MUSICIAN

Elliott Smith

1969 - 2003

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Steven Paul Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003), known as Elliott Smith, was an American musician and singer-songwriter. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and lived much of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he gained popularity. Smith's primary instrument was the guitar, though he also played piano, clarinet, bass guitar, drums, and harmonica. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elliott Smith has received more than 9,073,507 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Elliott Smith is the 1,535th most popular musician (down from 1,458th in 2019), the 7,719th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,316th in 2019) and the 557th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Elliott Smith ranks 1,535 out of 3,175. Before him are Robin Trower, Nick Menza, Hal David, Nils Lofgren, František Ondříček, and Edo de Waart. After him are David Cross, Marc-André Hamelin, Zoot Sims, John Levén, Joe Hahn, and Rick Allen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Elliott Smith ranks 250. Before him are Jóhann Jóhannsson, Ilie Dumitrescu, Marco Bode, Ilham Tohti, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Saša Obradović. After him are Andreas Pietschmann, Silas Weir Mitchell, Heinz-Christian Strache, Trey Parker, Juan Carlos Villamayor, and Yoo Jun-sang. Among people deceased in 2003, Elliott Smith ranks 260. Before him are Felix Kaspar, Noronha, Pierre Graber, Donald Nicol, Rick Husband, and Jonathan Brandis. After him are Arne Månsson, Joseph Saidu Momoh, Warren Zevon, Melitta Brunner, Wolfgang Peters, and Sydney Lassick.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elliott Smith ranks 7,719 out of 20,380. Before him are Vanessa Marcil (1968), Emanuel Steward (1944), David Peoples (1940), Bill Robinson (1877), James Brady (1940), and Eugene Meyer (1875). After him are Loni Anderson (1945), Miriam Cooper (1891), Penny Johnson Jerald (1961), Edward Binns (1916), Forest Ray Moulton (1872), and Bill Camp (1961).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Elliott Smith ranks 557. Before him are Allen Collins (1952), Kenny Drew (1928), Bill Black (1926), Tim Bogert (1944), Hal David (1921), and Nils Lofgren (1951). After him are Zoot Sims (1925), Joe Hahn (1977), Warren Zevon (1947), John Legend (1978), Randy Edelman (1947), and Arthur Crudup (1905).

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