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Les Claypool

1963 - Today

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Leslie Edward Claypool (born September 29, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the founder, lead singer, bassist, and primary songwriter of the band Primus since its formation in 1984. Frequently considered to be one of the greatest bassists of all time, his playing style mixes tapping, flamenco-like strumming, whammy bar bends, and slapping. Outside of Primus, Claypool has also been involved in a number of side projects, including supergroups such as Oysterhead (with Trey Anastasio and Stewart Copeland) and Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains (with Buckethead, Bryan Mantia, and Bernie Worrell). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Les Claypool has received more than 3,985,265 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Les Claypool is the 2,103rd most popular musician (down from 1,926th in 2019), the 10,996th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,049th in 2019) and the 874th most popular American Musician.

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  • 4.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Les Claypool ranks 2,103 out of 2,662. Before him are Pierre Bastien, Andrew Hill, Roope Latvala, Sonny Fortune, Lorenz Hart, and Tsunku. After him are Peter Christopherson, John Glascock, Jesper Strömblad, Carl W. Stalling, David Silveria, and Marian McPartland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Les Claypool ranks 480. Before him are Jan Zahradil, Kayhan Kalhor, Mohamed Hussein Roble, Ian Brown, Hennadiy Avdyeyenko, and Biagio Antonacci. After him are Alexandra Silk, Isabella Lövin, Yelena Romanova, Lysette Anthony, Stephen Tataw, and Christophe Barratier.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Les Claypool ranks 10,996 out of 18,182. Before him are Frank Brian (1923), Larry Myricks (1956), Mary Jo Catlett (1938), Gifford Pinchot (1865), Rob Paulsen (1956), and Alice Terry (1900). After him are Martha Coolidge (1946), Nona Gaye (1974), Jay Inslee (1951), David McCullough (1933), Jennifer Syme (1972), and Natasha Gregson Wagner (1970).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Les Claypool ranks 874. Before him are Macy Gray (1967), Doug Yule (1947), David Murray (1955), Andrew Hill (1931), Sonny Fortune (1939), and Lorenz Hart (1895). After him are Carl W. Stalling (1891), David Silveria (1972), Gene Hoglan (1967), DJ Premier (1966), Tony Thompson (1954), and St. Vincent (1982).

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