SINGER

Don McLean

1945 - Today

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Donald McLean III (born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Known to fans as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail", he is best known for his 1971 hit song "American Pie", an eight-and-a-half-minute folk rock "cultural touchstone" about the loss of innocence of the early rock and roll generation. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Don McLean has received more than 4,887,260 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Don McLean is the 503rd most popular singer (down from 414th in 2019), the 2,845th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,548th in 2019) and the 150th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Don McLeans by language

Over the past year Don McLean has had the most page views in the with 587,261 views, followed by German (33,726), and Spanish (20,001). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Southern Azerbaijani (119.29%), Simple English (97.09%), and Basque (71.48%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Don McLean ranks 503 out of 4,381. Before him are Zaz, Freddy Quinn, Tim Staffell, LP, Mohammed Rafi, and Michael Bolton. After him are Haykanoush Danielyan, Selena, Cristina Deutekom, Faustina Bordoni, Noel Gallagher, and M. S. Subbulakshmi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Don McLean ranks 188. Before him are Billy Drago, Michael Nouri, Frans Janssens, Guy Bonnet, Basil Poledouris, and Vinko Puljić. After him are Everett McGill, Edmund M. Clarke, Pablo Forlán, Sheila, Douglas Hofstadter, and Aurore Clément.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Don McLean ranks 2,845 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Bolton (1953), Bea Arthur (1922), Gene Krupa (1909), Lindsay Wagner (1949), John Roberts (1955), and Mahershala Ali (1974). After him are Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1851), Edward Bunker (1933), Patricia Arquette (1968), George Lincoln Rockwell (1918), Frank Knight (1885), and Fritz Leiber (1910).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Don McLean ranks 150. Before him are R. Kelly (1967), Miley Cyrus (1992), Melanie (1947), Al Martino (1927), LP (1981), and Michael Bolton (1953). After him are Selena (1971), Natalie Cole (1950), Bobby Darin (1936), Howlin' Wolf (1910), Akon (1973), and Bobby Kimball (1947).

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