MUSICIAN

Chris Hillman

1944 - Today

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Christopher Hillman (born December 4, 1944) is an American musician. He was the original bassist of the Byrds. With frequent collaborator Gram Parsons, Hillman was a key figure in the development of country rock, defining the genre through his work with the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas and the country-rock group the Desert Rose Band. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Hillman has received more than 1,122,556 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Chris Hillman is the 1,789th most popular musician (down from 1,745th in 2019), the 9,033rd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,832nd in 2019) and the 682nd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Chris Hillman ranks 1,789 out of 3,175. Before her are Tomoyasu Hotei, Ray Evans, Brian Downey, Joe South, Dave Hill, and Elizabeth Cotten. After her are Ray Bryant, Lonnie Johnson, Roy Ayers, Wayne Static, John Patitucci, and Avishai Cohen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Chris Hillman ranks 594. Before her are Jon E. Ahlquist, Michael Aschbacher, Didier Couécou, Simon Blackburn, Clarence White, and Dave Edmunds. After her are Idriz Hošić, Ramiro Blacut, Lorne Michaels, Gunhild Hoffmeister, Sonal Mansingh, and Judee Sill.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Hillman ranks 9,033 out of 20,380. Before her are Dorian Harewood (1950), Jay O. Sanders (1953), Jesse Plemons (1988), Carmine Caridi (1934), Milt Kahl (1909), and Elizabeth Cotten (1893). After her are Ray Bryant (1931), William Stanley Jr. (1858), Dolores Huerta (1930), Mary Stuart Masterson (1966), Mildred Wiley (1901), and Kevin Von Erich (1957).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Chris Hillman ranks 682. Before her are Andraé Crouch (1942), Earl Wild (1915), Mel Tormé (1925), Ray Evans (1915), Joe South (1940), and Elizabeth Cotten (1893). After her are Ray Bryant (1931), Lonnie Johnson (1899), Roy Ayers (1940), Wayne Static (1965), John Patitucci (1959), and Scott Ian (1963).

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