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Dusty Hill

1949 - 2021

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Joe Michael "Dusty" Hill (May 19, 1949 – July 28, 2021) was an American musician who was the bassist of the rock band ZZ Top for more than 50 years. He also sang backing and lead vocals and played keyboards. Hill was born in Dallas, Texas. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dusty Hill has received more than 5,002,553 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Dusty Hill is the 445th most popular singer (down from 293rd in 2019), the 2,531st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,865th in 2019) and the 137th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Dusty Hill ranks 445 out of 4,381. Before him are Raphael, Bobby Solo, Rafael Orozco Maestre, Marcia Barrett, Alice Babs, and Camarón de la Isla. After him are Jimin, Maria Bethânia, Darío Moreno, Leila Mourad, Henri Salvador, and Boy George.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Dusty Hill ranks 159. Before him are Hyon Yong-chol, Christopher Hitchens, Trevor Horn, Thierry Sabine, Aurelio De Laurentiis, and Pam Grier. After him are Mineko Iwasaki, Horst Seehofer, Tommy Ramone, Phil Lynott, Anne Schedeen, and Matthew Festing. Among people deceased in 2021, Dusty Hill ranks 142. Before him are Enrique Bolaños, Nino Castelnuovo, Yegor Ligachyov, George Segal, Sheldon Adelson, and Jovan Divjak. After him are Stephen Sondheim, Robert Downey Sr., Vladimir Shatalov, Ned Beatty, Borisav Jović, and Kåre Willoch.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dusty Hill ranks 2,531 out of 20,380. Before him are Jane Darwell (1879), Annie Sprinkle (1954), Donald Judd (1928), Archie Shepp (1937), James Franco (1978), and Peter Cetera (1944). After him are John L. Sullivan (1858), Ellison Onizuka (1946), Dennis Farina (1944), Barbara Eden (1931), Chris Pine (1980), and Willy DeVille (1950).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Dusty Hill ranks 137. Before him are Mos Def (1973), Perry Como (1912), Lana Del Rey (1985), Nile Rodgers (1952), Eddie Money (1949), and Neil Sedaka (1939). After him are KRS-One (1965), Marc Anthony (1968), Marian Anderson (1897), Waylon Jennings (1937), Kevin Federline (1978), and Katy Perry (1984).

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