MUSICIAN

Jorma Kaukonen

1940 - Today

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Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr. (; YOR-mə KOW-kə-nen; born December 23, 1940) is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist. Kaukonen performed with Jefferson Airplane, and still performs regularly on tour with Hot Tuna, which started as a side project with bassist Jack Casady, and as of early 2024 has continued for 55 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jorma Kaukonen has received more than 1,944,782 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Jorma Kaukonen is the 1,170th most popular musician (down from 980th in 2019), the 5,738th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,807th in 2019) and the 410th most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jorma Kaukonen ranks 1,170 out of 3,175. Before him are Ole Beich, Jimmy Bain, Valery Afanassiev, Ian Stuart Donaldson, Martin Barre, and Laurindo Almeida. After him are Terry Bozzio, Aurèle Nicolet, Renato Zero, Big Joe Turner, Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga, and Kate Pierson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Jorma Kaukonen ranks 311. Before him are Zhanna Prokhorenko, Amjad Khan, Claus Offe, Léon Semmeling, Vincenzo Cerami, and Luke Kelly. After him are Chris Farlowe, Alberto Gallardo, Godfrey Reggio, Mary Ellen Mark, Reinhard Bonnke, and Ralph Towner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jorma Kaukonen ranks 5,738 out of 20,380. Before him are Barrington Moore Jr. (1913), Lou Thesz (1916), Joanna Moore (1934), Raymond Cruz (1961), Squanto (1585), and Henry Augustus Rowland (1848). After him are Edward M. House (1858), Anita Stewart (1895), Ivanka Trump (1981), Terry Bozzio (1950), Wilhelmina von Bremen (1909), and Saunders Mac Lane (1909).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jorma Kaukonen ranks 410. Before him are Big Bill Broonzy (1903), Desmond Child (1953), Ray Barretto (1929), Frankie Laine (1913), Tony Joe White (1943), and Mike Stern (1953). After him are Terry Bozzio (1950), Big Joe Turner (1911), Kate Pierson (1948), Linda Perry (1965), Paul Gilbert (1966), and Marty Balin (1942).

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