MUSICIAN

Daniel Johnston

1961 - 2019

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Daniel Dale Johnston (January 22, 1961 – c. September 11, 2019) was an American singer, musician and artist regarded as a significant figure in outsider, lo-fi, and alternative music scenes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Daniel Johnston has received more than 3,999,954 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel Johnston is the 1,757th most popular musician (down from 1,554th in 2019), the 8,912th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,755th in 2019) and the 662nd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Daniel Johnston ranks 1,757 out of 3,175. Before him are Camilla Wicks, Myles Kennedy, Harold Budd, Les Baxter, Leonidas Kavakos, and Hilary Hahn. After him are George Gruntz, Zak Starkey, James Cotton, Marisa Monte, Mille Petrozza, and Walter Becker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Daniel Johnston ranks 360. Before him are Vladimir Pashkov, Suniel Shetty, Vik Muniz, Violeta Urmana, Cui Jian, and Yury Onufriyenko. After him are Zlatko Saračević, Jon Tenney, Andrea Carnevale, Roberto Cabañas, Stjepan Deverić, and Ray Mercer. Among people deceased in 2019, Daniel Johnston ranks 432. Before him are Andre Matos, Cameron Boyce, Koldo Aguirre, Ken Matthews, Michael D. Coe, and Caroll Spinney. After him are John Paul Stevens, Heather Harper, Halvard Hanevold, Valerie Harper, Jeremy Kemp, and Eduard Krieger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Daniel Johnston ranks 8,912 out of 20,380. Before him are Patti Hansen (1956), Harold Budd (1936), Les Baxter (1922), Caroll Spinney (1933), Hilary Hahn (1979), and Bruce Bennett (1906). After him are Patrick Fabian (1964), John Paul Stevens (1920), Priscilla Dean (1896), Aubrey Plaza (1984), James Smith (1953), and James Cotton (1935).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Daniel Johnston ranks 662. Before him are Chris Poland (1957), Camilla Wicks (1928), Myles Kennedy (1969), Harold Budd (1936), Les Baxter (1922), and Hilary Hahn (1979). After him are James Cotton (1935), Walter Becker (1950), Will.i.am (1975), Billy Corgan (1967), Max Weinberg (1951), and Mike Dirnt (1972).

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