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Cui Jian

1961 - Today

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Cui Jian (Chinese: 崔健; Korean: 최건; born 2 August 1961) is a Beijing-based Chinese singer-songwriter, trumpeter and guitarist. Affectionately called "Old Cui" (老崔; Lǎo Cuī), he is credited with pioneering Chinese rock music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cui Jian has received more than 322,305 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Cui Jian is the 1,861st most popular musician (down from 1,696th in 2019), the 898th most popular biography from China (down from 791st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Cui Jian ranks 1,861 out of 2,662. Before him are Victor Wooten, Graeme Revell, Giovanni D'Anzi, Roy Estrada, Kavinsky, and Stefan Schwarzmann. After him are Hirokazu Tanaka, Olve Eikemo, Richard Barbieri, Graham Coxon, Kenny Garrett, and Baby Dodds.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Cui Jian ranks 383. Before him are Calvin Smith, Ray Mercer, Andrea Carnevale, Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, Tatiana de Rosnay, and Jon Tenney. After him are Konstantin Lavronenko, Vissarion, Glenn Plummer, Andrés Calamaro, Yannick Stopyra, and Amina J. Mohammed.

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In China

Among people born in China, Cui Jian ranks 898 out of 1,392. Before him are Wang Yibo (1997), Jordan Chan (1967), Simu Liu (1989), Yuja Wang (1987), Zheng Junli (1911), and Yang Mi (1986). After him are Eric Yuan (1970), Ma Lin (1980), Wang Liqin (1978), Jin Xing (1967), Su Tong (1963), and Johnny Chan (1957).

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Among MUSICIANS In China

Among musicians born in China, Cui Jian ranks 5. Before him are Fou Ts'ong (1934), Lang Lang (1982), Toshiko Akiyoshi (1929), and Yuja Wang (1987). After him are Li Yundi (1982) and Liu Fang (1974).

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