MUSICIAN

Lowell George

1945 - 1979

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Lowell Thomas George (April 13, 1945 – June 29, 1979) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He was the primary guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the rock band Little Feat. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lowell George has received more than 1,865,858 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lowell George is the 2,078th most popular musician (down from 1,982nd in 2019), the 10,829th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,306th in 2019) and the 822nd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Lowell George ranks 2,078 out of 3,175. Before him are Giovanni D'Anzi, The Game, Victor Wooten, Michael Clarke, Sugizo, and Chino Moreno. After him are James Shaffer, Sascha Gerstner, John Hiatt, Andy Taylor, Ryan Tedder, and WestBam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Lowell George ranks 601. Before him are Brewster H. Shaw, Shirley Walker, Baudilio Jáuregui, Ousmane Issoufi Maïga, Max Hastings, and Cristian Gațu. After him are Angela Scoular, Bill Weld, Ottorino Sartor, Bo Ralph, Richard Taruskin, and Kinza Clodumar. Among people deceased in 1979, Lowell George ranks 271. Before him are J. G. Farrell, Klaus Egge, Laurie Bird, Gracie Fields, Arthur Fiedler, and Carl Laemmle Jr.. After him are Putte Kock, Carlyle S. Beals, Jan Pijnenburg, Zoltán Várkonyi, Jimmy McCulloch, and Peter Donlon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lowell George ranks 10,829 out of 20,380. Before him are Maria Pitillo (1965), Kimberly Williams-Paisley (1971), Marisol Nichols (1973), Earl Eby (1894), Chino Moreno (1973), and Norman Thagard (1943). After him are John Russell Pope (1874), Alison Bechdel (1960), Benjamin N. Cardozo (1870), Robert Herman (1914), Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (1872), and Jack Holt (1888).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Lowell George ranks 822. Before him are Sleepy John Estes (1899), Patrick Leonard (1956), The Game (1979), Victor Wooten (1964), Michael Clarke (1946), and Chino Moreno (1973). After him are James Shaffer (1970), John Hiatt (1952), Ryan Tedder (1979), Mathew Knowles (1952), Slide Hampton (1932), and Billy Higgins (1936).

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