MUSICIAN
Michael Anthony
1954 - Today
Michael Anthony
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 37,824 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Anthony is the 1,591st most popular musician (down from 1,544th in 2019), the 7,998th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,706th in 2019) and the 583rd most popular American Musician.
Memorability Metrics
38k
Page Views (PV)
46.23
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
2.58
Effective Languages (L*)
3.27
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Michael Anthonies by language
Over the past year Michael Anthony has had the most page views in the Japanese wikipedia edition with 15,675 views, followed by Spanish (13,996), and German (12,806). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Arabic (80.00%), Indonesian (70.91%), and Southern Azerbaijani (65.58%)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Michael Anthony ranks 1,591 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.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFito Páez
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 1,585
Nujabes
1974 - 2010
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 1,586
Neal Hefti
1922 - 2008
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 1,587
Bronisław Kaper
1902 - 1983
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 1,588
Richard Bonynge
1930 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 1,589
Barry McGuire
1935 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 1,590
Michael Anthony
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 1,591
D. J. Fontana
1931 - 2018
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 1,592
Neal Schon
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 1,593
Alice Tegnér
1864 - 1943
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 1,594
Ola Brunkert
1946 - 2008
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 1,595
Thomas Ravenscroft
1592 - 1635
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 1,596
Lyle Mays
1953 - 2020
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 1,597
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.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsTina Charles
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 389
Janusz Wojciechowski
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 390
Ray Parker Jr.
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 391
Silvio Micali
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 392
Thomas Struth
PHOTOGRAPHER
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 393
Oleg Romantsev
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 394
Michael Anthony
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 395
José María Figueres
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 396
Neal Schon
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 397
Eva Mattes
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 398
Slaviša Žungul
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 399
Amaral
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 400
Guy Gavriel Kay
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 401
In United States
Among people born in United States, Michael Anthony ranks 7,998 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).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsGeorge Abbott
FILM DIRECTOR
1887 - 1995
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 7,992
Matthew Davis
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 7,993
Rudolph Rummel
HISTORIAN
1932 - 2014
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 7,994
Debbie Rowe
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 7,995
Barry McGuire
MUSICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 7,996
Charles Moore
ATHLETE
1929 - 2020
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 7,997
Michael Anthony
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 7,998
D. J. Fontana
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 7,999
Guy Madison
ACTOR
1922 - 1996
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 8,000
Eric Szmanda
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 8,001
Stan Brakhage
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 2003
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 8,002
Jeanette Nolan
ACTOR
1911 - 1998
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 8,003
Neal Schon
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 8,004
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).
Ray Parker Jr.
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 577
Tom DeLonge
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 578
Herb Ellis
1921 - 2010
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 579
Dion DiMucci
1939 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 580
Neal Hefti
1922 - 2008
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 581
Barry McGuire
1935 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 582
Michael Anthony
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 583
D. J. Fontana
1931 - 2018
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 584
Neal Schon
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 585
Lyle Mays
1953 - 2020
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 586
Derek Sherinian
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 587
Johnny Dodds
1892 - 1940
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 588
Larry Williams
1935 - 1980
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 589