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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 1,808,033 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Leslie West is the 1,274th most popular musician (up from 1,471st in 2019), the 6,312th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,341st in 2019) and the 478th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Leslie West ranks 1,274 out of 2,662. Before him are Ray Parker Jr., Monty Alexander, Peter Tork, Randy Brecker, Jay Chou, and Jo Jones. After him are Hariprasad Chaurasia, Richard Palmer-James, Gackt, Jukka Nevalainen, Max Martin, and Ron Asheton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Leslie West ranks 348. Before him are Tom Segev, Brian Doyle-Murray, Walter Momper, Nils Torvalds, Mario Livio, and Randy Brecker. After him are Marion Rung, Gregory Olsen, Raila Odinga, Alan Ball Jr., Modestas Paulauskas, and Bob Welch. Among people deceased in 2020, Leslie West ranks 383. Before him are Peter Bonetti, Patrick Devedjian, Li Wenliang, José Luis Capón, Paul H. O'Neill, and Richard Anuszkiewicz. After him are Julio Anguita, Tom Belsø, Kevin Conway, Rossana Rossanda, Roman Viktyuk, and Pim Doesburg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leslie West ranks 6,312 out of 18,182. Before him are Michael Bowen (1957), Gil Scott-Heron (1949), John Wooden (1910), Jo Jones (1911), Mike Todd (1909), and Jane Bowles (1917). After him are Lydia Davis (1947), Chris Wedge (1957), John C. Slater (1900), Albert Tyler (1872), Carl Switzer (1927), and Rick Yune (1971).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Leslie West ranks 478. Before him are Mark Isham (1951), Luther Allison (1939), Ray Parker Jr. (1954), Peter Tork (1942), Randy Brecker (1945), and Jo Jones (1911). After him are Ron Asheton (1948), Randy Jackson (1961), Benjamin Orr (1947), Paul Gray (1972), Brad Delson (1977), and Michael Sembello (1954).

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