MUSICIAN

Paul Gray

1972 - 2010

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Paul Dedrick Gray (April 8, 1972 – May 24, 2010), also known as the Pig, was an American musician who was the bassist, backing vocalist, and co-founder of the heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he was designated #2. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Gray has received more than 49,621 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Gray is the 1,268th most popular musician (up from 1,285th in 2019), the 6,249th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,362nd in 2019) and the 447th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 50k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paul Gray ranks 1,268 out of 3,175Before him are Lita Ford, Gene Pitney, Lee Ritenour, János Starker, Arthur De Greef, and Elly Ney. After him are Vinnie Paul, Markus Grosskopf, Emanuel Ax, Terry Melcher, Blind Blake, and Oliver Shanti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Paul Gray ranks 144Before him are Jang Dong-gun, Conchita Martínez, Goran Vlaović, Mykhailo Podolyak, Victor Ponta, and Lhasa de Sela. After him are Iván Pedroso, Viorel Moldovan, Wilson Kipketer, Giovanni Silva de Oliveira, Jenny Berggren, and Kim Joo-hyuk. Among people deceased in 2010, Paul Gray ranks 254Before him are Mariya Dolina, Raymond Impanis, Godfrey Binaisa, Carla Del Poggio, Jamie Gillis, and Lhasa de Sela. After him are Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal, Daisuke Gōri, Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, Roy Ward Baker, Robert B. Parker, and William Tenn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Gray ranks 6,249 out of 20,380Before him are Aria Giovanni (1977), Caroline Harrison (1832), Carl Switzer (1927), James Agee (1909), Lhasa de Sela (1972), and Nicholas Hammond (1950). After him are John W. Foster (1836), Harry Davenport (1866), Sandra Harding (1935), Spencer Haywood (1949), Dan Graham (1942), and Vinnie Paul (1964).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Paul Gray ranks 447Before him are Red Garland (1923), Jack Nitzsche (1937), Jason Becker (1969), Jimmy Reed (1925), Gene Pitney (1940), and Lee Ritenour (1952). After him are Vinnie Paul (1964), Terry Melcher (1942), Blind Blake (1893), Herbie Mann (1930), Nathan East (1955), and Stan Kenton (1911).