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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 1,034,453 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Don Was is the 2,315th most popular musician (down from 2,181st in 2019), the 12,333rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,449th in 2019) and the 973rd most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Don Was ranks 2,315 out of 2,662. Before him are Diana King, John Dankworth, Roger Sanchez, Jeff Waters, Billy Powell, and Bill Davis. After him are Sam Rivers, Gus G, Amon Tobin, Jerry Harrison, Eddie Rabbitt, and John 5.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Don Was ranks 614. Before him are Ali Mohammed Ghedi, Françoise Combes, John Hickenlooper, Rohinton Mistry, John Barrasso, and Billy Powell. After him are Nina Zyuskova, Franklin Graham, Ellen McLain, Hilkka Riihivuori, Leon Wilkeson, and Marco Aurélio.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Don Was ranks 12,333 out of 18,182. Before him are Ernie Sabella (1949), Wheeler Oakman (1890), Susanne Blakeslee (1956), Aisha Hinds (1975), Billy Powell (1952), and Bill Davis (2000). After him are David Axelrod (1955), Maxine Hong Kingston (1940), Billy Magnussen (1985), Matt Vogel (1957), Jim Bunning (1931), and Richard Russell Jr. (1897).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Don Was ranks 973. Before him are Sarah Chang (1980), Kevin Jonas (1987), Terry Balsamo (1972), Roger Sanchez (1967), Billy Powell (1952), and Bill Davis (2000). After him are Jerry Harrison (1949), Eddie Rabbitt (1941), John 5 (1971), Madeleine Peyroux (1974), Fat Mike (1967), and Gil Shaham (1971).

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