1971), Eddie Kendricks (1939), Fred Neil (1936), Paul Feig (1962), and Juanita M. Kreps (1921). After her are Bobby Rydell (1942), Greg Evigan (1953), André 3000 (1975), Taylor Dayne (1962), Paul George (1990), and Don Hahn (1955).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Billy Powell ranks 921. Before her are Jason White (1973), Kenny Garrett (1960), Meredith Brooks (1958), Leon Wilkeson (1952), Phil Lesh (1940), and Alison Krauss (1971). After her are André 3000 (1975), Michael Romeo (1968), Art Taylor (1929), Erich Kunzel (1935), Kim Thayil (1960), and David Darling (1941).

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