MUSICIAN

Chester Thompson

1948 - Today

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Chester Thompson (born December 11, 1948) is an American drummer best known for his tenures with Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, Weather Report, Santana, Genesis and Phil Collins. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chester Thompson has received more than 757,886 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Chester Thompson is the 998th most popular musician (up from 1,089th in 2019), the 4,851st most popular biography from United States (up from 5,302nd in 2019) and the 327th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 760k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Chester Thompson ranks 998 out of 3,175. Before her are Blackie Lawless, Oscar Hammerstein II, Bernhard Romberg, Susumu Hirasawa, Volodymyr Ivasyuk, and Levon Helm. After her are Glen Matlock, Paul Bley, Mark St. John, Woody Herman, Ronnie Drew, and Selda Bağcan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Chester Thompson ranks 331. Before her are Norbert Lammert, Ted Nugent, Eddie Jordan, Enver Marić, Elaine Paige, and Bernard Dietz. After her are Jennifer O'Neill, Nana Jorjadze, Victor Skumin, Philip Jackson, Gregory Itzin, and Anatoly Solovyev.

Others Born in 1948

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chester Thompson ranks 4,851 out of 20,380. Before her are Theodore Maiman (1927), John G. Trump (1907), Johnny Nash (1940), Levon Helm (1940), Justin Theroux (1971), and Sam Wanamaker (1919). After her are MC Hammer (1962), Haddon Sundblom (1899), Helen Stephens (1918), Michael Weatherly (1968), Alexander H. Stephens (1812), and Richard Lynch (1940).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Chester Thompson ranks 327. Before her are Ted Nugent (1948), John Mayer (1977), Tommy Thayer (1960), Blackie Lawless (1956), Oscar Hammerstein II (1895), and Levon Helm (1940). After her are Mark St. John (1956), Woody Herman (1913), Helen Merrill (1930), Otis Rush (1934), John Lewis (1920), and Lennie Tristano (1919).

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