SINGER
Kurt Cobain
1967 - 1994
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. April 5, 1994) was an American musician who was the lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and a founding member of the grunge band Nirvana. Through his angsty songwriting and anti-establishment persona, his compositions widened the thematic conventions of mainstream rock music. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kurt Cobain has received more than 35,186,739 page views. His biography is available in 96 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 93 in 2019). Kurt Cobain is the 64th most popular singer (down from 57th in 2019), the 390th most popular biography from United States (down from 378th in 2019) and the 26th most popular American Singer.
Kurt Cobain is most famous for being the lead singer and guitarist of the band Nirvana.
Memorability Metrics
35M
Page Views (PV)
68.23
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
96
Languages Editions (L)
7.78
Effective Languages (L*)
5.04
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Kurt Cobain ranks 64 out of 4,381. Before him are Jennifer Lopez, Harry Nilsson, Salvatore Adamo, Kate Bush, George Michael, and Marianne Faithfull. After him are Anthony Kiedis, Rod Stewart, Florence Foster Jenkins, Sarah Vaughan, Carlos Gardel, and Billie Holiday.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJennifer Lopez
1969 - Present
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 58
Harry Nilsson
1941 - 1994
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 59
Salvatore Adamo
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 60
Kate Bush
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 61
George Michael
1963 - 2016
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 62
Marianne Faithfull
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 63
Kurt Cobain
1967 - 1994
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 64
Anthony Kiedis
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 65
Rod Stewart
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 66
Florence Foster Jenkins
1868 - 1944
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 67
Sarah Vaughan
1924 - 1990
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 68
Carlos Gardel
1890 - 1935
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 69
Billie Holiday
1915 - 1959
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 70
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, Kurt Cobain ranks 7. Before him are Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Roberto Baggio, Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, and Anna Nicole Smith. After him are Jürgen Klopp, David Guetta, Sung Jae-gi, Kane, Mikheil Saakashvili, and Pamela Anderson. Among people deceased in 1994, Kurt Cobain ranks 19. Before him are Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, Burt Lancaster, Andrei Chikatilo, Harry Nilsson, and Melina Mercouri. After him are Mas Oyama, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Léon Degrelle, Paul Feyerabend, Jan Tinbergen, and Dorothy Hodgkin.
Others Born in 1967
Go to all RankingsVin Diesel
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 1
Jason Statham
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 2
Roberto Baggio
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 3
Julia Roberts
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 4
Nicole Kidman
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 5
Anna Nicole Smith
CELEBRITY
1967 - 2007
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 6
Kurt Cobain
SINGER
1967 - 1994
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 7
Jürgen Klopp
COACH
1967 - Present
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 8
David Guetta
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 9
Sung Jae-gi
BUSINESSPERSON
1967 - 2013
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 10
Kane
WRESTLER
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 11
Mikheil Saakashvili
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 12
Pamela Anderson
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1994
Go to all RankingsJeffrey Dahmer
EXTREMIST
1960 - 1994
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 13
John Wayne Gacy
EXTREMIST
1942 - 1994
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 14
Burt Lancaster
ACTOR
1913 - 1994
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 15
Andrei Chikatilo
EXTREMIST
1936 - 1994
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 16
Harry Nilsson
SINGER
1941 - 1994
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 17
Melina Mercouri
ACTOR
1920 - 1994
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 18
Kurt Cobain
SINGER
1967 - 1994
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 19
Mas Oyama
MARTIAL ARTS
1923 - 1994
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 20
Antônio Carlos Jobim
MUSICIAN
1927 - 1994
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 21
Léon Degrelle
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1994
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 22
Paul Feyerabend
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 1994
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 23
Jan Tinbergen
ECONOMIST
1903 - 1994
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 24
Dorothy Hodgkin
CHEMIST
1910 - 1994
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 25
In United States
Among people born in United States, Kurt Cobain ranks 390 out of 20,380. Before him are Angela Davis (1944), Ryan O'Neal (1941), Dan Brown (1964), Ruth Handler (1916), Edward Drinker Cope (1840), and Sylvia Plath (1932). After him are Brian De Palma (1940), Anthony Kiedis (1962), Martin Sheen (1940), Jimmy Wales (1966), Ben Roy Mottelson (1926), and Joseph Henry (1797).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsAngela Davis
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 384
Ryan O'Neal
ACTOR
1941 - 2023
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 385
Dan Brown
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 386
Ruth Handler
INVENTOR
1916 - 2002
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 387
Edward Drinker Cope
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1840 - 1897
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 388
Sylvia Plath
WRITER
1932 - 1963
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 389
Kurt Cobain
SINGER
1967 - 1994
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 390
Brian De Palma
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 391
Anthony Kiedis
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 392
Martin Sheen
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 393
Jimmy Wales
INVENTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 394
Ben Roy Mottelson
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2022
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 395
Joseph Henry
PHYSICIST
1797 - 1878
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 396
Among SINGERS In United States
Among singers born in United States, Kurt Cobain ranks 26. Before him are Nina Simone (1933), Stevie Wonder (1950), Eminem (1972), Ella Fitzgerald (1917), Jennifer Lopez (1969), and Harry Nilsson (1941). After him are Anthony Kiedis (1962), Florence Foster Jenkins (1868), Sarah Vaughan (1924), Billie Holiday (1915), Prince (1958), and The Notorious B.I.G. (1972).
Nina Simone
1933 - 2003
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 20
Stevie Wonder
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 21
Eminem
1972 - Present
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 22
Ella Fitzgerald
1917 - 1996
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 23
Jennifer Lopez
1969 - Present
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 24
Harry Nilsson
1941 - 1994
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 25
Kurt Cobain
1967 - 1994
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 26
Anthony Kiedis
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 27
Florence Foster Jenkins
1868 - 1944
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 28
Sarah Vaughan
1924 - 1990
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 29
Billie Holiday
1915 - 1959
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 30
Prince
1958 - 2016
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 31
The Notorious B.I.G.
1972 - 1997
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 32