MUSICIAN

Paul Simon

1941 - Today

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Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter known for his solo work and his collaborations with Art Garfunkel. He and his school friend Garfunkel, whom he met in 1953, came to prominence in the 1960s as Simon & Garfunkel. Their blend of folk and rock, including hits such as "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Simon has received more than 21,752,443 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Paul Simon is the 91st most popular musician (down from 86th in 2019), the 519th most popular biography from United States (down from 502nd in 2019) and the 24th most popular American Musician.

Paul Simon is most famous for being a singer and songwriter. He is best known for his work with Art Garfunkel in the 1960s and 1970s.

Memorability Metrics

  • 22M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 58

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paul Simon ranks 91 out of 3,175. Before him are Cosima Wagner, Till Lindemann, Richard Wright, Ziryab, Sviatoslav Richter, and Glenn Gould. After him are Charlie Parker, David Oistrakh, Alice Cooper, Dschinghis Khan, Chet Baker, and Frank Farian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Paul Simon ranks 38. Before him are Fausto Cercignani, Flórián Albert, Dick Cheney, Nick Nolte, Faye Dunaway, and Ahmet Necdet Sezer. After him are Nathalie Delon, Frank Farian, Dennis Ritchie, Michael D. Higgins, Ali Hassan al-Majid, and Bobby Moore.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Simon ranks 519 out of 20,380. Before him are Katherine Johnson (1918), William P. Murphy (1892), Kurt Russell (1951), Robert A. Heinlein (1907), Irving Langmuir (1881), and William Holden (1918). After him are Christopher Reeve (1952), Carroll Shelby (1923), Sydney Pollack (1934), Charlie Parker (1920), Kip Thorne (1940), and Michael Keaton (1951).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Paul Simon ranks 24. Before him are Dean Martin (1917), Yehudi Menuhin (1916), Robert Johnson (1911), Iggy Pop (1947), Steven Van Zandt (1950), and Lou Reed (1942). After him are Charlie Parker (1920), Alice Cooper (1948), Chet Baker (1929), Quincy Jones (1933), John Coltrane (1926), and Ice-T (1958).

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