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David Paich

1954 - Today

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David Frank Paich (born June 25, 1954) is an American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter, best known as the co-founder, principal songwriter, keyboardist, and secondary vocalist of the rock band Toto since 1977. He wrote or co-wrote much of Toto's original material, including the band's three most popular songs: "Hold the Line", "Rosanna", and "Africa". With Toto, Paich has contributed to 17 albums and sold over 40 million records. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Paich has received more than 1,859,678 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. David Paich is the 959th most popular musician (down from 904th in 2019), the 4,718th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,480th in 2019) and the 336th most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, David Paich ranks 959 out of 2,662Before him are Pitbull, Francis Cabrel, Larry Coryell, Diana Krall, Sean Paul, and Barney Kessel. After him are Layne Staley, Zakk Wylde, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Lennie Tristano, and Pharoah Sanders.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, David Paich ranks 178Before him are Mark Lindsay Chapman, Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf, Patsy Reddy, Eric Johnson, Anna Galiena, and Philippe Alliot. After him are Christian Gross, Malcolm Turnbull, Iain Banks, Han Zheng, Wang Jianlin, and Vladimir Smirnov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Paich ranks 4,718 out of 18,182Before him are Susan George (1934), Seymour Hersh (1937), Brian Krause (1969), Barney Kessel (1923), Carol Potter (1948), and Laurene Powell Jobs (1963). After him are Gerard K. O'Neill (1927), Jimi Jamison (1951), Jonathan Winters (1925), Layne Staley (1967), Daniel Kirkwood (1814), and Emily Warren Roebling (1843).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, David Paich ranks 336Before him are Hank Mobley (1930), Albert Collins (1932), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935), Pitbull (1981), Larry Coryell (1943), and Barney Kessel (1923). After him are Layne Staley (1967), Zakk Wylde (1967), Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941), Lennie Tristano (1919), Pharoah Sanders (1940), and Art Farmer (1928).