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Paul Stanley

1952 - Today

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Paul Stanley (born Stanley Bert Eisen; January 20, 1952) is an American musician who was the co-founder, frontman, rhythm guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss from the band's inception in 1973 to their retirement in 2023. He was the writer or co-writer of many of the band's most popular songs. Stanley established The Starchild character for his Kiss persona. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Stanley has received more than 6,650,255 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Stanley is the 235th most popular musician (down from 233rd in 2019), the 1,382nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,333rd in 2019) and the 68th most popular American Musician.

Paul Stanley is most famous for being the lead singer of the rock band KISS.

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  • 6.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paul Stanley ranks 235 out of 2,662Before him are Consuelo Velázquez, Toots Thielemans, Isaac Stern, Maria Theresia von Paradis, John Mayall, and Keith Moon. After him are John McLaughlin, Mauro Giuliani, Louis Vierne, Steve Harris, Karl Jenkins, and Mike Portnoy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Paul Stanley ranks 53Before him are Cyril Ramaphosa, Bert van Marwijk, Lee Hsien Loong, Desireless, Allan Simonsen, and Uli Hoeneß. After him are Fuad II of Egypt, Charles Scott Sherrington, Gus Van Sant, George Papandreou, Didier Pironi, and Stephen Lang.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Stanley ranks 1,382 out of 18,182Before him are David O. Selznick (1902), Conchata Ferrell (1943), Buck Henry (1930), Annie Leibovitz (1949), Alan Silvestri (1950), and Rosemary Kennedy (1918). After him are Tom Ford (1961), Ethan Hawke (1970), Barnett Newman (1905), Jane Wyman (1917), Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. (1941), and Mary Todd Lincoln (1818).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Paul Stanley ranks 68Before him are Duff McKagan (1964), J. J. Cale (1938), Mike Shinoda (1977), Izzy Stradlin (1962), Kirk Hammett (1962), and Marilyn Manson (1969). After him are Mike Portnoy (1967), Sonny Rollins (1930), Art Blakey (1919), John Zorn (1953), Fats Domino (1928), and Eddie Cochran (1938).

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