MUSICIAN

Kristin Hersh

1966 - Today

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Martha Kristin Hersh (born August 7, 1966) is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter known for her solo work and with her rock bands Throwing Muses and 50FootWave. She has released eleven solo albums. Her guitar work and composition style ranges from jaggedly dissonant to traditional folk. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kristin Hersh has received more than 638,663 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Kristin Hersh is the 2,831st most popular musician (down from 2,681st in 2019), the 16,340th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,493rd in 2019) and the 1,173rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 640k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Kristin Hersh ranks 2,831 out of 3,175. Before her are Tony Campos, Ruud Jolie, Jay Weinberg, Pete Rock, Aurelio Voltaire, and Sophie. After her are Daniel Adair, Richard Patrick, Mick Gordon, Meshell Ndegeocello, Kevin Shirley, and Ivan Ilić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Kristin Hersh ranks 776. Before her are Stine Lise Hattestad, Steve Bullock, Vasilis Dimitriadis, José Luis Salgado, Too Short, and Antônio Wagner de Moraes. After her are André Sogliuzzo, Lyudmila Rogachova, Zita-Eva Funkenhauser, Jim Gaffigan, Bruce Murray, and Agostino Abbagnale.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kristin Hersh ranks 16,340 out of 20,380. Before her are Travis Kalanick (1976), Lindsay Sloane (1977), Andre Ward (1984), Natalie Morales (1985), Amanda Detmer (1971), and Alex Acker (1983). After her are Bobby Jindal (1971), Dana Gould (1964), Kevin Schon (1958), Christina Moore (1973), Ralphie May (1972), and Ivan Moody (1980).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Kristin Hersh ranks 1,173. Before her are Ty Dolla Sign (1985), Tiffany Alvord (1992), James Valentine (1978), Tony Campos (1973), Jay Weinberg (1990), and Pete Rock (1970). After her are Richard Patrick (1968), Ivan Ilić (1978), Bill Callahan (1966), Brian Blade (1970), Joey Castillo (1966), and Christian McBride (1972).

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