MUSICIAN

Chet Atkins

1924 - 2001

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Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), also known as "Mister 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. He was primarily a guitarist, but he also played the mandolin, fiddle, banjo, and ukulele, and occasionally sang. Atkins's signature picking style was inspired by Merle Travis. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chet Atkins has received more than 2,809,585 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Chet Atkins is the 545th most popular musician (down from 398th in 2019), the 2,803rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,231st in 2019) and the 163rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Chet Atkins ranks 545 out of 3,175. Before him are Aldo Ciccolini, Murray Perahia, Buddy Guy, Huey Lewis, Erroll Garner, and Bismillah Khan. After him are Guido Cantelli, Art Pepper, Laurie Anderson, David A. Stewart, Johann Friedrich Fasch, and Eugene Ormandy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Chet Atkins ranks 135. Before him are Georg Ratzinger, József Zakariás, Lubomír Štrougal, Allan Edwall, E. P. Thompson, and Machiko Kyō. After him are Mohammed Rafi, Alime Abdenanova, George Mikan, Charles Bachman, Lefter Küçükandonyadis, and Karlheinz Deschner. Among people deceased in 2001, Chet Atkins ranks 82. Before him are Hannelore Kohl, Bill Hewlett, Marvin Harris, Liisi Oterma, Juan Bosch, and Elazar Shach. After him are Jason Miller, William P. Rogers, Tamara Smirnova, Víctor Paz Estenssoro, Indro Montanelli, and Margaret Scriven.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chet Atkins ranks 2,803 out of 20,380. Before him are Joshua Fishman (1926), Melissa McBride (1965), Erroll Garner (1923), Evelyn Fox Keller (1936), Monica Potter (1971), and Rex Tillerson (1952). After him are Carmen Dell'Orefice (1931), Helen Parkhurst (1886), Frank Miller (1957), Christopher Latham Sholes (1819), Marilyn Chambers (1952), and Denise Richards (1971).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Chet Atkins ranks 163. Before him are Tito Jackson (1953), Tom Fogerty (1941), Murray Perahia (1947), Buddy Guy (1936), Huey Lewis (1950), and Erroll Garner (1923). After him are Art Pepper (1925), Laurie Anderson (1947), Gene Krupa (1909), Duane Allman (1946), Cannonball Adderley (1928), and Randy Rhoads (1956).

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