MUSICIAN

Patrick Leonard

1956 - Today

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Patrick Ray Leonard (born March 14, 1956) is an American songwriter, keyboardist, film composer, and music producer, best known for his longtime collaboration with Madonna. His work with Madonna includes her albums True Blue (1986), Who's That Girl (1987), Like a Prayer (1989), I'm Breathless (1990) and Ray of Light (1998). He scored Madonna's 2008 documentary I Am Because We Are, played keyboards with her at Live Aid (1985), and was musical director and keyboardist on The Virgin Tour (1985) and the Who's That Girl World Tour (1987). Leonard has also worked with a wide variety of other artists including late-period Pink Floyd and solo Roger Waters, Elton John, Leonard Cohen, Bryan Ferry, Julian Lennon, Rod Stewart, Michael Jackson, Fleetwood Mac, Jeff Beck, Bryan Adams, Peter Cetera, Jewel, Blue October, Duncan Sheik, Michael W. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patrick Leonard has received more than 882,419 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Patrick Leonard is the 2,067th most popular musician (down from 1,826th in 2019), the 10,744th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,330th in 2019) and the 817th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 880k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Patrick Leonard ranks 2,067 out of 3,175. Before him are Bret Michaels, Paul Oakenfold, Brian Bennett, Ane Brun, Sleepy John Estes, and Cristina Branco. After him are The Boswell Sisters, Pierre Bastien, Alex Christensen, Terry Chimes, Giovanni D'Anzi, and The Game.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Patrick Leonard ranks 502. Before him are Jean-François Larios, Ștefan Rusu, Nenad Stojković, Mike Godwin, Susan Solomon, and Roger Michell. After him are Terry Chimes, Michael Cooper, Peter Maurer, Patricio Hernández, Larry Myricks, and Hiroshi Sowa.

Others Born in 1956

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Patrick Leonard ranks 10,744 out of 20,380. Before him are Dennis Hastert (1942), Dave Cutler (1942), Amanda Blake (1929), Robin Bartlett (1951), Robert Reed (1932), and Susan Bernard (1948). After him are Mike Rotunda (1958), Vern Mikkelsen (1928), George Murphy (1902), Chris Hughes (1983), Mindy Kaling (1979), and Edward Andrews (1914).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Patrick Leonard ranks 817. Before him are Malcolm Bilson (1935), Sam Jones (1924), Merle Travis (1917), Alex Chilton (1950), Bret Michaels (1963), and Sleepy John Estes (1899). After him are The Game (1979), Victor Wooten (1964), Michael Clarke (1946), Chino Moreno (1973), Lowell George (1945), and James Shaffer (1970).

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