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Cui Jian

1961 - Today

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Cui Jian or Choi Geon (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. For this distinction he is often labeled the "Father of Chinese Rock". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cui Jian has received more than 347,186 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Cui Jian is the 1,750th most popular musician (up from 1,854th in 2019), the 975th most popular biography from China (down from 895th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Cui Jian ranks 1,750 out of 3,175. Before him are Sami Vänskä, Bobby Hutcherson, Michael McDonald, Allen Toussaint, Chris Poland, and Şehrazat. After him are Camilla Wicks, Myles Kennedy, Harold Budd, Les Baxter, Leonidas Kavakos, and Hilary Hahn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Cui Jian ranks 358. Before him are Can Dündar, Darren Star, Vladimir Pashkov, Suniel Shetty, Vik Muniz, and Violeta Urmana. After him are Yury Onufriyenko, Daniel Johnston, Zlatko Saračević, Jon Tenney, Andrea Carnevale, and Roberto Cabañas.

Others Born in 1961

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In China

Among people born in China, Cui Jian ranks 975 out of 1,610. Before him are Wang Junxia (1973), John Dobson (1915), Taylor Wang (1940), Ding Liren (1992), Ge You (1957), and Meng Wanzhou (1972). After him are Hao Haidong (1970), Zhu Jianhua (1963), Ma Jian (1953), Da-Wen Sun (1960), Shi Zhengli (1964), and Wu'erkaixi (1968).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Wang Junxia

    Wang Junxia

    ATHLETE

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 52.52

    Rank: 969

  • Photo of John Dobson

    John Dobson

    ASTRONOMER

    1915 - 2014

    HPI: 52.49

    Rank: 970

  • Photo of Taylor Wang

    Taylor Wang

    ASTRONAUT

    1940 - Present

    HPI: 52.49

    Rank: 971

  • Photo of Ding Liren

    Ding Liren

    CHESS PLAYER

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 52.48

    Rank: 972

  • Photo of Ge You

    Ge You

    ACTOR

    1957 - Present

    HPI: 52.48

    Rank: 973

  • Photo of Meng Wanzhou

    Meng Wanzhou

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 52.46

    Rank: 974

  • Photo of Cui Jian

    Cui Jian

    MUSICIAN

    1961 - Present

    HPI: 52.45

    Rank: 975

  • Photo of Hao Haidong

    Hao Haidong

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1970 - Present

    HPI: 52.38

    Rank: 976

  • Photo of Zhu Jianhua

    Zhu Jianhua

    ATHLETE

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 52.35

    Rank: 977

  • Photo of Ma Jian

    Ma Jian

    WRITER

    1953 - Present

    HPI: 52.30

    Rank: 978

  • Photo of Da-Wen Sun

    Da-Wen Sun

    ENGINEER

    1960 - Present

    HPI: 52.28

    Rank: 979

  • Photo of Shi Zhengli

    Shi Zhengli

    BIOLOGIST

    1964 - Present

    HPI: 52.26

    Rank: 980

  • Photo of Wu'erkaixi

    Wu'erkaixi

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1968 - Present

    HPI: 52.23

    Rank: 981

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Among MUSICIANS In China

Among musicians born in China, Cui Jian ranks 5. Before him are Lang Lang (1982), Toshiko Akiyoshi (1929), Fou Ts'ong (1934), and Coco Lee (1975). After him are Yuja Wang (1987), Li Yundi (1982), Liu Fang (1974), Hua Chenyu (1990), and Cai Xukun (1998).

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