MUSICIAN

Mike Porcaro

1955 - 2015

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Michael Joseph Porcaro (May 29, 1955 – March 15, 2015) was an American bass player known for his work with the rock band Toto. He retired from touring in 2007 as a result of being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He was the middle brother of Toto members Jeff Porcaro and Steve Porcaro. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mike Porcaro has received more than 1,266,847 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Mike Porcaro is the 839th most popular musician (up from 874th in 2019), the 4,179th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,330th in 2019) and the 261st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mike Porcaro ranks 839 out of 3,175. Before him are Peter Winter, Arturo Sandoval, Robert Casadesus, Mulatu Astatke, Abdullah Ibrahim, and Jorge Bolet. After him are Juan Luis Guerra, Stanley Clarke, Joe Walsh, Alice Coltrane, Aníbal Troilo, and Son House.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Mike Porcaro ranks 177. Before him are Yasmina Khadra, Kate Mulgrew, Philippe Streiff, Paul Greengrass, Alan Sokal, and Alberto Iglesias. After him are Lindsey Graham, Johnnie To, Philip H. Dybvig, Azar Nafisi, Rodoljub Roki Vulović, and Tomas Arana. Among people deceased in 2015, Mike Porcaro ranks 172. Before him are Chris Squire, Sergio Sollima, Richard Anthony, Phil Taylor, Nora Brockstedt, and Carlo Furno. After him are Bernard Maris, Fred Anton Maier, Tignous, Guy Béart, Moira Orfei, and Xu Caihou.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mike Porcaro ranks 4,179 out of 20,380. Before him are Rob Marshall (1960), Stan Winston (1946), Moses Gunn (1929), Douglas Preston (1956), Maxwell Perkins (1884), and Marc Mitscher (1887). After him are Stanley Clarke (1951), Don Adams (1923), Joe Walsh (1947), Jackie Earle Haley (1961), Alice Coltrane (1937), and Black Elk (1863).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Mike Porcaro ranks 261. Before him are Chuck Schuldiner (1967), Adam Levine (1979), Dee Dee Warwick (1942), Floyd Council (1911), John Petrucci (1967), and Milt Jackson (1923). After him are Stanley Clarke (1951), Joe Walsh (1947), Alice Coltrane (1937), Son House (1902), Berry Gordy (1929), and Michael Brecker (1949).

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