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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 4,326,757 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Donald Fagen is the 1,207th most popular musician (down from 1,112th in 2019), the 5,903rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,433rd in 2019) and the 423rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Donald Fagen ranks 1,207 out of 3,175. Before him are Roy Harper, Magne Furuholmen, Eberhard Weber, Ignaz Brüll, Paquito D'Rivera, and Viktoria Mullova. After him are Gram Parsons, Enrique Santos Discépolo, Wilko Johnson, Rosalyn Tureck, Fazıl Say, and Parov Stelar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Donald Fagen ranks 384. Before him are Barry Hay, Bernhard Russi, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Martin Birch, Efraim Zuroff, and Paquito D'Rivera. After him are Armando Calderón Sol, Nikola Šainović, Banjō Ginga, Bernd Stange, Rula Ghani, and Rainer Zobel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Donald Fagen ranks 5,903 out of 20,380. Before him are Efraim Zuroff (1948), Ed Helms (1974), George Kennan (1845), Herschel Savage (1952), Norman Vincent Peale (1898), and Lizabeth Scott (1922). After him are Michael Andretti (1962), Chloë Sevigny (1974), Stephen Gyllenhaal (1949), Gram Parsons (1946), Brian Herbert (1947), and Rosalyn Tureck (1914).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Donald Fagen ranks 423. Before him are Joe Henderson (1937), John Abercrombie (1944), Taylor Hawkins (1972), Ralph Towner (1940), Steven Adler (1965), and Benjamin Orr (1947). After him are Gram Parsons (1946), Rosalyn Tureck (1914), Ross the Boss (1954), Larry Van Kriedt (1954), Scott Columbus (1956), and Steve Stevens (1959).

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