MUSICIAN

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 2,059,115 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). John Densmore is the 307th most popular musician (up from 327th in 2019), the 1,731st most popular biography from United States (up from 1,864th in 2019) and the 85th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Densmore ranks 307 out of 3,175. Before him are Barış Manço, Carl Michael Bellman, Joe Strummer, Fela Kuti, Cozy Powell, and Nicko McBrain. After him are Phil Rudd, Joe Satriani, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Richard Z. Kruspe, Jacques Dutronc, and Robby Krieger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, John Densmore ranks 124. Before him are Patrice Chéreau, Helena Rojo, Marie-Christine Barrault, Jürgen Grabowski, Andris Bērziņš, and Frank Oz. After him are Ian Wilmut, Ferenc Bene, Jane Hawking, Chris Patten, Roger Scruton, and Agnes Baltsa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Densmore ranks 1,731 out of 20,380. Before him are Husband E. Kimmel (1882), Chief Seattle (1786), Lance Armstrong (1971), Edward Snowden (1983), Mark Felt (1913), and Dean Stockwell (1936). After him are Roger Ebert (1942), Jeffrey C. Hall (1945), Saul Kripke (1940), Alan Greenspan (1926), Mitch McConnell (1942), and Hiram Bingham III (1875).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, John Densmore ranks 85. Before him are Sidney Bechet (1897), Kirk Hammett (1962), Eddie Cochran (1938), Art Tatum (1909), Sixto Rodriguez (1942), and Jerry Reed (1937). After him are Joe Satriani (1956), Robby Krieger (1946), Fats Domino (1928), Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954), Sonny Rollins (1930), and Eric Carr (1950).

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