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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 1,560,968 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Gene Krupa is the 557th most popular musician (up from 705th in 2019), the 2,941st most popular biography from United States (up from 3,594th in 2019) and the 165th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gene Krupa ranks 557 out of 2,662Before him are Clara Rockmore, Baden Powell, Arkady Luxemburg, The Edge, Armando Manzanero, and Nick Simper. After him are Don Henley, Laurie Anderson, Bruno Mars, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Rudolf Kempe, and Peter Schreier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Gene Krupa ranks 116Before him are Lamberto Maggiorani, Juan Bosch, André Cayatte, Richard Wurmbrand, Carl Gustaf von Rosen, and Gottfried von Cramm. After him are Kató Lomb, André Pieyre de Mandiargues, Attilio Demaría, Harro Schulze-Boysen, Dean Rusk, and David Frankfurter. Among people deceased in 1973, Gene Krupa ranks 93Before him are Helen Parkhurst, Betty Grable, Alois Hába, Laurence Harvey, Noël Coward, and Marthe Bibesco. After him are Tarsila do Amaral, Lidia Ruslanova, Maurice René Fréchet, Tanzan Ishibashi, Henry Darger, and Ben Webster.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gene Krupa ranks 2,941 out of 18,182Before him are Joel Hastings Metcalf (1866), Dolores Costello (1903), S. S. Van Dine (1888), Ted Williams (1918), June Allyson (1917), and Terry Goodkind (1948). After him are Rhea Seehorn (1972), Edward Kasner (1878), Don Henley (1947), Adam Driver (1983), Laurie Anderson (1947), and Kevin Federline (1978).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Gene Krupa ranks 165Before him are Joe Pass (1929), Tom Petty (1950), Artie Shaw (1910), Ace Frehley (1951), Jeff Porcaro (1954), and Matt Cameron (1962). After him are Don Henley (1947), Laurie Anderson (1947), Bruno Mars (1985), Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1929), Murray Perahia (1947), and Dee Dee Warwick (1942).