MUSICIAN

Michael Anthony

1954 - Today

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Michael Anthony Sobolewski (born June 20, 1954) is an American musician who was the bassist and backing vocalist for the hard rock band Van Halen from 1974 to 2006. He performed on Van Halen's first 11 albums and was their longest-tenured bassist. Following his 2006 departure, Anthony has collaborated with fellow former Van Halen bandmate Sammy Hagar for the supergroups Chickenfoot and Sammy Hagar and the Circle. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Anthony has received more than 40,269 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Anthony is the 1,593rd most popular musician (down from 1,544th in 2019), the 8,001st most popular biography from United States (down from 7,706th in 2019) and the 583rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 40k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Michael Anthony ranks 1,593 out of 3,175. Before him are Fito Páez, Nujabes, Neal Hefti, Bronisław Kaper, Richard Bonynge, and Barry McGuire. After him are D. J. Fontana, Neal Schon, Alice Tegnér, Ola Brunkert, Thomas Ravenscroft, and Lyle Mays.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Michael Anthony ranks 395. Before him are Tina Charles, Janusz Wojciechowski, Ray Parker Jr., Silvio Micali, Thomas Struth, and Oleg Romantsev. After him are José María Figueres, Neal Schon, Eva Mattes, Slaviša Žungul, Amaral, and Guy Gavriel Kay.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Anthony ranks 8,001 out of 20,380. Before him are George Abbott (1887), Matthew Davis (1978), Rudolph Rummel (1932), Debbie Rowe (1958), Barry McGuire (1935), and Charles Moore (1929). After him are D. J. Fontana (1931), Guy Madison (1922), Eric Szmanda (1975), Stan Brakhage (1933), Jeanette Nolan (1911), and Neal Schon (1954).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Michael Anthony ranks 583. Before him are Ray Parker Jr. (1954), Tom DeLonge (1975), Herb Ellis (1921), Dion DiMucci (1939), Neal Hefti (1922), and Barry McGuire (1935). After him are D. J. Fontana (1931), Neal Schon (1954), Lyle Mays (1953), Derek Sherinian (1966), Johnny Dodds (1892), and Larry Williams (1935).

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