MUSICIAN

Herman Rarebell

1949 - Today

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Hermann Erbel (born 18 November 1949), known professionally as Herman Rarebell, is a German musician, best known as the drummer for the hard rock band Scorpions from 1977 to 1996, during which time he played on eight studio albums. Aside from playing drums, Rarebell wrote or co-wrote several songs for the group such as "Another Piece of Meat", "Falling in Love" and "Passion Rules the Game". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herman Rarebell has received more than 482,431 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Herman Rarebell is the 852nd most popular musician (down from 784th in 2019), the 3,438th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,052nd in 2019) and the 50th most popular German Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 480k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Herman Rarebell ranks 852 out of 3,175Before him are Zino Francescatti, Berry Gordy, Tor Aulin, Bobbejaan Schoepen, Nikolai Noskov, and Orhan Gencebay. After him are Eric Ericson, Michael Brecker, Angélique Kidjo, Nicanor Zabaleta, Roy Buchanan, and Freddie Hubbard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Herman Rarebell ranks 265Before him are Nancy Meyers, Tony Cragg, Flora Brovina, Lawrence Kasdan, Arturo Sandoval, and Hennie Kuiper. After him are Bertalan Farkas, Michael Brecker, Ivan Patzaichin, Bernhard Cullmann, Åse Kleveland, and Eric Carmen.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Herman Rarebell ranks 3,438 out of 7,253Before him are Albert O. Hirschman (1915), Prince William of Baden (1829), Joseph Gaertner (1732), Thomas Doll (1966), Carl Ludwig Koch (1778), and Karl von Einem (1853). After him are Johann Lukas Schönlein (1793), Oskar Vogt (1870), Reinhard Hardegen (1913), Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg (1838), Günter Verheugen (1944), and Fahriye Evcen (1986).

Among MUSICIANS In Germany

Among musicians born in Germany, Herman Rarebell ranks 50Before him are Theo Jörgensmann (1948), Klaus Tennstedt (1926), Paul van Dyk (1971), Andi Deris (1964), Herbert Grönemeyer (1956), and Peter Winter (1754). After him are Ingo Schwichtenberg (1965), Karl Bartos (1952), Daniel Steibelt (1765), ATB (1973), Jackson Browne (1948), and Adolf Busch (1891).