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Bob Seger

1945 - Today

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Robert Clark Seger ( SEE-gər; born May 6, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded with the groups Bob Seger and the Last Heard and the Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s, breaking through with his first album, Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (which contained his first national hit "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man") in 1969. By the early 1970s, he had dropped the 'System' from his recordings and continued to strive for broader success with various other bands. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Seger has received more than 8,949,974 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Bob Seger is the 767th most popular musician (down from 662nd in 2019), the 3,857th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,437th in 2019) and the 241st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bob Seger ranks 767 out of 3,175. Before him are Theo Jörgensmann, Sigiswald Kuijken, Enrique Fernández Arbós, Dave Grohl, Chrissie Hynde, and Giorgio Gaber. After him are Auguste Franchomme, Charly García, José José, Sam Phillips, Mika, and Mick Box.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Bob Seger ranks 244. Before him are John Perkins, Bob Peck, Carlos Osoro Sierra, Kim Larsen, Dusty Rhodes, and Awad Hamed al-Bandar. After him are Shulamith Firestone, Mimsy Farmer, Herman van Veen, Peter Lamborn Wilson, Neophyte of Bulgaria, and Tommy Franks.

Others Born in 1945

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Seger ranks 3,857 out of 20,380. Before him are Ron Rifkin (1939), Rosario Dawson (1979), John Amos (1939), Chrissie Hynde (1951), Bruno Kirby (1949), and Thomas Gibson (1962). After him are Gregory Corso (1930), Marion Davies (1897), Genie (1957), Baby Face Nelson (1908), Florence Harding (1860), and Peter Steele (1962).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bob Seger ranks 241. Before him are Frank Beard (1949), Pink Anderson (1900), Ira Gershwin (1896), Jimmy Smith (1925), Dave Grohl (1969), and Chrissie Hynde (1951). After him are Sam Phillips (1923), Earl Hines (1903), Billy Sheehan (1953), Gary Burton (1943), Grover Washington Jr. (1943), and Scott Walker (1943).

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