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Christopher Franke

1953 - Today

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Christopher Franke (born 6 April 1953) is a German musician and composer. From 1971 to 1987, he was a member of the electronic group Tangerine Dream. Initially a drummer with The Agitation, later renamed Agitation Free, his primary focus eventually shifted to keyboards and synthesizers as the group moved away from its psychedelic rock origins. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christopher Franke has received more than 223,152 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher Franke is the 1,550th most popular musician (down from 1,488th in 2019), the 4,397th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,954th in 2019) and the 81st most popular German Musician.

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  • 220k

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  • 44.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Christopher Franke ranks 1,550 out of 2,662Before him are Ronnie Lane, James P. Johnson, Bev Bevan, Mose Allison, Sonny Boy Williamson I, and Michael Anthony. After him are Nick Menza, Richard Sinclair, Cherie Currie, Yang Hyun-suk, Karel Halíř, and Derek Sherinian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Christopher Franke ranks 334Before him are Ho Ching, Enzo Trossero, Peter Garrett, Pertti Karppinen, Ron Clements, and Carolyn Porco. After him are Matija Ljubek, Rachid Bouchareb, Zigmantas Balčytis, Jürgen Pommerenke, Patrick Chamoiseau, and Leonid Buryak.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Christopher Franke ranks 4,397 out of 6,142Before him are Henriette Reker (1956), Markus Rühl (1972), Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers (1816), Franz Xaver Kroetz (1946), Rainer Ludwig Claisen (1851), and Rudolph Dirks (1877). After him are Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin (1943), Nick Menza (1964), Eduard David (1863), Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann (1785), Barbara Hendricks (1952), and Pief Panofsky (1919).

Among MUSICIANS In Germany

Among musicians born in Germany, Christopher Franke ranks 81Before him are Sven Väth (1964), Tré Cool (1972), Roland Grapow (1959), Manuel Göttsching (1952), Jörg Michael (1963), and Shantel (1968). After him are Nick Menza (1964), Peter Baltes (1958), Mille Petrozza (1967), Rick J. Jordan (1968), Tobias Sammet (1977), and Stefan Schwarzmann (1965).