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Duane Allman

1946 - 1971

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Howard Duane Allman (November 20, 1946 – October 29, 1971) was an American rock guitarist, session musician, and the founder and original leader of the Allman Brothers Band. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Allman began playing the guitar at age 14. The Allman Brothers Band were formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969, and achieved its greatest success in the early 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Duane Allman has received more than 2,916,254 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Duane Allman is the 470th most popular musician (up from 496th in 2019), the 2,506th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,507th in 2019) and the 149th most popular American Musician.

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  • 2.9M

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  • 65.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Duane Allman ranks 470 out of 2,675. Before him are Gregor Piatigorsky, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Yann Tiersen, Paul Badura-Skoda, Erroll Garner, and John Frusciante. After him are Gil Evans, Clifford Brown, Antonio Bazzini, Krystian Zimerman, Dennis Wilson, and Riccardo Cocciante.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Duane Allman ranks 145. Before him are Krister Henriksson, Brenda Blethyn, Alejandro Toledo, Craig Venter, Bernd Hölzenbein, and Héctor Yazalde. After him are Joop Zoetemelk, Richard Axel, Malcolm McLaren, Riccardo Cocciante, Billy Preston, and Lucien Van Impe. Among people deceased in 1971, Duane Allman ranks 64. Before him are Dita Parlo, T. V. Soong, Viktor Patsayev, John W. Campbell, Paul Lukas, and József Zakariás. After him are Pedro Rodríguez, Hermann Ehrhardt, August Derleth, Amet-khan Sultan, Erich Abraham, and Dimitrios Loundras.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Duane Allman ranks 2,506 out of 15,968. Before him are John Frusciante (1970), Diane Ladd (1935), Stella Adler (1901), Edward Gorey (1925), Jack Nicklaus (1940), and Daniel Inouye (1924). After him are Nora Ephron (1941), Michael Parks (1940), Russell Means (1939), Harry Nilsson (1941), Julia Ann (1969), and Clifford Brown (1930).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Duane Allman ranks 149. Before him are Bill Viola (1951), Ira Gershwin (1896), Adam Levine (1979), Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1929), Erroll Garner (1923), and John Frusciante (1970). After him are Clifford Brown (1930), Dennis Wilson (1944), Captain Beefheart (1941), Wendy Carlos (1939), Carla Bley (1936), and Lionel Hampton (1908).

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