MUSICIAN

Elvin Bishop

1942 - Today

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Elvin Richard Bishop (born October 21, 1942) is an American blues and rock music singer, guitarist, bandleader, and songwriter. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elvin Bishop has received more than 1,618,549 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Elvin Bishop is the 2,145th most popular musician (down from 1,883rd in 2019), the 11,340th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,613th in 2019) and the 859th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Elvin Bishop ranks 2,145 out of 3,175. Before him are Maria Schneider, Branford Marsalis, Big Joe Williams, Sufjan Stevens, Cecil Sharp, and Arcadi Volodos. After him are Steve Lacy, Randy Bachman, Oscar Dronjak, Eddie Lang, Vadim Repin, and Kygo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Elvin Bishop ranks 656. Before him are Adrien Houngbédji, Donald E. Williams, Richard Myers, Ozren Bonačić, Antonio Munguía, and Samuel Ramey. After him are Mridula Sinha, Bob Love, Gerry Marsden, Jon Kyl, Susan Hill, and Robert L. Stewart.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elvin Bishop ranks 11,340 out of 20,380. Before him are Leon Ames (1902), Audrey Totter (1917), Kenny Harrison (1965), Phil Alden Robinson (1950), Cathy Downs (1926), and Charlie Hickcox (1947). After him are David M. Walker (1944), Steve Lacy (1934), Horace Ashenfelter (1923), Cam Newton (1989), Beau Garrett (1982), and Christina Hoff Sommers (1950).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Elvin Bishop ranks 859. Before him are Devendra Banhart (1981), Bill Laswell (1955), Maria Schneider (1960), Branford Marsalis (1960), Big Joe Williams (1903), and Sufjan Stevens (1975). After him are Steve Lacy (1934), Eddie Lang (1902), David "Honeyboy" Edwards (1915), Chris Botti (1962), Johnny Van Zant (1960), and Jim Byrnes (1948).

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