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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 1,773,696 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Link Wray is the 828th most popular musician (down from 627th in 2019), the 4,141st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,240th in 2019) and the 279th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Link Wray ranks 828 out of 2,662. Before him are Paul Gilbert, José José, Bismillah Khan, Chuck Schuldiner, Doug Clifford, and Burial. After him are Daniel Steibelt, Lindsey Buckingham, François Habeneck, Jackson Browne, Arvīds Jansons, and Yusef Lateef.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Link Wray ranks 224. Before him are Berry Gordy, Otar Patsatsia, Katherine Helmond, Lee Shau-kee, Hermann Prey, and Jeremy Thorpe. After him are Józef Glemp, Lyudmila Zykina, Luigi Taveri, June Squibb, Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar, and Karl Koller. Among people deceased in 2005, Link Wray ranks 136. Before him are Tonino Delli Colli, Leo Sternbach, Ferruccio Valcareggi, Romano Scarpa, Yevgeny Grishin, and Tilly Fleischer. After him are Wee Kim Wee, Jacques Villeret, Shoji Nishio, Stanley Williams, Zainab al Ghazali, and John Spencer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Link Wray ranks 4,141 out of 18,182. Before him are Melissa Etheridge (1961), Chuck Schuldiner (1967), Lewis Boss (1846), Doug Clifford (1945), Frank Morgan (1890), and Jim Davis (1909). After him are John List (1925), Lindsey Buckingham (1949), Cameron Mitchell (1918), Marion Ross (1928), David Foster Wallace (1962), and David Hedison (1927).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Link Wray ranks 279. Before him are Sam Phillips (1923), Freddie Hubbard (1938), James Ingram (1952), Paul Gilbert (1966), Chuck Schuldiner (1967), and Doug Clifford (1945). After him are Lindsey Buckingham (1949), Yusef Lateef (1920), Benny Carter (1907), Albert Ayler (1936), Kerry King (1964), and John Mayer (1977).

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