MUSICIAN

Bob Weir

1947 - Today

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Robert Hall Weir ( WEER; né Parber, born October 16, 1947) is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the group disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead. Weir also founded and played in several other bands during and after his career with the Grateful Dead, including Kingfish, the Bob Weir Band, Bobby and the Midnites, Scaring the Children, RatDog, and Furthur, which he co-led with former Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Weir has received more than 3,783,971 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Bob Weir is the 2,344th most popular musician (down from 2,122nd in 2019), the 12,609th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,127th in 2019) and the 959th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bob Weir ranks 2,344 out of 3,175. Before him are Peter Erskine, Nigel Olsson, Tom Scott, Greg K., Melody Gardot, and Jason Cooper. After him are Joey Baron, Criss Oliva, Fedde Le Grand, Jung Yong-hwa, Simon Webbe, and Keren Ann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Bob Weir ranks 813. Before him are Steve Khan, Philippe Vorbe, Lolo Matalasi Moliga, Martyn Poliakoff, Jana Bellin, and Usha Uthup. After him are J. Richard Gott, John Stossel, Ronnie Montrose, Janet Mills, Michael Albert, and Ramesh Sippy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Weir ranks 12,609 out of 20,380. Before him are Pete Davidson (1993), Danny Jacobs (1968), Carla Anderson Hills (1934), Marie Corridon (1930), Greg Daniels (1963), and Marshall Wayne (1912). After him are P. B. S. Pinchback (1837), Joey Baron (1955), John W. Davis (1873), Josie Maran (1978), Neil Gorsuch (1967), and Maury Povich (1939).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bob Weir ranks 959. Before him are Sophie B. Hawkins (1964), Booker Ervin (1930), Peter Erskine (1954), Tom Scott (1948), Greg K. (1965), and Melody Gardot (1985). After him are Joey Baron (1955), Criss Oliva (1963), Steve Di Giorgio (1967), Twiggy Ramirez (1971), Sid Wilson (1977), and Sandy West (1959).

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