MUSICIAN

Lou Reed

1942 - 2013

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Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band The Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. Although not commercially successful during its existence, the Velvet Underground came to be regarded as one of the most influential bands in the history of underground and alternative rock music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lou Reed has received more than 11,172,860 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Lou Reed is the 82nd most popular musician (up from 84th in 2019), the 471st most popular biography from United States (up from 494th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular American Musician.

Lou Reed is most famous for his work with the Velvet Underground.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 64

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Lou Reed ranks 82 out of 3,175. Before him are Paco de Lucía, Yehudi Menuhin, Robert Johnson, Iggy Pop, Giorgio Moroder, and Steven Van Zandt. After him are Carlos Santana, Sia, Cosima Wagner, Till Lindemann, Richard Wright, and Ziryab.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Lou Reed ranks 33. Before him are Calvin Klein, Michael Haneke, Alassane Ouattara, Werner Herzog, Javier Solana, and José Eduardo dos Santos. After him are Ian McShane, Mohamed ElBaradei, Giorgio Agamben, Tobin Bell, Michel Mayor, and Giacinto Facchetti. Among people deceased in 2013, Lou Reed ranks 16. Before him are Heinrich Rohrer, Djalma Santos, Giulio Andreotti, Frederick Sanger, Robert Coleman Richardson, and Douglas Engelbart. After him are Paul Walker, Boris Berezovsky, Nílton Santos, Giuliano Gemma, Donald A. Glaser, and Tom Clancy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lou Reed ranks 471 out of 20,380. Before him are Douglas Engelbart (1925), Iggy Pop (1947), Jayne Mansfield (1933), Dick Cheney (1941), Steven Van Zandt (1950), and Gordon Allport (1897). After him are Jodie Foster (1962), John Tyler (1790), Rutherford B. Hayes (1822), Paul Walker (1973), Kevin Spacey (1959), and Shirley Temple (1928).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Lou Reed ranks 23. Before him are Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959), Dean Martin (1917), Yehudi Menuhin (1916), Robert Johnson (1911), Iggy Pop (1947), and Steven Van Zandt (1950). After him are Paul Simon (1941), Charlie Parker (1920), Alice Cooper (1948), Chet Baker (1929), Quincy Jones (1933), and John Coltrane (1926).

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