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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 2,033,377 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. David Paich is the 910th most popular musician (up from 956th in 2019), the 4,454th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,706th in 2019) and the 294th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, David Paich ranks 910 out of 3,175. Before him are Clarence Clemons, Albert Ayler, Larry Coryell, Sean Combs, Lili Kraus, and Charley Patton. After him are Ruggiero Ricci, Carl Cox, Mieczysław Horszowski, Taj Mahal, Donald Byrd, and François Habeneck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, David Paich ranks 194. Before him are Tallis Obed Moses, Basia, Naguib Sawiris, Yoshiichi Watanabe, Jesús María Satrústegui, and Thomas de Maizière. After him are Jaume Bartumeu, Joseph-Antoine Bell, Corinna Harfouch, Esko Aho, Laima Vaikule, and Kathleen Quinlan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Paich ranks 4,454 out of 20,380. Before him are Martha Jefferson Randolph (1772), June Squibb (1929), Alvin Ailey (1931), Dennis Franz (1944), James J. Corbett (1866), and Maggie Q (1979). After him are Wilfrid Sellars (1912), L. Q. Jones (1927), Martha Hyer (1924), John Doman (1945), Mitchell Ryan (1928), and Seth MacFarlane (1973).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, David Paich ranks 294. Before him are Alan Wilson (1943), Clarence Clemons (1942), Albert Ayler (1936), Larry Coryell (1943), Sean Combs (1969), and Charley Patton (1891). After him are Ruggiero Ricci (1918), Taj Mahal (1942), Donald Byrd (1932), Daryl Hall (1946), George Duke (1946), and Paul Kantner (1941).

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