MUSICIAN

Doug Clifford

1945 - Today

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Douglas Raymond Clifford (born April 24, 1945) is an American drummer who is nicknamed "Cosmo". He is best known as a founding member of Creedence Clearwater Revival for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. After the group disbanded in late 1972, Clifford released a solo album and later joined CCR bassist Stu Cook in the Don Harrison Band. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Doug Clifford has received more than 1,608,824 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Doug Clifford is the 884th most popular musician (down from 823rd in 2019), the 4,353rd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,127th in 2019) and the 279th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Doug Clifford ranks 884 out of 3,175. Before him are Lang Lang, Tommy Dorsey, John Norum, Ray Brown, James Burton, and Gustavo Cerati. After him are Paco Ibáñez, S. D. Burman, Maceo Parker, Fatboy Slim, Scott Bradley, and Benny Carter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Doug Clifford ranks 288. Before him are Jim Davis, Ali Akbar Velayati, Leif G. W. Persson, Jean-Claude Izzo, Terence Davies, and Tom Segev. After him are Sandro de América, Jean Ragnotti, Lydia Shum, Romeo Benetti, Betty Mahmoody, and José Manuel Fuente.

Others Born in 1945

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Doug Clifford ranks 4,353 out of 20,380. Before him are Thomas C. Kinkaid (1888), Harry Nelson Pillsbury (1872), Ray Brown (1926), Joyce Meyer (1943), James Burton (1939), and Fred Niblo (1874). After him are Amanda Peet (1972), Evelyn Nesbit (1884), Josh Radnor (1974), Anthony Heald (1944), Mort Shuman (1938), and Lobo (1943).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Doug Clifford ranks 279. Before him are Layne Staley (1967), Hugh McDonald (1950), Pitbull (1981), Tommy Dorsey (1905), Ray Brown (1926), and James Burton (1939). After him are Maceo Parker (1943), Scott Bradley (1891), Benny Carter (1907), Charlie Christian (1916), Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941), and Clark Terry (1920).

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