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Dave Grohl

1969 - Today

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David Eric Grohl (; born January 14, 1969) is an American musician. He founded the rock band Foo Fighters, of which he is the lead singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dave Grohl has received more than 23,681,365 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Dave Grohl is the 764th most popular musician (up from 781st in 2019), the 3,848th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,947th in 2019) and the 239th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 24M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 66

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Dave Grohl ranks 764 out of 3,175. Before him are Ira Gershwin, Jimmy Smith, Arkady Luxemburg, Theo Jörgensmann, Sigiswald Kuijken, and Enrique Fernández Arbós. After him are Chrissie Hynde, Giorgio Gaber, Bob Seger, Auguste Franchomme, Charly García, and José José.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Dave Grohl ranks 102. Before him are Faye Wong, Antônio Carlos Zago, Jason Clarke, Tanita Tikaram, Ibn al-Khattab, and Shannon Lee. After him are Jojo Moyes, Tommy Morrison, David Boreanaz, Lei Jun, Germán Burgos, and Clotilde Courau.

Others Born in 1969

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dave Grohl ranks 3,848 out of 20,380. Before him are Frank Zamboni (1901), Dusty Rhodes (1945), Jeff Fahey (1952), Brian Thompson (1959), Robert Rodriguez (1968), and George Washington Carver (1864). After him are William Devane (1939), George McGovern (1922), Ron Rifkin (1939), Rosario Dawson (1979), John Amos (1939), and Chrissie Hynde (1951).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Dave Grohl ranks 239. Before him are Wanda Jackson (1937), Jim Croce (1943), Frank Beard (1949), Pink Anderson (1900), Ira Gershwin (1896), and Jimmy Smith (1925). After him are Chrissie Hynde (1951), Bob Seger (1945), Sam Phillips (1923), Earl Hines (1903), Billy Sheehan (1953), and Gary Burton (1943).

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