MUSICIAN

Les Claypool

1963 - Today

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Leslie Edward Claypool (born September 29, 1963) is an American rock musician. He is the founder, lead singer, bassist, and primary songwriter of the band Primus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Les Claypool has received more than 4,427,100 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Les Claypool is the 2,214th most popular musician (down from 2,095th in 2019), the 11,744th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,971st in 2019) and the 892nd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Les Claypool ranks 2,214 out of 3,175. Before him are John Holt, Dominic Howard, Steve Kuhn, Tom Chaplin, Shirley Scott, and Peter Giles. After him are Eddie Harris, Buck Owens, Silje Nergaard, Marian McPartland, Vitalic, and Yasunori Mitsuda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Les Claypool ranks 551. Before him are Joel Osteen, John Cameron Mitchell, Jimmy DeGrasso, John Kirby, Graciano Rocchigiani, and Shauna Grant. After him are Chris Coons, Igor Astapkovich, Big Boss Man, Hans Reiser, Roy Z, and Wei Wei.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Les Claypool ranks 11,744 out of 20,380. Before him are Daniel Schmidt (1992), Adelaide Ames (1900), Irving Bacon (1893), Guy Mitchell (1927), Marguerite Chapman (1918), and Jimmie Johnson (1975). After him are Chris Coons (1963), Alan Gilbert (1967), Breckin Meyer (1974), Rick Rosenthal (1949), Eddie Harris (1934), and Thomas Akers (1951).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Les Claypool ranks 892. Before him are James Moody (1925), Steve Albini (1962), Reverend Gary Davis (1896), Jimmy DeGrasso (1963), Steve Kuhn (1938), and Shirley Scott (1934). After him are Eddie Harris (1934), Buck Owens (1929), Stanley Jordan (1959), Bob Gaudio (1942), Bucky Pizzarelli (1926), and Lisa Lopes (1971).

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