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Kim Fowley

1939 - 2015

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Kim Vincent Fowley (July 21, 1939 – January 15, 2015) was an American record producer, songwriter and musician who was behind a string of novelty and cult pop rock singles in the 1960s, and managed the Runaways in the 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kim Fowley has received more than 1,784,866 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Kim Fowley is the 2,121st most popular musician (down from 1,657th in 2019), the 11,128th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,325th in 2019) and the 843rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Kim Fowley ranks 2,121 out of 3,175. Before him are John Evan, Goldie, Ray Cooper, Dee Palmer, Karin Dreijer, and Steve Lillywhite. After him are Ian Wallace, Andy Timmons, Frank Ferrer, Steve Hewitt, Tyler Bates, and Brian Welch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Kim Fowley ranks 574. Before him are Peter Goldreich, Bob Clark, Bill Mulliken, Harvey Pekar, Orlando Quevedo, and Claude Piquemal. After him are Karel Schoeman, Giuseppe Beghetto, Steny Hoyer, Viktor Shustikov, Rhodri Morgan, and Sergio Bianchetto. Among people deceased in 2015, Kim Fowley ranks 455. Before him are Abu Anas al-Libi, Darren Shahlavi, Colette Marchand, Toller Cranston, Jiří Hledík, and Miroslav Poljak. After him are Josefa Francisco, Justin Wilson, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Nek Chand, Eduardo Bonvallet, and Ernie Banks.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kim Fowley ranks 11,128 out of 20,380. Before him are Simon Rex (1974), Vince Boryla (1927), Eben Moglen (1959), Don Messick (1926), Susan Helms (1958), and Dana Ashbrook (1967). After him are Jessica Meir (1977), David Miscavige (1960), Mary Badham (1952), Jim Neidhart (1955), Phil Hellmuth (1964), and Charles Farrell (1900).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Kim Fowley ranks 843. Before him are Post Malone (1995), Baby Dodds (1898), Mike McCready (1966), Al Foster (1943), Barney Bigard (1906), and Omar Hakim (1959). After him are Andy Timmons (1963), Frank Ferrer (1966), Tyler Bates (1965), Brian Welch (1970), Adam Jones (1965), and Ed Thigpen (1930).

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