MUSICIAN

Gene Krupa

1909 - 1973

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Eugene Bertram Krupa (January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973) was an American jazz drummer, bandleader, and composer. Krupa is widely regarded as one of the most influential drummers in the history of popular music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gene Krupa has received more than 1,679,353 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Gene Krupa is the 552nd most popular musician (up from 555th in 2019), the 2,841st most popular biography from United States (up from 2,934th in 2019) and the 166th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gene Krupa ranks 552 out of 3,175. Before him are Guido Cantelli, Art Pepper, Laurie Anderson, David A. Stewart, Johann Friedrich Fasch, and Eugene Ormandy. After him are Paul Rodgers, Bronisław Huberman, Billy Cobham, İdil Biret, Mitch Mitchell, and Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Gene Krupa ranks 113. Before him are Matti Järvinen, Robert Serber, Eduard Wirths, Abdulrahman Fawzi, Mehmed Orhan, and Franz Six. After him are Indro Montanelli, August Derleth, Juan Vicente Pérez, Pavle Đurišić, André Cayatte, and Hendrik Casimir. Among people deceased in 1973, Gene Krupa ranks 100. Before him are Jarno Saarinen, Clas Thunberg, Marthe Bibesco, Merian C. Cooper, Fuad Chehab, and Helen Parkhurst. After him are Alois Hába, Tarsila do Amaral, Lidia Ruslanova, Bobby Darin, Laurence Harvey, and Dmytro Dontsov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gene Krupa ranks 2,841 out of 20,380. Before him are LP (1981), Bob Cousy (1928), Charles Koch (1935), Angelo Dundee (1921), Michael Bolton (1953), and Bea Arthur (1922). After him are Lindsay Wagner (1949), John Roberts (1955), Mahershala Ali (1974), Don McLean (1945), Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1851), and Edward Bunker (1933).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Gene Krupa ranks 166. Before him are Buddy Guy (1936), Huey Lewis (1950), Erroll Garner (1923), Chet Atkins (1924), Art Pepper (1925), and Laurie Anderson (1947). After him are Duane Allman (1946), Cannonball Adderley (1928), Randy Rhoads (1956), Coleman Hawkins (1904), Tito Puente (1923), and Marty Friedman (1962).

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