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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 8,354,110 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Elliott Smith is the 1,463rd most popular musician (down from 1,346th in 2019), the 7,331st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,683rd in 2019) and the 554th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Elliott Smith ranks 1,463 out of 2,662. Before him are Mishary Rashid Alafasy, Johnny Marr, Cliff Martinez, Daniel Lanois, Nigo, and Trevor Bolder. After him are Hubert Sumlin, Ron Geesin, Elizabeth Cotten, Rick Allen, Cassandra Wilson, and Chrisye.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Elliott Smith ranks 236. Before him are MC Ren, Paget Brewster, Lionel Aingimea, Cosmin Olăroiu, Ilham Tohti, and Halvard Hanevold. After him are Yelena Shushunova, Jan Axel Blomberg, Jenni Rivera, Lukas Moodysson, Daniel Fonseca, and Beau Biden. Among people deceased in 2003, Elliott Smith ranks 235. Before him are Little Eva, Tommy Seebach, Edwin Starr, Tomáš Pospíchal, José Craveirinha, and Robert Atkins. After him are Jean Lucas, Bruno Heim, Stan Brakhage, Buddy Hackett, Buddy Ebsen, and Donald Regan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elliott Smith ranks 7,331 out of 18,182. Before him are John Gardner (1933), David Hess (1936), Greg Louganis (1960), Christopher George (1931), Thomas Ligotti (1953), and Robert John Burke (1960). After him are Charles Fefferman (1949), Hubert Sumlin (1931), Emerson Spencer (1906), Margaret Avery (1944), Colin Hanks (1977), and Kathryn Hahn (1974).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Elliott Smith ranks 554. Before him are Jake E. Lee (1957), Johnny Dodds (1892), Tim Bogert (1944), Nancy Wilson (1954), Ramsey Lewis (1935), and Cliff Martinez (1954). After him are Hubert Sumlin (1931), Elizabeth Cotten (1893), Cassandra Wilson (1955), Robert Cray (1953), J. B. Lenoir (1929), and Memphis Minnie (1897).

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