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John Densmore

1944 - Today

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John Paul Densmore (born December 1, 1944) is an American musician. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band the Doors, and as such is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He appeared on every recording made by the band, with drumming inspired by jazz and world music as much as by rock and roll. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Densmore has received more than 1,922,805 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. John Densmore is the 327th most popular musician (up from 364th in 2019), the 1,865th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,037th in 2019) and the 98th most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.9M

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  • 57.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Densmore ranks 327 out of 2,662. Before him are Steve Vai, Salif Keita, Albert King, Scott McKenzie, Ry Cooder, and André Previn. After him are Lee "Scratch" Perry, Ray Conniff, Carl Michael Bellman, Ram Narayan, Nicko McBrain, and Dave Murray.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, John Densmore ranks 123. Before him are Ashraf Marwan, Patrice Chéreau, Andris Bērziņš, Christian Boltanski, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Albert Hammond. After him are Chris Patten, Chico Mendes, Ferenc Bene, Sam Elliott, Jan Guillou, and Peter Lindbergh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Densmore ranks 1,865 out of 18,182. Before him are Richard Smalley (1943), Henry Heimlich (1920), Clark L. Hull (1884), Michael Biehn (1956), Gene Vincent (1935), and Charles W. Morris (1903). After him are Dusty Hill (1949), Helen Hayes (1900), Dickinson W. Richards (1895), Kelly Preston (1962), Yaphet Kotto (1939), and Jack Vance (1916).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, John Densmore ranks 98. Before him are Paul Desmond (1924), Woody Guthrie (1912), Steve Vai (1960), Albert King (1923), Scott McKenzie (1939), and Ry Cooder (1947). After him are Ray Conniff (1916), Robby Krieger (1946), Buddy Rich (1917), Billy Gibbons (1949), Burt Bacharach (1928), and Bo Diddley (1928).

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