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MUSICIAN

Buck Owens

1929 - 2006

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Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and band leader. He was the lead singer for Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, which had 21 No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Buck Owens has received more than 2,917,559 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Buck Owens is the 2,069th most popular musician (down from 1,756th in 2019), the 10,779th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,995th in 2019) and the 858th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Buck Owens ranks 2,069 out of 2,662Before him are M. Balamuralikrishna, Meredith Brooks, Otis Blackwell, John Hiatt, Phil Lesh, and Jimmy Webb. After him are Raimondo Inconis, Chuck Leavell, Alla Rakha, Alex Honnold, Rupert Hine, and Buzz Osborne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Buck Owens ranks 446Before him are Joseph Mascolo, Paul England, Johnny Ace, Joe Meek, Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro, and Art Taylor. After him are Branko Grünbaum, Velimir Valenta, Brian Friel, Ken Henry, Jerry Adler, and James H. Billington. Among people deceased in 2006, Buck Owens ranks 329Before him are Suzanne Morrow Francis, Sandy West, Val Guest, J Dilla, Jorge Mendonça, and Doug Serrurier. After him are Larry Black, László Jeney, Valentín Elizalde, Pierre Amine Gemayel, Atanas Mihaylov, and Tamara Dobson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Buck Owens ranks 10,779 out of 18,182Before him are Dave Williams (1972), Wade Hampton III (1818), Madeline Zima (1985), Mary Costa (1930), Jimmy Webb (1946), and Teresa Edwards (1964). After him are Arthur Fry (1931), Paul Johansson (1964), Matt Schulze (1972), Tom Watson (1949), Shannon Walker (1965), and Jane Withers (1926).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Buck Owens ranks 858Before him are Louie Bellson (1924), Meredith Brooks (1958), Otis Blackwell (1931), John Hiatt (1952), Phil Lesh (1940), and Jimmy Webb (1946). After him are Chuck Leavell (1952), Alex Honnold (1985), Buzz Osborne (1964), Hank Ballard (1927), Frank Ferrer (1966), and Devendra Banhart (1981).