MUSICIAN

Don Henley

1947 - Today

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Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American musician, and a founding member of the rock band Eagles, for whom he is the drummer and one of the lead vocalists, as well as the sole continuous member of the band. Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles songs such as "Witchy Woman", "Desperado", "Best of My Love", "One of These Nights", "Hotel California", "Life in the Fast Lane", "Victim of Love", "The Last Resort", "The Long Run", and "Get Over It". After the Eagles disbanded in 1980, Henley pursued a solo career and released his debut studio album I Can't Stand Still, in 1982. He has released five studio albums, two compilation albums, and one live DVD. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Don Henley has received more than 11,039,438 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Don Henley is the 529th most popular musician (up from 556th in 2019), the 2,734th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,937th in 2019) and the 153rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Don Henleys by language

Over the past year Don Henley has had the most page views in the with 1,443,796 views, followed by German (71,618), and Spanish (47,492). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (94.16%), Korean (71.61%), and Ukrainian (42.19%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Don Henley ranks 529 out of 3,175. Before him are Grace Slick, Chris Martin, Verivery, Wes Montgomery, Joey DeMaio, and Bobby McFerrin. After him are K. K. Downing, Van Cliburn, Freddie King, Rudolf Kempe, James Kottak, and Tito Jackson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Don Henley ranks 191. Before him are Somchai Wongsawat, Rita Lee, Michel Sardou, Larry David, Anne Archer, and Kjell Magne Bondevik. After him are Antonio de la Cruz, Melanie, Murray Perahia, Jerry Rawlings, Riyoko Ikeda, and Karol Dobiaš.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Don Henley ranks 2,734 out of 20,380. Before him are Ronald Lauder (1944), Perry King (1948), J. P. Guilford (1897), Bobby McFerrin (1950), Aldrich Ames (1941), and Michael Nouri (1945). After him are Paul Guilfoyle (1949), Sue Lyon (1946), Seth Barnes Nicholson (1891), David Berkowitz (1953), Daniel Ellsberg (1931), and Samuel R. Delany (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Don Henley ranks 153. Before him are James Taylor (1948), Maurice White (1941), Grace Slick (1939), Wes Montgomery (1923), Joey DeMaio (1954), and Bobby McFerrin (1950). After him are Van Cliburn (1934), Freddie King (1934), James Kottak (1962), Tito Jackson (1953), Tom Fogerty (1941), and Murray Perahia (1947).

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