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Don Was

1952 - Today

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Don Edward Fagenson (born September 13, 1952), known professionally as Don Was (), is an American musician, record producer, music director, film composer, documentary filmmaker and radio host. Since 2011, he has also served as president of the American jazz label Blue Note Records. For his work as a record producer, he has won six Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year in 1989 for Bonnie Raitt's Nick of Time and Producer of the Year in 1994. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Don Was has received more than 1,119,428 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Don Was is the 2,460th most popular musician (down from 2,306th in 2019), the 13,349th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,305th in 2019) and the 1,020th most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Don Was ranks 2,460 out of 3,175. Before him are Perry Farrell, Tom Robinson, Sébastien Tellier, Stan Bush, Jeff Young, and Dorothy Fields. After him are DJ Lethal, Ray Luzier, Jewel, Christina Perri, Carlos Núñez Muñoz, and Derrick May.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Don Was ranks 706. Before him are Vidhu Vinod Chopra, John Tooby, Kim Warwick, Jörgen Augustsson, Stephen South, and Marco Aurélio. After him are Tatyana Goyshchik, Viv Richards, Michael Brook, Takako Shirai, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, and Kage Baker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Don Was ranks 13,349 out of 20,380. Before him are Dick Van Arsdale (1943), Marguerite Churchill (1910), Joan Blackman (1938), Louise Beavers (1902), Joel David Moore (1977), and Paul Frees (1920). After him are Newton D. Baker (1871), Jessica Bowman (1980), The Godfather (1961), Anwar al-Awlaki (1971), Ray Luzier (1970), and Jay Acovone (1955).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Don Was ranks 1,020. Before him are Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (1922), Tony Alva (1957), Perry Farrell (1959), Stan Bush (1953), Jeff Young (1962), and Dorothy Fields (1904). After him are Ray Luzier (1970), Jewel (1974), Christina Perri (1986), Derrick May (1963), Jeff Loomis (1971), and Vanessa Carlton (1980).

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