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Jan Akkerman

1946 - Today

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Jan Akkerman (born 24 December 1946) is a Dutch guitarist. He first found international commercial success with the band Focus, which he co-founded with Thijs van Leer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan Akkerman has received more than 534,288 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Akkerman is the 669th most popular musician (up from 689th in 2019), the 439th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 427th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Dutch Musician.

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  • 530k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jan Akkerman ranks 669 out of 3,175. Before him are Nicolas de Grigny, Giovanni Maria Bononcini, Roger Hodgson, Mick Mars, Jeff Hanneman, and Nikolai Zverev. After him are Eric Woolfson, Chas Chandler, Peter Schreier, Chaka Khan, Benny Golson, and Harold Faltermeyer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Jan Akkerman ranks 246. Before him are Davorin Popović, Frank Welker, Penelope Wilton, Yusuke Omi, Sanjay Gandhi, and Mireya Moscoso. After him are Bruce Davison, László Polgár, Eduardo Camaño, Daouda Malam Wanké, Minoru Kobata, and Stuart Wilson.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Akkerman ranks 439 out of 1,646. Before him are Wil van Gogh (1862), Frits Philips (1905), Jan Miense Molenaer (1610), Rinus Israël (1942), Lou Ottens (1926), and Louis Beel (1902). After him are Thomas de Keyser (1596), Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz (1710), Johanna van Gogh-Bonger (1862), Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern (1625), Dick Nanninga (1949), and Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831).

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Among MUSICIANS In Netherlands

Among musicians born in Netherlands, Jan Akkerman ranks 7. Before him are André Rieu (1949), Bernard Haitink (1929), Eddie Van Halen (1955), Tiësto (1969), Armin van Buuren (1976), and Ton Koopman (1944). After him are Eduard van Beinum (1900), Frans Brüggen (1934), Candy Dulfer (1969), Alex Van Halen (1953), Afrojack (1987), and Bart Berman (1938).

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