MUSICIAN

Edgar Winter

1946 - Today

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Edgar Holland Winter (born December 28, 1946) is an American multi-instrumentalist, working as a vocalist along with playing keyboards, saxophone, and percussion. His success peaked in the 1970s with his band the Edgar Winter Group and their popular songs "Frankenstein" and "Free Ride". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edgar Winter has received more than 2,968,017 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Edgar Winter is the 1,381st most popular musician (down from 1,346th in 2019), the 6,903rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,712th in 2019) and the 491st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Edgar Winter ranks 1,381 out of 3,175. Before him are Garth Hudson, Mark Lanegan, Ron Asheton, Yegor Letov, Vlatko Stefanovski, and Anouar Brahem. After him are Curtis Fuller, Joe Sample, Gary Rossington, Mary Lou Williams, Steve Miller, and Monty Alexander.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Edgar Winter ranks 507. Before him are Rhoma Irama, Robin Cook, Mary Beth Hurt, Erich Beer, Cornel Penu, and Jean Thissen. After him are Mordehai Milgrom, Olena Chekan, Neil Campbell, James C. Adamson, Rodrigo Valdez, and Aynsley Dunbar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edgar Winter ranks 6,903 out of 20,380. Before him are Sam Altman (1985), Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1935), Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston (1903), Horace W. Babcock (1912), Mike Larrabee (1933), and Paula Fox (1923). After him are Brenda Song (1988), Michael Learned (1939), Curtis Fuller (1934), Mildred Gillars (1900), Burt Rutan (1943), and John Romita Sr. (1930).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Edgar Winter ranks 491. Before him are Mal Waldron (1925), Bill Monroe (1911), Tim Hardin (1941), Marin Alsop (1956), Mark Lanegan (1964), and Ron Asheton (1948). After him are Curtis Fuller (1934), Joe Sample (1939), Gary Rossington (1951), Mary Lou Williams (1910), Steve Miller (1943), and Bruce Johnston (1942).

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