MUSICIAN

Glenn Frey

1948 - 2016

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Glenn Lewis Frey (; November 6, 1948 – January 18, 2016) was an American musician. He was a founding member of the rock band Eagles. Frey was the co-lead singer and frontman for Eagles, roles he came to share with fellow member Don Henley, with whom he wrote most of Eagles' material. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Glenn Frey has received more than 14,341,223 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia. Glenn Frey is the 400th most popular musician (down from 301st in 2019), the 2,223rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,749th in 2019) and the 117th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 14M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Glenn Frey ranks 400 out of 3,175. Before him are Buddy Rich, Lucio Battisti, Dexter Gordon, Billy Gibbons, Ben Webster, and Dennis Wilson. After him are Ray Conniff, Albert King, Joan Manuel Serrat, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Jan Kubelík, and Donovan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Glenn Frey ranks 139. Before him are Jean-Louis Schlesser, Natan Sharansky, Delio Onnis, Vincent Schiavelli, Charles Simonyi, and Ram Baran Yadav. After him are Dan Halutz, George Abela, Alberto Manguel, Margot Kidder, Kenny Loggins, and Yuriy Yekhanurov. Among people deceased in 2016, Glenn Frey ranks 111. Before him are Mohamed Abdelaziz, Ernst Nolte, Yves Bonnefoy, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, Lloyd Shapley, and Michu Meszaros. After him are Oleg Popov, Michel Rocard, Victor Stănculescu, Dragan Nikolić, Einojuhani Rautavaara, and Guy Hamilton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Glenn Frey ranks 2,223 out of 20,380. Before him are Kate Capshaw (1953), Patrick Duffy (1949), Howard Martin Temin (1934), Stockard Channing (1944), Lloyd Shapley (1923), and Jonathan Edwards (1703). After him are Fredric March (1897), Robert Todd Lincoln (1843), Carly Simon (1945), Martin Kove (1946), George Floyd (1973), and Ray Conniff (1916).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Glenn Frey ranks 117. Before him are Tony Levin (1946), Buddy Rich (1917), Dexter Gordon (1923), Billy Gibbons (1949), Ben Webster (1909), and Dennis Wilson (1944). After him are Ray Conniff (1916), Albert King (1923), Joe Perry (1950), Johnny Winter (1944), Tom Petty (1950), and John Phillips (1935).

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