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Donald Fagen

1948 - Today

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Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948) is an American musician who was the co-founder, lead singer, co-songwriter, and keyboardist of the band Steely Dan, formed in the early 1970s with musical partner Walter Becker. In addition to his work with Steely Dan, Fagen has released four solo albums, beginning with The Nightfly in 1982, which was nominated for seven Grammys. In 2001, Fagen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Steely Dan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Donald Fagen has received more than 3,790,614 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Donald Fagen is the 1,115th most popular musician (up from 1,153rd in 2019), the 5,445th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,709th in 2019) and the 410th most popular American Musician.

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  • 3.8M

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  • 48.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Donald Fagen ranks 1,115 out of 2,662Before him are Geoff Downes, Lee Kerslake, Lauryn Hill, Gene Clark, Matt Sorum, and Dan Balan. After him are Åse Kleveland, Moriz Rosenthal, Anthony Phillips, Peter Tägtgren, Kate Pierson, and Reinhold Mack.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Donald Fagen ranks 342Before him are Alexander McCall Smith, Fred Hampton, Ana Mendieta, Jean-Pierre Monseré, Marisol, and Robert Holdstock. After him are Kate Pierson, Sinéad Cusack, Louis Raphaël I Sako, Rula Ghani, Enver Marić, and Mikhail Nikolayevich Zadornov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Donald Fagen ranks 5,445 out of 18,182Before him are Harry Guardino (1925), Gene Clark (1944), Ellen Churchill Semple (1863), Matt Sorum (1960), Amy Brenneman (1964), and Bobby Cannavale (1970). After him are Alfred Sturtevant (1891), Lawrence Lessig (1961), Radia Perlman (1951), Henry Gibson (1935), Harry Carey (1878), and Ivanka Trump (1981).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Donald Fagen ranks 410Before him are Roy Haynes (1925), Ross the Boss (1954), Johnny Hodges (1906), Lauryn Hill (1975), Gene Clark (1944), and Matt Sorum (1960). After him are Kate Pierson (1948), Red Garland (1923), Gram Parsons (1946), Clark Terry (1920), Harry James (1916), and Tom Hamilton (1951).