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James Iha

1968 - Today

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James Yoshinobu Iha (伊葉吉伸, Iha Yoshinobu) (born March 26, 1968) is an American rock musician. He is best known as a guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. He was a member until the band's initial breakup in 2000 and rejoined in 2018. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Iha has received more than 2,874,718 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. James Iha is the 2,318th most popular musician (down from 2,168th in 2019), the 12,430th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,361st in 2019) and the 947th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, James Iha ranks 2,318 out of 3,175. Before him are Thomas Gabriel Fischer, Dave Greenfield, Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad, Bud Shank, Uri Caine, and Robin Thicke. After him are Mark Jansen, Charlie Benante, John Parr, Eugene Wright, Adam Taubitz, and Nolwenn Leroy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, James Iha ranks 478. Before him are Olga Neuwirth, Wu Bai, Diego el Cigala, Tahar El Khalej, Lorenzo Bernardi, and Knut Holmann. After him are Ali Benarbia, Momoko Kikuchi, Kazuya Maekawa, Tania Bruguera, Bryan Burk, and Rena Sofer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Iha ranks 12,430 out of 20,380. Before him are John Elway (1960), Robin Thicke (1977), August Rodenberg (1873), Evan Seinfeld (1967), Michael J. Bloomfield (1959), and Laurell K. Hamilton (1963). After him are Andy Richter (1966), Ellen Kushner (1955), Philip Slone (1907), Gregory C. Johnson (1954), Andrew Kevin Walker (1964), and John J. Crittenden (1787).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, James Iha ranks 947. Before him are Jimmy Chamberlin (1964), Josh Freese (1972), Nate Mendel (1968), Bud Shank (1926), Uri Caine (1956), and Robin Thicke (1977). After him are Charlie Benante (1962), Eugene Wright (1923), Erick Morillo (1971), John 5 (1971), Cynthia Weil (1940), and Sophie B. Hawkins (1964).

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