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Chet Atkins

1924 - 2001

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Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), also known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, helped create the Nashville sound, the country music style which expanded its appeal to adult pop music fans. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chet Atkins has received more than 2,637,514 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Chet Atkins is the 399th most popular musician (down from 374th in 2019), the 2,233rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,076th in 2019) and the 121st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Chet Atkins ranks 399 out of 2,662. Before him are Bernie Taupin, Jacques Dutronc, Wayne Shorter, John Frusciante, Ivry Gitlis, and Sérgio Mendes. After him are Geezer Butler, Wojciech Żywny, András Schiff, Serj Tankian, Duane Allman, and Theodor Leschetizky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Chet Atkins ranks 100. Before him are Claude Sautet, Tengiz Abuladze, Katy Jurado, Roland Petit, Luigi Musso, and Robert Frank. After him are Pat Hingle, Georg Ratzinger, Jacques Vergès, Machiko Kyō, Neville Marriner, and Geraldine Page. Among people deceased in 2001, Chet Atkins ranks 60. Before him are Vittorio Brambilla, Soad Hosny, Joseph Greenberg, Joey Ramone, Perry Como, and Jean-Pierre Aumont. After him are Marvin Harris, Birendra of Nepal, John Phillips, Seishiro Shimatani, Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy, and Giuseppe Sinopoli.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chet Atkins ranks 2,233 out of 18,182. Before him are Christopher Latham Sholes (1819), Clark Ashton Smith (1893), Robert Todd Lincoln (1843), Ivan Sutherland (1938), Ricky Nelson (1940), and Richard Sennett (1943). After him are Eva Longoria (1975), James Newton Howard (1951), Russ Meyer (1922), Anastacia (1968), Vera Farmiga (1973), and Mary Steenburgen (1953).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Chet Atkins ranks 121. Before him are Tony Levin (1946), Buddy Guy (1936), Pat Martino (1944), Moondog (1916), Wayne Shorter (1933), and John Frusciante (1970). After him are Duane Allman (1946), Jelly Roll Morton (1890), Peggy Lee (1920), John Phillips (1935), Maurice White (1941), and Lester Young (1909).

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