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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 9,230,723 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Jerry Garcia is the 669th most popular musician (up from 671st in 2019), the 3,464th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,424th in 2019) and the 215th most popular American Musician.

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  • 9.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jerry Garcia ranks 669 out of 2,662. Before him are Jørgen Ingmann, Bob Seger, Karol Mikuli, Mark Lanegan, Nikolai Zverev, and Maceo Parker. After him are Tom Araya, Kenny Loggins, Bob Sinclar, Tito Jackson, Don Felder, and Herb Alpert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Jerry Garcia ranks 242. Before him are Bill Nelson, Christine Keeler, Hans-Rudolf Merz, John Sulston, Tasuku Honjo, and Lev Leshchenko. After him are Iolu Abil, Erica Jong, Tony Sirico, Peter Habeler, Leo Nucci, and Hayedeh. Among people deceased in 1995, Jerry Garcia ranks 114. Before him are Vladimír Dzurilla, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Edith Pargeter, Georgy Beregovoy, Srinagarindra, and Robert Monroe. After him are Józef Maria Bocheński, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Anatoly Tarasov, Friz Freleng, Burl Ives, and Giancarlo Baghetti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerry Garcia ranks 3,464 out of 18,182. Before him are Maceo Parker (1943), John Cheever (1912), Michael Dukakis (1933), Anne Heche (1969), Stephen Stills (1945), and Tom Sizemore (1961). After him are Aaron Paul (1979), Robert Hanssen (1944), Samuel Little (1940), Chip Taylor (1940), James Hillman (1926), and Bell hooks (1952).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jerry Garcia ranks 215. Before him are James Taylor (1948), Carla Bley (1936), Sean Combs (1969), Bob Seger (1945), Mark Lanegan (1964), and Maceo Parker (1943). After him are Kenny Loggins (1948), Tito Jackson (1953), Don Felder (1947), Herb Alpert (1935), Erroll Garner (1923), and Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915).

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