MUSICIAN

Brian Setzer

1959 - Today

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Brian Robert Setzer (born April 10, 1959) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He found widespread success in the early 1980s with the 1950s-style rockabilly group Stray Cats, and returned to the music scene in the early 1990s with his swing revival band, the Brian Setzer Orchestra. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Setzer has received more than 2,167,958 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Setzer is the 1,551st most popular musician (down from 1,307th in 2019), the 7,825th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,528th in 2019) and the 565th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Brian Setzer ranks 1,551 out of 3,175. Before him are Jason Orange, Randy Edelman, Arthur Crudup, Dennis Brain, Matthias Reim, and Richie Ramone. After him are Efrem Zimbalist, Julieta Venegas, John Sykes, Robben Ford, Janine Jansen, and Scott Weiland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Brian Setzer ranks 299. Before him are Waldemar Pawlak, Lone Scherfig, Ali Bujsaim, Peter Mullan, Daniel Sturla, and Mirandinha. After him are Thomas Calabro, John Sykes, Judd Nelson, Luis Fernando Suárez, Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, and Jayne Atkinson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brian Setzer ranks 7,825 out of 20,380. Before him are Daniel Henney (1979), Walter Reed (1851), George Thorogood (1950), Richie Ramone (1957), Jeff Sessions (1946), and Cathy Ferguson (1948). After him are Cindy Williams (1947), Peter Jurasik (1950), Thomas Calabro (1959), Elisabeth Moss (1982), John Kundla (1916), and Paul Costello (1894).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Brian Setzer ranks 565. Before him are Joe Hahn (1977), Warren Zevon (1947), John Legend (1978), Randy Edelman (1947), Arthur Crudup (1905), and Richie Ramone (1957). After him are Julieta Venegas (1970), Robben Ford (1951), Scott Weiland (1967), Jim Root (1971), Robert Cray (1953), and Boots Randolph (1927).

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