MUSICIAN

D. J. Fontana

1931 - 2018

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Dominic Joseph Fontana (March 15, 1931 – June 13, 2018) was an American musician best known as the drummer for Elvis Presley for 14 years. In 1955, he was hired to play drums for Presley, which marked the beginning of a 15-year relationship. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of D. J. Fontana has received more than 393,730 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). D. J. Fontana is the 1,592nd most popular musician (down from 1,293rd in 2019), the 7,999th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,402nd in 2019) and the 584th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, D. J. Fontana ranks 1,592 out of 3,175. Before him are Nujabes, Neal Hefti, Bronisław Kaper, Richard Bonynge, Barry McGuire, and Michael Anthony. After him are Neal Schon, Alice Tegnér, Ola Brunkert, Thomas Ravenscroft, Lyle Mays, and Hank Snow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, D. J. Fontana ranks 446. Before him are Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, Naci Erdem, Pál Várhidi, Rupert Hollaus, Henry Källgren, and Alena Vrzáňová. After him are Mirja Hietamies, Karan Singh, Antonio Gamoneda, Szeto Wah, Algis Budrys, and Michael Fisher. Among people deceased in 2018, D. J. Fontana ranks 372. Before him are Sven-Olov Sjödelius, Fernando Serena, Albin Vidović, Bill Daily, Elizabeth Hawley, and Hans Aabech. After him are Beatriz Segall, Didier Lockwood, Wanda Wiłkomirska, José Varacka, Erika Mahringer, and Olga Jackowska.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, D. J. Fontana ranks 7,999 out of 20,380. Before him are Matthew Davis (1978), Rudolph Rummel (1932), Debbie Rowe (1958), Barry McGuire (1935), Charles Moore (1929), and Michael Anthony (1954). After him are Guy Madison (1922), Eric Szmanda (1975), Stan Brakhage (1933), Jeanette Nolan (1911), Neal Schon (1954), and Ralph Meeker (1920).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, D. J. Fontana ranks 584. Before him are Tom DeLonge (1975), Herb Ellis (1921), Dion DiMucci (1939), Neal Hefti (1922), Barry McGuire (1935), and Michael Anthony (1954). After him are Neal Schon (1954), Lyle Mays (1953), Derek Sherinian (1966), Johnny Dodds (1892), Larry Williams (1935), and Johnny Mandel (1925).

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