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Mike Starr

1966 - 2011

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Michael Christopher Starr (April 4, 1966 – March 8, 2011) was an American musician best known as the original bassist for the rock band Alice in Chains, with which he played from the band's formation in 1987 until January 1993. He was also a member of Sato, Gypsy Rose, Sun Red Sun and Days of the New. Starr had a long history of substance abuse, including addictions to both heroin and synthetic opioids. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mike Starr has received more than 25,897 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Mike Starr is the 2,048th most popular musician (down from 1,894th in 2019), the 10,665th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,849th in 2019) and the 843rd most popular American Musician.

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  • 26k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mike Starr ranks 2,048 out of 2,662. Before him are Tom Scott, Mike Campbell, Simon Kirke, James Shaffer, Boots Randolph, and Lucky Thompson. After him are Post Malone, Alexander Courage, Guy Lombardo, Gar Samuelson, Scott Asheton, and Melody Gardot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Mike Starr ranks 381. Before him are Lena Philipsson, Ljubčo Georgievski, Stéphane Demol, Dennis Wise, Karyn Parsons, and Zoran Savić. After him are Louis Mandylor, Emese Hunyady, Juan Soler, Michelle Gomez, Timothy Ray Brown, and Olaf Marschall. Among people deceased in 2011, Mike Starr ranks 401. Before him are Brian Jacques, Taiji, Andrija Fuderer, Ragnar Lundberg, Khamis Gaddafi, and Albertina Sisulu. After him are Frank Kameny, Chris Lawrence, Knut Steen, Aloysius Ambrozic, Laura Ziskin, and Matti Yrjänä Joensuu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mike Starr ranks 10,665 out of 18,182. Before him are Joseph F. Smith (1838), Clea DuVall (1977), Tom Thibodeau (1958), Adrian Smith (1936), Lucky Thompson (1924), and Nell Arthur (1837). After him are Harry Connick Jr. (1967), Brendan Hines (1976), Alex Hannum (1923), Robert S. Duncanson (1821), Richard Edson (1954), and James Seddon (1815).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Mike Starr ranks 843. Before him are Art Taylor (1929), Tom Scott (1948), Mike Campbell (1950), James Shaffer (1970), Boots Randolph (1927), and Lucky Thompson (1924). After him are Post Malone (1995), Alexander Courage (1919), Gar Samuelson (1958), Scott Asheton (1949), Melody Gardot (1985), and Clifford Jordan (1931).

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