MUSICIAN

Charlie Byrd

1925 - 1999

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Charlie Lee Byrd (September 16, 1925 – December 2, 1999) was an American jazz guitarist. Byrd was best known for his association with Brazilian music, especially bossa nova. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charlie Byrd has received more than 337,920 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Charlie Byrd is the 1,485th most popular musician (down from 1,242nd in 2019), the 7,486th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,177th in 2019) and the 539th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Charlie Byrds by language

Over the past year Charlie Byrd has had the most page views in the with 39,162 views, followed by French (5,061), and German (3,409). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are French (70.92%), Hungarian (63.18%), and Czech (51.04%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Charlie Byrd ranks 1,485 out of 3,175. Before him are Sharleen Spiteri, Nancy Wilson, Eddie Gómez, John Ogdon, King Tubby, and Mikhail Krug. After him are John Taylor, Alexander Dreyschock, Jan Axel Blomberg, Esbjörn Svensson, Sonny Fortune, and Zhanna Bichevskaya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Charlie Byrd ranks 382. Before him are Raimondo D'Inzeo, Anne V. Coates, Guru Dutt, Darry Cowl, Steve Forrest, and Bruce Kirby. After him are Yuliya Borisova, Rosemary Murphy, Abel Muzorewa, William F. Buckley Jr., Andrei Eshpai, and Kasey Rogers. Among people deceased in 1999, Charlie Byrd ranks 214. Before him are Nikolay Latyshev, Josef Zeman, Celso Torrelio, Samiha Khalil, Sufia Kamal, and Maigonis Valdmanis. After him are Eric Wolf, Vladimir Yashchenko, Yvette Cauchois, Leonid Sedov, Humberto Fernández-Morán, and Néstor Togneri.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charlie Byrd ranks 7,486 out of 20,380. Before him are Alice Faye (1915), Alan Hovhaness (1911), Lester del Rey (1915), Robert Moses (1888), Al Harker (1910), and Warren Jeffs (1955). After him are Ethel Waters (1896), Richard Davalos (1930), Mel Patton (1924), Dana Vespoli (1972), Frederick C. Weyand (1916), and Justin Gaethje (1988).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Charlie Byrd ranks 539. Before him are Sean Lennon (1975), Johnny Mercer (1909), Henry Vestine (1944), Mark Hoppus (1972), Marshmello (1992), and Nancy Wilson (1954). After him are Sonny Fortune (1939), Cassandra Wilson (1955), Duane Eddy (1938), Bobby Timmons (1935), Skrillex (1988), and Carol Kaye (1935).

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