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Leslie West

1945 - 2020

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Leslie Abel West (born Weinstein; October 22, 1945 – December 23, 2020) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was the co-founder, guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Mountain. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leslie West has received more than 1,907,188 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Leslie West is the 1,458th most popular musician (down from 1,271st in 2019), the 7,354th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,299th in 2019) and the 526th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Leslie West ranks 1,458 out of 3,175. Before him are Roland Grapow, Joseph Williams, Alexander Brailowsky, Yuri Bashmet, David Tudor, and Clifford Curzon. After him are Michael Nesmith, Alexander Rosenbaum, Manuel Göttsching, Oliver Nelson, Beth Gibbons, and Ted Gärdestad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Leslie West ranks 454. Before him are Sylvia Vrethammar, Betty Davis, June Gable, Philip Pettit, Zurab Sakandelidze, and Vladimir Maksimov. After him are Vincent Nichols, Lev Alburt, Mats Wahl, Tony Duvert, Mohammed Hazzaz, and Eva Janko. Among people deceased in 2020, Leslie West ranks 446. Before him are Abdul Qadir Bajamal, Flavio Bucci, Chung Won-shik, Nina Andreyeva, Peter Takeo Okada, and Khalil Taha. After him are Hennadiy Kernes, Vaughan Jones, Lucien Sève, Shirley Douglas, Tom Belsø, and Franca Valeri.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leslie West ranks 7,354 out of 20,380. Before him are Christina Milian (1981), Stubby Kaye (1918), Riley Reid (1991), Alan Ball (1957), Bella Thorne (1997), and Ronda Rousey (1987). After him are Michael Nesmith (1942), Dorothy Provine (1935), Kane Hodder (1955), Mia Malkova (1992), Andra Day (1984), and Mark Snow (1946).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Leslie West ranks 526. Before him are Oscar Pettiford (1922), Maynard James Keenan (1964), Larry Graham (1946), Buddy DeFranco (1923), Joseph Williams (1960), and David Tudor (1926). After him are Michael Nesmith (1942), Oliver Nelson (1932), Billy Hart (1940), Joe Morello (1928), Karl Logan (1965), and Ramsey Lewis (1935).

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