MUSICIAN

Joey Santiago

1965 - Today

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Joseph Alberto Santiago (born June 10, 1965) is a Filipino-American guitarist and composer. Active since 1986, Santiago is best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the American alternative rock band Pixies. After the band's breakup in 1993, Santiago produced musical scores for film and television documentaries, and he formed The Martinis with his ex-wife, Linda Mallari. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joey Santiago has received more than 592,494 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Joey Santiago is the 2,564th most popular musician (down from 2,323rd in 2019), the 94th most popular biography from Philippines (down from 82nd in 2019) and the most popular Filipino Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 590k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Joey Santiagos by language

Over the past year Joey Santiago has had the most page views in the with 87,096 views, followed by Spanish (6,129), and French (4,956). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (84.42%), Kapampangan (79.69%), and Tagalog (79.53%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Joey Santiago ranks 2,564 out of 3,175. Before him are Slim Dusty, Jaska Raatikainen, David Vincent, Robin Finck, Kali Uchis, and Toby Fox. After him are Pete Trewavas, Show Lo, Pete Willis, Jamie Cullum, Keith Green, and Billy Sherwood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Joey Santiago ranks 660. Before him are Marcel Beyer, Jason Gedrick, Deborah Harkness, Shannon Walker, J. B. Pritzker, and David Vincent. After him are Mary L. Trump, Reggie Lewis, Billy Sherwood, John Moshoeu, José Manuel de la Torre, and Fabián Cancelarich.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Joey Santiago ranks 94 out of 155. Before him are Salvador Laurel (1928), Eddie Garcia (1929), Rufino Santos (1908), Jose Advincula (1952), Arnel Pineda (1967), and Charmane Star (1979). After him are Nora Aunor (1953), Brillante Mendoza (1960), Manny Villar (1949), Pacita Abad (1946), Jose W. Diokno (1922), and Bella Poarch (1997).

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Among MUSICIANS In Philippines

Among musicians born in Philippines, Joey Santiago ranks 1. After him are Laidback Luke (1976), and Beabadoobee (2000).

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