MUSICIAN

Norman Petty

1927 - 1984

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Norman Petty (May 25, 1927 – August 15, 1984) was an American musician, record producer, publisher, and radio station owner. He is considered to be one of the founding fathers of early rock & roll. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Norman Petty has received more than 330,641 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Norman Petty is the 2,680th most popular musician (down from 2,394th in 2019), the 14,993rd most popular biography from United States (down from 13,014th in 2019) and the 1,110th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 330k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Norman Petties by language

Over the past year Norman Petty has had the most page views in the with 42,532 views, followed by German (1,573), and Spanish (907). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (145.37%), Malagasy (144.50%), and Persian (51.91%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Norman Petty ranks 2,680 out of 3,175. Before him are Orianthi, Harald Nævdal, Panjabi MC, Fela Sowande, Josh Dun, and Tim Rice-Oxley. After him are Terry Date, Andy Gill, Alana Haim, Femi Kuti, Mikel Herzog, and Nobuyuki Tsujii.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Norman Petty ranks 504. Before him are Ralph Beard, Bill Rowling, Peggie Castle, Brock Adams, Rupert Crosse, and Willie Ormond. After him are Chris Heunis, Abrar Alvi, Ralph Stanley, Mort Sahl, Edwin Edwards, and Paula Hawkins. Among people deceased in 1984, Norman Petty ranks 283. Before him are Tex Gibbons, Sohrab Modi, John Davis, Randall Thompson, Eric Morecambe, and Willie Ormond.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Norman Petty ranks 14,993 out of 20,380. Before him are Mehcad Brooks (1980), Mickie James (1979), Susan Pedersen (1953), Dylan Bruno (1972), Robert Clohessy (1957), and Emeka Okafor (1982). After him are Clarence DeMar (1888), Michelle Maylene (1987), Katt Williams (1971), Pete Domenici (1932), Lisa Vidal (1965), and Damon Wayans Jr. (1982).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Norman Petty ranks 1,110. Before him are Joanna Newsom (1982), Wallace Roney (1960), Troy McLawhorn (1968), Billy Gould (1963), Brenda Russell (1949), and Josh Dun (1988). After him are Terry Date (1956), Alana Haim (1991), Jim O'Rourke (1969), Matt Skiba (1976), William Goldsmith (1972), and Brendan O'Brien (1960).

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