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John Rutsey

1952 - 2008

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John Howard Rutsey (July 23, 1952 – May 11, 2008) was a Canadian musician best known as a founding member and original drummer of Rush. He performed on the band's 1974 debut album, but left shortly after its release due to health problems which limited his ability to tour with the band. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Rutsey has received more than 1,037,858 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. John Rutsey is the 2,261st most popular musician (down from 1,999th in 2019), the 694th most popular biography from Canada (down from 586th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Canadian Musician.

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Rutsey ranks 2,261 out of 2,662. Before him are Stan Bush, Cheryl, Eugene Hütz, Delta Goodrem, Erick Morillo, and L.A. Reid. After him are Ryan Adams, Johnny Horton, Brandon Flowers, Erlend Øye, Ginger Fish, and Charlie Clouser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, John Rutsey ranks 598. Before him are Vera Anisimova, Guillermo La Rosa, Wojciech Rudy, Oliver Knussen, Riki Sorsa, and Debbie Meyer. After him are Wim Meutstege, Veronika Schmidt, Anatoly Baidachny, Laraine Newman, Margitta Pufe, and Alice Hoffman. Among people deceased in 2008, John Rutsey ranks 330. Before him are Julie Ege, Studs Terkel, Hazel Court, Choi Yo-sam, Don LaFontaine, and Mahendra Kapoor. After him are Levi Stubbs, Bill Melendez, Suzanne Tamim, Tsvetanka Khristova, Lois Nettleton, and Alexey Prokurorov.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, John Rutsey ranks 694 out of 1,350. Before him are Alice Wilson (1881), Hart Bochner (1956), Trish Stratus (1976), Donnelly Rhodes (1937), Paul Coffey (1961), and Caroline Dhavernas (1978). After him are Stephen Elop (1963), Jonathan Crombie (1966), Tom Green (1971), Christina Cox (1971), Bill Brack (1935), and Alice Eastwood (1859).

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Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, John Rutsey ranks 35. Before him are Sarah McLachlan (1968), Angela Hewitt (1958), Hank Snow (1914), Guy Lombardo (1902), Adam Gontier (1978), and Shawn Drover (1966). After him are Bruce Fairbairn (1949), Sam Rivers (1977), Deadmau5 (1981), Michael Brook (1952), Isabelle Boulay (1972), and Hugh Dillon (1963).

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