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Jerry Garcia

1942 - 1995

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Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician who was the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence during the counterculture of the 1960s. Although he disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed by many as the leader of the band. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jerry Garcia has received more than 10,002,063 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Jerry Garcia is the 701st most popular musician (down from 667th in 2019), the 3,552nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,455th in 2019) and the 215th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 10M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jerry Garcia ranks 701 out of 3,175. Before him are Rufus Wainwright, Steve Lukather, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Louis Prima, Hide, and Rick Davies. After him are Jeff Buckley, Eric Dolphy, Robert Hausmann, Elmore James, Menahem Pressler, and Alexis Weissenberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Jerry Garcia ranks 247. Before him are Alice Schwarzer, Gijs van Lennep, James Tien, Natalia Gutman, Dioncounda Traoré, and Marshall Bell. After him are David Ogden Stiers, David Stern, Richard Williams, Jean Ping, Ludmila Savelyeva, and Valerio Massimo Manfredi. Among people deceased in 1995, Jerry Garcia ranks 122. Before him are Albert W. Tucker, Alberto Burri, Edith Pargeter, Józef Maria Bocheński, James Samuel Coleman, and James Herriot. After him are Abdul Ali Mazari, Dmitri Shepilov, Heinrich Sutermeister, Giancarlo Baghetti, Werner Liebrich, and Max Wünsche.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerry Garcia ranks 3,552 out of 20,380. Before him are Barbara Hendricks (1948), Rosemary Clooney (1928), René Auberjonois (1940), Jerome Kern (1885), Marshall Bell (1942), and Warren Weaver (1894). After him are Joe Spinell (1936), Dolley Madison (1768), Kamehameha V (1830), William Wallace Campbell (1862), Kate Jackson (1948), and Bobby Jones (1902).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jerry Garcia ranks 215. Before him are Lead Belly (1888), Scotty Moore (1931), Lee Morgan (1938), Rufus Wainwright (1973), Steve Lukather (1957), and Louis Prima (1910). After him are Jeff Buckley (1966), Eric Dolphy (1928), Elmore James (1918), The Big Bopper (1930), Kenny Clarke (1914), and Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1929).

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