MUSICIAN

Chris Frantz

1951 - Today

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Charton Christopher Frantz (born May 8, 1951) is an American musician and record producer. He is the drummer for both Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, both of which he co-founded with wife and Talking Heads bassist, Tina Weymouth. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Frantz has received more than 1,529,426 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Frantz is the 2,378th most popular musician (down from 2,229th in 2019), the 12,839th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,828th in 2019) and the 976th most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Chris Frantz ranks 2,378 out of 3,175Before him are Guthrie Govan, Joshua Redman, Jacky Terrasson, Mikael Stanne, Tampa Red, and Bob Wills. After him are Andy LaRocque, Ontronik Khachaturian, Jani Liimatainen, Lisa Batiashvili, Vonda Shepard, and Faust.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Chris Frantz ranks 649Before him are Carlos Frenk, Nigel Havers, Jean-Pierre Bel, Irving Finkel, Rodger Bumpass, and Mike Bantom. After him are Roger Wicker, John Alexander, Barbara Cochran, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., Tiff Needell, and Juan Machuca.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Frantz ranks 12,839 out of 20,380Before him are Brian Boitano (1963), MacKinlay Kantor (1904), Molly Quinn (1993), David Gerrold (1944), Monica Barbaro (1990), and Ruth Asawa (1926). After him are Cynthia Lummis (1954), Nanette Fabray (1920), Bill Tuttle (1882), Nick Searcy (1959), Kerry Kennedy (1959), and Leonard Frey (1938).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Chris Frantz ranks 976Before him are Pat O'Brien (1968), Pat Mastelotto (1955), Ronnie Montrose (1947), Joshua Redman (1969), Tampa Red (1903), and Bob Wills (1905). After him are Ontronik Khachaturian (1975), Vonda Shepard (1963), Joe Boyd (1942), Kathleen Hanna (1968), Tex Beneke (1914), and Robb Flynn (1967).