MUSICIAN

Josh Freese

1972 - Today

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Joshua Ryan Freese (born December 25, 1972) is an American drummer. A member of punk rock band the Vandals since 1989, Freese has also been a member of new wave band Devo since 1996 and rock band Foo Fighters since 2023. A prolific session and touring drummer, Freese has appeared on over 400 albums since 1986 and performed live with artists including Nine Inch Nails, Weezer, Sublime with Rome, Sting, 100 gecs, the Offspring and Danny Elfman. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josh Freese has received more than 3,917,114 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Josh Freese is the 2,309th most popular musician (up from 2,538th in 2019), the 12,327th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,280th in 2019) and the 942nd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Josh Freese ranks 2,309 out of 3,175. Before him are David Silveria, Alex Honnold, John Kiffmeyer, Alexander Hacke, Ian MacKaye, and Jimmy Chamberlin. After him are Naomi Munakata, Nate Mendel, Thomas Gabriel Fischer, Dave Greenfield, Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad, and Bud Shank.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Josh Freese ranks 448. Before him are Jason Winston George, Richard Dutruel, Ghada Shouaa, Cristina Sánchez, Volodymyr Vakulenko, and David Silveria. After him are Molly Parker, Yūko Miyamura, Melissa Ponzio, Roberto Torres, Paolo Negro, and Aleksandar Janković.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Josh Freese ranks 12,327 out of 20,380. Before him are Jimmy Chamberlin (1964), Tracy Hickman (1955), Dean Malenko (1960), Dinah Manoff (1956), DeMar DeRozan (1989), and Bobby Ball (1925). After him are Corey Johnson (1961), Christine Elise (1965), Charlie Rich (1932), Irene Sharaff (1910), Anders Holm (1981), and Kim Rhodes (1969).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Josh Freese ranks 942. Before him are Roger Sanchez (1967), David Silveria (1972), Alex Honnold (1985), John Kiffmeyer (1969), Ian MacKaye (1962), and Jimmy Chamberlin (1964). After him are Nate Mendel (1968), Bud Shank (1926), Uri Caine (1956), Robin Thicke (1977), James Iha (1968), and Charlie Benante (1962).

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