MUSICIAN

Paul van Dyk

1971 - Today

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Matthias Paul (German pronunciation: [maˈtiːas ˈpaʊ̯l]; born 16 December 1971), known professionally as Paul van Dyk (German: [ˈpaʊ̯l fan ˈdʏk]) is a German DJ, record producer and musician. Van Dyk was the first artist to receive a Grammy Award nomination in the newly added category of Best Dance/Electronic album for his 2003 release Reflections. He was the first DJ to be named number one by Mixmag in 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul van Dyk has received more than 944,318 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul van Dyk is the 777th most popular musician (up from 792nd in 2019), the 3,253rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,075th in 2019) and the 46th most popular German Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 940k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paul van Dyk ranks 777 out of 3,175. Before him are Sam Phillips, Mika, Mick Box, Earl Hines, Klaus Tennstedt, and Carl Palmer. After him are Billy Sheehan, Stephen Heller, Gary Burton, Jean-Luc Ponty, Andi Deris, and Grover Washington Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Paul van Dyk ranks 76. Before him are Ma Huateng, David Arquette, Michael Adams, Valdis Dombrovskis, Zlatko Zahovič, and J. Y. Park. After him are Guillaume Depardieu, Sean Astin, Theodoros Zagorakis, Francis Lawrence, Faryd Mondragón, and Pedro de la Rosa.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Paul van Dyk ranks 3,253 out of 7,253. Before him are Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1848), Adolf Furtwängler (1853), Alfred Delp (1907), George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1747), Christian Petzold (1960), and John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1677). After him are Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen (1926), Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1597), Fritz Fischer (1908), Christoph Friedrich Nicolai (1733), Georg Sauerwein (1831), and Horst Frank (1929).

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Among MUSICIANS In Germany

Among musicians born in Germany, Paul van Dyk ranks 46. Before him are Conrad Graf (1782), David Garrett (1980), Fritz Busch (1890), Christian Ferdinand Abel (1682), Theo Jörgensmann (1948), and Klaus Tennstedt (1926). After him are Andi Deris (1964), Herbert Grönemeyer (1956), Peter Winter (1754), Herman Rarebell (1949), Ingo Schwichtenberg (1965), and Karl Bartos (1952).

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