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MUSICIAN

Pat Torpey

1953 - 2018

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Patrick Allan Torpey (December 13, 1953 – February 7, 2018) was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band Mr. Big. As well as playing for other various singers and artists such as; John Parr, Belinda Carlisle, Robert Plant, Montrose, Richie Kotzen and The Knack. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pat Torpey has received more than 655,647 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Pat Torpey is the 1,305th most popular musician (down from 1,227th in 2019), the 6,494th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,044th in 2019) and the 489th most popular American Musician.

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  • 660k

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  • 46.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Pat Torpey ranks 1,305 out of 2,662Before him are Liam Howlett, Johnny Mercer, John Mayhew, Roy Thomas Baker, Anahit Tsitsikian, and Lester Bowie. After him are Michael Giles, Mike Patton, Urs Bühler, Kenny Drew, John Hammond, and Brian Setzer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Pat Torpey ranks 275Before him are Zoran Filipović, Ken Davitian, Vesna Pusić, Esther Hayut, Taner Akçam, and Pia Zadora. After him are Kim Gordon, Antoine de Caunes, Eric Bogosian, Ching Siu-tung, Eleonora Giorgi, and Katarina Frostenson. Among people deceased in 2018, Pat Torpey ranks 290Before him are Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, Jon Hiseman, Soon-Tek Oh, D. J. Fontana, Nancy Wilson, and Glenn Branca. After him are Durward Knowles, Mrinal Sen, Oleg Anofriyev, Gianfranco Parolini, Aureliano Bolognesi, and Roberto Suazo Córdova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pat Torpey ranks 6,494 out of 18,182Before him are Colleen Moore (1899), Nicole Aniston (1987), Lester Bowie (1941), Iwao Takamoto (1925), Jennifer Capriati (1976), and Chris Andersen (1978). After him are Richard Burgi (1958), Jay Gould (1836), Richard Powers (1957), Nathan Hale (1755), Stephen A. Schwarzman (1947), and Nick Carter (1980).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Pat Torpey ranks 489Before him are Brad Delson (1977), Michael Sembello (1954), D. J. Fontana (1931), Mary Wilson (1944), Johnny Mercer (1909), and Lester Bowie (1941). After him are Mike Patton (1968), Kenny Drew (1928), John Hammond (1910), Brian Setzer (1959), Steve Aoki (1977), and Karl Logan (1965).