MUSICIAN

Kenny Loggins

1948 - Today

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Kenneth Clark Loggins (born January 7, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His early songs were recorded with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1970, which led to seven albums recorded with Jim Messina as Loggins and Messina from 1972 to 1977. His early soundtrack contributions date back to A Star Is Born in 1976, and he is known as the "King of the Movie Soundtrack". As a solo artist, Loggins experienced a string of soundtrack successes, including an Academy Award nomination for "Footloose" in 1985. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kenny Loggins has received more than 6,769,381 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Kenny Loggins is the 427th most popular musician (up from 669th in 2019), the 2,325th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,464th in 2019) and the 126th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Kenny Loggins ranks 427 out of 3,175. Before him are Geezer Butler, Christoph Schneider, Paul Badura-Skoda, Steve Vai, Leopold Godowsky, and Varg Vikernes. After him are Philly Joe Jones, Wallace Hartley, Dan McCafferty, Manitas de Plata, Theodor Leschetizky, and Nikolai Kapustin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Kenny Loggins ranks 144. Before him are Ram Baran Yadav, Glenn Frey, Dan Halutz, George Abela, Alberto Manguel, and Margot Kidder. After him are Yuriy Yekhanurov, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, John de Lancie, James Ellroy, Cassandra Harris, and Dušan Bajević.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenny Loggins ranks 2,325 out of 20,380. Before him are Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815), Marshall Sahlins (1930), Myrna Loy (1905), Steve Vai (1960), Louis E. Brus (1943), and Martin Chalfie (1947). After him are Don Taylor (1920), Philly Joe Jones (1923), Hank Aaron (1934), John Adams (1947), Henry H. Arnold (1886), and Clifford Odets (1906).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Kenny Loggins ranks 126. Before him are Joe Perry (1950), Johnny Winter (1944), Tom Petty (1950), John Phillips (1935), Lionel Hampton (1908), and Steve Vai (1960). After him are Philly Joe Jones (1923), Al Di Meola (1954), Dee Dee Ramone (1951), Steve Morse (1954), Scott McKenzie (1939), and John Frusciante (1970).

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