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George Duke

1946 - 2013

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George M. Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He worked with numerous artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and as a professor of music. He first made a name for himself with the album The Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with the George Duke Trio. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Duke has received more than 1,265,006 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. George Duke is the 919th most popular musician (down from 871st in 2019), the 4,503rd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,318th in 2019) and the 299th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, George Duke ranks 919 out of 3,175. Before him are Mieczysław Horszowski, Taj Mahal, Donald Byrd, François Habeneck, Enzo Jannacci, and Daryl Hall. After him are Paul Kantner, Link Wray, Eduard Nápravník, Moe Tucker, Rob Zombie, and Emanuel Feuermann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, George Duke ranks 338. Before him are Ricky Hui, Robert Urich, Vincent Pastore, Colin Bell, Daryl Hall, and Gérard Grisey. After him are Ricardo Maduro, Jane Asher, Slobodan Santrač, Emilio de Villota, Debbi Wilkes, and Dieter Herzog. Among people deceased in 2013, George Duke ranks 226. Before him are Jetty Paerl, Ružica Sokić, Mirko Kovač, Donald Byrd, Enzo Jannacci, and Anca Petrescu. After him are Henri Alleg, Barry Jackson, August Schellenberg, Emile Griffith, Norma Bengell, and Hans Hass.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Duke ranks 4,503 out of 20,380. Before him are Daryl Hall (1946), Betty Buckley (1947), Martin Johnson Heade (1819), Brett Cullen (1956), Jimmy Smits (1955), and Eric Allin Cornell (1961). After him are Brian Keith (1921), Stella Stevens (1936), Paul Kantner (1941), Eric Betzig (1960), Chris McCandless (1968), and Gilbert Gottfried (1955).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, George Duke ranks 299. Before him are Charley Patton (1891), David Paich (1954), Ruggiero Ricci (1918), Taj Mahal (1942), Donald Byrd (1932), and Daryl Hall (1946). After him are Paul Kantner (1941), Link Wray (1929), Moe Tucker (1944), Rob Zombie (1965), Rick James (1948), and Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829).

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