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MUSICIAN

Criss Oliva

1963 - 1993

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Christopher Michael Oliva (April 3, 1963 – October 17, 1993) was an American musician who was the lead guitarist and co-founder of the heavy metal band Savatage. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Criss Oliva has received more than 341,869 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Criss Oliva is the 2,293rd most popular musician (down from 2,054th in 2019), the 12,177th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,707th in 2019) and the 962nd most popular American Musician.

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  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Criss Oliva ranks 2,293 out of 2,662Before him are Show Lo, Nigel Olsson, Roy Z, Steve Lillywhite, Bruce Fairbairn, and Ray Luzier. After him are Allen Lanier, Mark Jansen, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Vanessa Carlton, Eun Ji-won, and Dan Peters.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Criss Oliva ranks 576Before him are Tasmin Archer, Ines Diers, Nicu Vlad, Temir Sariyev, Peter Morgan, and Roy Z. After him are Jadav Payeng, Mike Gascoyne, Zhang Yuan, Timothy Kopra, Ahmed Al-Maktoum, and Yousuf Al-Thunayan. Among people deceased in 1993, Criss Oliva ranks 274Before him are Bob Crosby, Archie Williams, Penaia Ganilau, Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Agnes de Mille, and Adelaide Hall. After him are David Brian, Brandon Teena, Don Barksdale, Divya Bharti, Reggie Lewis, and Nan Grey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Criss Oliva ranks 12,177 out of 18,182Before him are James Roday (1976), Anthony Ruivivar (1970), Morgan Spurlock (1970), James Lafferty (1985), John Kennedy (1951), and Gary Collins (1938). After him are Bonnie Rotten (1993), Allen Lanier (1946), Kay Bailey Hutchison (1943), Tom Foley (1929), Evelyn Boyd Granville (1924), and Chi Chi LaRue (1959).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Criss Oliva ranks 962Before him are Jon Carin (1964), Hughie Thomasson (1952), David Lovering (1961), Joey Baron (1955), Roy Z (1963), and Ray Luzier (1970). After him are Allen Lanier (1946), Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (1922), Vanessa Carlton (1980), Dan Peters (1967), Sarah Chang (1980), and Kevin Jonas (1987).