MUSICIAN

Curtis Mayfield

1942 - 1999

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Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music. Dubbed the "Gentle Genius", he first achieved success and recognition with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted group the Impressions during the civil rights movement of the late 1950s and the 1960s, and later worked as a solo artist. Mayfield started his musical career in a gospel choir. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Curtis Mayfield has received more than 3,783,465 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Curtis Mayfield is the 593rd most popular musician (down from 590th in 2019), the 3,039th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,085th in 2019) and the 180th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Curtis Mayfields by language

Over the past year Curtis Mayfield has had the most page views in the with 426,359 views, followed by Japanese (27,727), and French (22,136). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Bulgarian (334.09%), Simple English (137.89%), and Ido (118.99%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Curtis Mayfield ranks 593 out of 3,175. Before him are David Helfgott, Robert Palmer, Axel Rudi Pell, Rubén González, Uli Jon Roth, and Tim Rice. After him are David Foster, Captain Beefheart, Tommy Bolin, Lazar Berman, Stephen Kovacevich, and Oliver Riedel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Curtis Mayfield ranks 215. Before him are Hayedeh, John Sulston, Anatoli Bugorski, Rupert Sheldrake, Derek Jarman, and Oscar Bonavena. After him are Heidi Brühl, Takao Nishiyama, Gabriele Veneziano, Oliviero Toscani, Sandra Dee, and Christine Keeler. Among people deceased in 1999, Curtis Mayfield ranks 93. Before him are David Ogilvy, Aldo van Eyck, Roy Chiao, Karen Demirchyan, Leon Štukelj, and Muhammad al-Sadr. After him are Vazgen Sargsyan, Kisshomaru Ueshiba, Aleksandr Demyanenko, Heinz G. Konsalik, George Mosse, and Saul Steinberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Curtis Mayfield ranks 3,039 out of 20,380. Before him are Kate Chopin (1850), Dan Inosanto (1936), Calista Flockhart (1964), Thomas P. Stafford (1930), Katharine Burr Blodgett (1898), and Melvil Dewey (1851). After him are Dan Castellaneta (1957), Louis Gossett Jr. (1936), Edward Zwick (1952), Russell Means (1939), Paul Romer (1955), and George Ord (1781).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Curtis Mayfield ranks 180. Before him are King Oliver (1881), Wendy Carlos (1939), Ace Frehley (1951), GG Allin (1956), Jeff Porcaro (1954), and Tico Torres (1953). After him are Captain Beefheart (1941), Tommy Bolin (1951), Stephen Kovacevich (1940), Ahmad Jamal (1930), Lindsey Buckingham (1949), and Artie Shaw (1910).

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