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John Lurie

1952 - Today

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John Lurie (born December 14, 1952) is an American musician, painter, actor, director, and producer. He co-founded the Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble; has acted in 19 films, including Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law; has composed and performed music for 20 television and film works; and he produced, directed, and starred in the Fishing with John television series. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Lurie has received more than 1,320,645 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). John Lurie is the 1,049th most popular musician (up from 1,388th in 2019), the 5,125th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,902nd in 2019) and the 347th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Lurie ranks 1,049 out of 3,175. Before him are Gary Thain, Estas Tonne, Gary Barlow, Paul Chambers, Peter Banks, and Ralph Kirkpatrick. After him are Jack Irons, Johnny Thunders, Karl Doppler, DJ Kool Herc, Tyler, the Creator, and Buddy Bolden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, John Lurie ranks 275. Before him are Tony Brise, Karen Shakhnazarov, Randy Crawford, Udo Voigt, Jim Ratcliffe, and Gregg Henry. After him are Jan Raas, Johnny Thunders, Benito Floro, Sandra Kalniete, Kurban Berdyev, and Daniel Balavoine.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Lurie ranks 5,125 out of 20,380. Before him are Jake Paul (1997), Selma Blair (1972), Stanley Williams (1953), Casper Van Dien (1968), Dennis Meadows (1942), and Kevin Durant (1988). After him are Alice Pike Barney (1857), Jack Irons (1962), Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918), Paul Arizin (1928), Greta Gerwig (1983), and Johnny Thunders (1952).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, John Lurie ranks 347. Before him are Cecil Taylor (1929), Don Felder (1947), Tony Williams (1945), Charlie Mariano (1923), Paul Chambers (1935), and Ralph Kirkpatrick (1911). After him are Jack Irons (1962), Johnny Thunders (1952), Tyler, the Creator (1991), Buddy Bolden (1877), Pat Smear (1959), and Tony Visconti (1944).

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