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Michael Franks

1944 - Today

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Michael Franks (born September 18, 1944) is an American singer and songwriter, considered a leader of the quiet storm movement. He has recorded with a variety of well-known artists, such as Patti Austin, Art Garfunkel, Brenda Russell, Claus Ogerman, Joe Sample, and David Sanborn. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Franks has received more than 64,074 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Michael Franks is the 1,569th most popular musician (down from 1,476th in 2019), the 7,890th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,402nd in 2019) and the 573rd most popular American Musician.

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  • 64k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Michael Franks ranks 1,569 out of 3,175. Before him are Robert Cray, Richard Rodney Bennett, Andor Földes, Boots Randolph, Peter Baltes, and Michael Tilson Thomas. After him are Trilok Gurtu, Skip James, Phạm Duy, Laura Fygi, Peter Tork, and Horace Andy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Michael Franks ranks 544. Before him are Houmane Jarir, Abuzed Omar Dorda, Erhard Keller, Dick Durbin, Rodolfo Fischer, and Michael Tilson Thomas. After him are Chris von Saltza, Férid Boughedir, Sherry Lansing, Peter Jason, El Anatsui, and Nelson Acosta.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Franks ranks 7,890 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Henry Lee (1732), George Perkins Marsh (1801), Jim Dine (1935), Boots Randolph (1927), Michael Tilson Thomas (1944), and Henry Charles Carey (1793). After him are Donald Johnston (1899), Jean Carnahan (1933), Roderick Thorp (1936), Art Larsen (1925), Riley Steele (1987), and Bebe Neuwirth (1958).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Michael Franks ranks 573. Before him are Robben Ford (1951), Scott Weiland (1967), Jim Root (1971), Robert Cray (1953), Boots Randolph (1927), and Michael Tilson Thomas (1944). After him are Skip James (1902), Peter Tork (1942), Kenny Barron (1943), Ray Parker Jr. (1954), Tom DeLonge (1975), and Herb Ellis (1921).

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