MUSICIAN
Butch Vig
1955 - Today
Butch Vig
Bryan David "Butch" Vig (born August 2, 1955) is an American musician, record producer, and songwriter who is the drummer and co-producer of the rock band Garbage. Known for producing the diamond-selling Nirvana album Nevermind (1991), Vig also produced for several other alternative rock acts of the 1990s, including the Smashing Pumpkins, L7, and Sonic Youth. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Butch Vig has received more than 1,576,122 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Butch Vig is the 1,690th most popular musician (up from 1,717th in 2019), the 8,518th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,675th in 2019) and the 625th most popular American Musician.
Memorability Metrics
1.6M
Page Views (PV)
45.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
2.54
Effective Languages (L*)
3.64
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Butch Vigs by language
Over the past year Butch Vig has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 236,194 views, followed by Spanish (13,758), and Russian (9,809). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Portuguese (96.38%), Vietnamese (48.47%), and Persian (34.13%)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Butch Vig ranks 1,690 out of 3,175. Before him are Johnny Marr, Pino Palladino, Dan Hartman, Jarvis Cocker, Seu Jorge, and Richie Kotzen. After him are Harry Winter, Uli Kusch, Bukka White, Jimmy Miller, Lee Ranaldo, and Chad Channing.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohnny Marr
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 1,684
Pino Palladino
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 1,685
Dan Hartman
1950 - 1994
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 1,686
Jarvis Cocker
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 1,687
Seu Jorge
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 1,688
Richie Kotzen
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 1,689
Butch Vig
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 1,690
Harry Winter
1914 - 2001
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 1,691
Uli Kusch
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 1,692
Bukka White
1906 - 1977
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 1,693
Jimmy Miller
1942 - 1994
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 1,694
Lee Ranaldo
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 1,695
Chad Channing
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 1,696
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Butch Vig ranks 387. Before him are Glynis Barber, Leslie Jordan, Jan Poortvliet, Paul Stoddart, Dimitris Koutsoumpas, and Franco Tancredi. After him are Alfredo Castro, Marcelo Trobbiani, Reinhold Mitterlehner, Taco, Uwe Reinders, and Edmund Ho.
Others Born in 1955
Go to all RankingsGlynis Barber
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 381
Leslie Jordan
ACTOR
1955 - 2022
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 382
Jan Poortvliet
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 383
Paul Stoddart
BUSINESSPERSON
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 384
Dimitris Koutsoumpas
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 385
Franco Tancredi
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 386
Butch Vig
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 387
Alfredo Castro
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 388
Marcelo Trobbiani
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 389
Reinhold Mitterlehner
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 390
Taco
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 391
Uwe Reinders
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 392
Edmund Ho
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 393
In United States
Among people born in United States, Butch Vig ranks 8,518 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Haywood (1869), Paul Williams (1940), Les Clark (1907), Frank Tashlin (1913), Lloyd Bentsen (1921), and Regina Hall (1970). After him are Kellan Lutz (1985), Gardiner Greene Hubbard (1822), James Burnham (1905), Rashida Jones (1976), Henry van Dyke Jr. (1852), and Julie Taymor (1952).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsBill Haywood
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1928
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 8,512
Paul Williams
COMPOSER
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 8,513
Les Clark
COMIC ARTIST
1907 - 1979
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 8,514
Frank Tashlin
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 1972
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 8,515
Lloyd Bentsen
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2006
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 8,516
Regina Hall
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 8,517
Butch Vig
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 8,518
Kellan Lutz
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 8,519
Gardiner Greene Hubbard
BUSINESSPERSON
1822 - 1897
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 8,520
James Burnham
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1987
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 8,521
Rashida Jones
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 8,522
Henry van Dyke Jr.
WRITER
1852 - 1933
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 8,523
Julie Taymor
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 8,524
Among MUSICIANS In United States
Among musicians born in United States, Butch Vig ranks 625. Before him are Nick Jonas (1992), Marc Ribot (1954), Billy Strayhorn (1915), Thurston Moore (1958), Dan Hartman (1950), and Richie Kotzen (1970). After him are Bukka White (1906), Jimmy Miller (1942), Lee Ranaldo (1956), Chad Channing (1967), Hal Blaine (1929), and Laura Nyro (1947).
Nick Jonas
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 619
Marc Ribot
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 620
Billy Strayhorn
1915 - 1967
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 621
Thurston Moore
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 622
Dan Hartman
1950 - 1994
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 623
Richie Kotzen
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 624
Butch Vig
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 625
Bukka White
1906 - 1977
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 626
Jimmy Miller
1942 - 1994
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 627
Lee Ranaldo
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 628
Chad Channing
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 629
Hal Blaine
1929 - 2019
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 630
Laura Nyro
1947 - 1997
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 631