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Lou Pearlman

1954 - 2016

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Louis Jay Pearlman (June 19, 1954 – August 19, 2016) was an American music manager and scam artist. He was the person behind many successful 1990s boy bands, having formed and funded the Backstreet Boys. After their massive success, he then developed NSYNC. In 2006, he was accused of running one of the largest and longest-running Ponzi schemes in United States history, leaving more than $300 million in debts. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lou Pearlman has received more than 5,044,446 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lou Pearlman is the 96th most popular producer (down from 82nd in 2019), the 10,983rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,451st in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Producer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PRODUCERS

Among producers, Lou Pearlman ranks 96 out of 140. Before him are John Wells, Lauren Shuler Donner, Gauri Khan, Mark Ronson, Norman Granz, and Scott Rudin. After him are Coxsone Dodd, Lou Adler, Gulshan Kumar, Arnold Kopelson, Don Hahn, and David Barron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Lou Pearlman ranks 537. Before him are Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, Renáta Tomanová, Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, Djimrangar Dadnadji, José González Ganoza, and Mustapha Kouici. After him are Umberto Guidoni, Leonardo Cuéllar, Brian Teacher, Cho Kwang-rae, Richard Edson, and Pavle Jurina. Among people deceased in 2016, Lou Pearlman ranks 511. Before him are Tommy Kono, Fyvush Finkel, Yngve Brodd, Riki Sorsa, Jonathan Riley-Smith, and Jo Cox. After him are Igor Sergun, Poul Pedersen, William Schallert, Reinhard Häfner, Donald E. Williams, and Sydney Schanberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lou Pearlman ranks 10,983 out of 20,380. Before him are David Ramsey (1971), Miranda Cosgrove (1993), Molly Picon (1898), Andrew Vachss (1942), Mike Starr (1966), and Ron Freeman (1947). After him are Anna Belknap (1972), William Samuel Johnson (1727), Theresa Randle (1964), Sheila Young (1950), Lillian Randolph (1914), and Elizabeth Catlett (1915).

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Among PRODUCERS In United States

Among producers born in United States, Lou Pearlman ranks 57. Before him are Neal H. Moritz (1959), Michael Patrick King (1954), John Wells (1956), Lauren Shuler Donner (1949), Norman Granz (1918), and Scott Rudin (1958). After him are Lou Adler (1933), Arnold Kopelson (1935), Don Hahn (1955), Deborah Snyder (1901), Bryan Burk (1968), and Craig Mazin (1971).

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