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Link Wray

1929 - 2005

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Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr. (May 2, 1929 – November 5, 2005) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist who became popular in the late 1950s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Link Wray has received more than 1,870,215 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Link Wray is the 921st most popular musician (down from 825th in 2019), the 4,510th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,130th in 2019) and the 301st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Link Wray ranks 921 out of 3,175. Before him are Donald Byrd, François Habeneck, Enzo Jannacci, Daryl Hall, George Duke, and Paul Kantner. After him are Eduard Nápravník, Moe Tucker, Rob Zombie, Emanuel Feuermann, Juan d'Arienzo, and Airto Moreira.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Link Wray ranks 254. Before him are Yuri Artsutanov, June Squibb, Jürgen Ehlers, Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, István Kertész, and Adrienne Rich. After him are Rutka Laskier, Slavko Avsenik, Hermann Prey, Ken McGregor, Harry Frankfurt, and Maarten Schmidt. Among people deceased in 2005, Link Wray ranks 159. Before him are Gary Bertini, Camillo Felgen, André Waterkeyn, Tetyana Yablonska, Shirley Horn, and Pál Losonczi. After him are Françoise d'Eaubonne, Juan José Saer, Vizma Belševica, Jesús Rafael Soto, John Spencer, and Mustai Karim.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Link Wray ranks 4,510 out of 20,380. Before him are Brian Keith (1921), Stella Stevens (1936), Paul Kantner (1941), Eric Betzig (1960), Chris McCandless (1968), and Gilbert Gottfried (1955). After him are Moe Tucker (1944), Adam Riess (1969), Bryce Dallas Howard (1981), Antonin Scalia (1936), William Guarnere (1923), and Sara Teasdale (1884).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Link Wray ranks 301. Before him are Ruggiero Ricci (1918), Taj Mahal (1942), Donald Byrd (1932), Daryl Hall (1946), George Duke (1946), and Paul Kantner (1941). After him are Moe Tucker (1944), Rob Zombie (1965), Rick James (1948), Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829), Tommy Aldridge (1950), and Carmine Appice (1946).

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