MUSICIAN

Neal Schon

1954 - Today

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Neal Joseph Schon (born February 27, 1954) is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist for the rock band Journey. He is the last original member to remain throughout the group's history. He was a member of the rock band Santana before forming Journey. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Neal Schon has received more than 3,743,850 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Neal Schon is the 1,593rd most popular musician (up from 1,726th in 2019), the 8,004th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,722nd in 2019) and the 585th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

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

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Neal Schon ranks 397. Before him are Ray Parker Jr., Silvio Micali, Thomas Struth, Oleg Romantsev, Michael Anthony, and José María Figueres. After him are Eva Mattes, Slaviša Žungul, Amaral, Guy Gavriel Kay, Donald Gibb, and Tim O'Reilly.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Neal Schon ranks 8,004 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Anthony (1954), D. J. Fontana (1931), Guy Madison (1922), Eric Szmanda (1975), Stan Brakhage (1933), and Jeanette Nolan (1911). After him are Ralph Meeker (1920), Jenna Ortega (2002), Fred Saberhagen (1930), Paddy Chayefsky (1923), James Ransone (1979), and Joe Roberts (1871).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Neal Schon ranks 585. Before him are Herb Ellis (1921), Dion DiMucci (1939), Neal Hefti (1922), Barry McGuire (1935), Michael Anthony (1954), and D. J. Fontana (1931). After him are Lyle Mays (1953), Derek Sherinian (1966), Johnny Dodds (1892), Larry Williams (1935), Johnny Mandel (1925), and Memphis Minnie (1897).

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