MUSICIAN

Desmond Child

1953 - Today

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John Charles Barrett (born October 28, 1953), known professionally as Desmond Child, is an American songwriter and producer. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Desmond Child has received more than 1,605,704 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Desmond Child is the 1,156th most popular musician (down from 883rd in 2019), the 5,659th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,377th in 2019) and the 405th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Desmond Child ranks 1,156 out of 3,175. Before him are Floyd Westerman, Joey Kramer, Shura Cherkassky, Country Joe McDonald, Big Bill Broonzy, and Andrew Loog Oldham. After him are Ray Barretto, Afrojack, Jimmie Nicol, Abraham Laboriel, Rolf Løvland, and Frankie Laine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Desmond Child ranks 248. Before him are Alex Van Halen, Charles Martin Smith, Joseph Augustus Zarelli, Hisako, Princess Takamado, Patrick Doyle, and Norberto Alonso. After him are Mokhtar Dahari, Kurt Fuller, Sara Simeoni, Mohammad Bakri, Malika Oufkir, and Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Desmond Child ranks 5,659 out of 20,380. Before him are Rube Goldberg (1883), Big Bill Broonzy (1903), Joe Lando (1961), M. C. Gainey (1948), Phil McGraw (1950), and John Wesley Powell (1834). After him are Mark Pellegrino (1965), Irving Cummings (1888), Michael Eisner (1942), Kurt Fuller (1953), Ray Barretto (1929), and JoBeth Williams (1948).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Desmond Child ranks 405. Before him are Paul Butterfield (1942), Scott LaFaro (1936), Floyd Westerman (1936), Joey Kramer (1950), Country Joe McDonald (1942), and Big Bill Broonzy (1903). After him are Ray Barretto (1929), Frankie Laine (1913), Tony Joe White (1943), Mike Stern (1953), Jorma Kaukonen (1940), and Terry Bozzio (1950).

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