MUSICIAN

Dimebag Darrell

1966 - 2004

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Darrell Lance Abbott (August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004), best known by his stage name Dimebag Darrell, was an American musician. He was the guitarist of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan, both of which he co-founded alongside his brother Vinnie Paul. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest metal guitarists of all time.A son of country music producer Jerry Abbott, Abbott began playing guitar at age 12, and Pantera released its debut album, Metal Magic (1983), when he was 16. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dimebag Darrell has received more than 8,317,716 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Dimebag Darrell is the 969th most popular musician (down from 802nd in 2019), the 4,704th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,021st in 2019) and the 316th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Dimebag Darrells by language

Over the past year Dimebag Darrell has had the most page views in the with 1,102,849 views, followed by Spanish (101,116), and Russian (66,977). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (259.63%), Kirghiz (72.59%), and Egyptian Arabic (51.10%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Dimebag Darrell ranks 969 out of 3,175. Before him are Simon Wright, Dave Lombardo, Moya Brennan, Theodor Kullak, Barney Kessel, and Peter Brötzmann. After him are Matisyahu, Arvīds Jansons, Eddy Grant, Tuomas Holopainen, Gábor Szabó, and Corey Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Dimebag Darrell ranks 117. Before him are Ben Miller, Inessa Kravets, Jonathan Edwards, Leon Lai, Roberto Sensini, and Abel Balbo. After him are Anna Rita Del Piano, Bill Goldberg, Didier Queloz, Cheb Mami, Qin Gang, and Antoine Fuqua. Among people deceased in 2004, Dimebag Darrell ranks 156. Before him are Bryce DeWitt, Augusto da Costa, Xenophon Zolotas, Rick James, Eric Sturgess, and Barney Kessel. After him are Carrie Snodgress, Alexander Ragulin, Mildred McDaniel, Evelyn Mase, Kikuko, Princess Takamatsu, and Janet Frame.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dimebag Darrell ranks 4,704 out of 20,380. Before him are Glenn Curtiss (1878), Adam Driver (1983), William B. Travis (1809), Barry Corbin (1940), Fernando J. Corbató (1926), and Barney Kessel (1923). After him are Bob Rafelson (1933), Helen Churchill Candee (1858), Randy Meisner (1946), Ed Heinemann (1908), Evelyn Keyes (1916), and Harold Osborn (1899).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Dimebag Darrell ranks 316. Before him are Al Jardine (1942), Fats Waller (1904), Sammy Hagar (1947), Scott Travis (1961), Amy Lee (1981), and Barney Kessel (1923). After him are Matisyahu (1979), Corey Taylor (1973), Daron Malakian (1975), Charlie Haden (1937), Ted Nugent (1948), and John Mayer (1977).

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