MUSICIAN

Bob Dylan

1941 - Today

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Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Considered one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his 60-year career. With an estimated figure of more than 125 million records sold worldwide, he is one of the best-selling musicians of all-time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Dylan has received more than 43,707,694 page views. His biography is available in 137 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 133 in 2019). Bob Dylan is the 10th most popular musician (down from 8th in 2019), the 99th most popular biography from United States (down from 82nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Musician.

Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter and poet. He is most famous for his protest songs during the 1960s, which include "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'."

Memorability Metrics

  • 44M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 79.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 137

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 7.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bob Dylan ranks 10 out of 3,175. Before him are Freddie Mercury, Franz Liszt, Niccolò Paganini, John Lennon, Clara Schumann, and Louis Armstrong. After him are Elton John, Jimi Hendrix, Madonna, George Harrison, Leonard Cohen, and Jeff Beck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Bob Dylan ranks 6. Before him are Hayao Miyazaki, Kim Jong-il, Bernie Sanders, Alex Ferguson, and Slobodan Milošević. After him are Joan Baez, Sergio Mattarella, Bernardo Bertolucci, Cesária Évora, Václav Klaus, and Krzysztof Kieślowski.

Others Born in 1941

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Dylan ranks 99 out of 20,380. Before him are Jeff Bezos (1964), Vince McMahon (1945), Gerald Ford (1913), John Jay (1745), Harrison Ford (1942), and Warren Buffett (1930). After him are Crazy Horse (1840), Lyndon B. Johnson (1908), Frank Sinatra (1915), Nicolas Cage (1964), Vin Diesel (1967), and Jimi Hendrix (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bob Dylan ranks 3. Before him are Michael Jackson (1958), and Louis Armstrong (1901). After him are Jimi Hendrix (1942), Madonna (1958), Ray Charles (1930), Scatman John (1942), Frank Zappa (1940), Brian Wilson (1942), Chuck Berry (1926), Ronnie James Dio (1942), and Miles Davis (1926).

American born Musicians

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