MUSICIAN

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 7,114,225 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Paul Stanley is the 261st most popular musician (down from 235th in 2019), the 1,473rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,382nd in 2019) and the 72nd most popular American Musician.

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

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paul Stanley ranks 261 out of 3,175. Before him are Chico Buarque, Bob Klose, Toots Thielemans, Henryk Szeryng, Karl Jenkins, and Heinrich Neuhaus. After him are Steve Harris, Billy Idol, Eddie Van Halen, J. J. Cale, Narciso Yepes, and Dolores O'Riordan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Paul Stanley ranks 69. Before him are Bert van Marwijk, Imran Khan, Reinhard Genzel, Osvaldo Ardiles, Irina Bokova, and Arkan. After him are Alain Giresse, Gus Van Sant, Abbas al-Musawi, Guillermo Vilas, Santillana, and Teófilo Stevenson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Stanley ranks 1,473 out of 20,380. Before him are Bubba Smith (1945), Dennis Quaid (1954), Joseph Cotten (1905), James Patterson (1947), Rose Kennedy (1890), and Willard Van Orman Quine (1908). After him are David Gross (1941), Barry Levinson (1942), Tom Ford (1961), Irving Stone (1903), Margaret Hamilton (1936), and Bob Ross (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Paul Stanley ranks 72. Before him are Carla Bley (1936), Dave Mustaine (1961), Ludacris (1977), John Zorn (1953), Don Cherry (1936), and Beck (1970). After him are J. J. Cale (1938), Charles Mingus (1922), Art Blakey (1919), Burt Bacharach (1928), Marilyn Manson (1969), and Bill Haley (1925).

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