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Phil Lesh

1940 - Today

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Philip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940) is an American musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he played bass guitar throughout their 30-year career. After the band's disbanding in 1995, Lesh continued the tradition of Grateful Dead family music with side project Phil Lesh and Friends, which paid homage to the Dead's music by playing their repertoire, as well songs of the members of his own group. Lesh operated a music venue called Terrapin Crossroads. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phil Lesh has received more than 1,809,582 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Phil Lesh is the 2,271st most popular musician (down from 2,060th in 2019), the 12,058th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,749th in 2019) and the 919th most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Phil Lesh ranks 2,271 out of 3,175. Before him are Jason White, Kenny Garrett, Alex Gaudino, Meredith Brooks, Conrad Lant, and Leon Wilkeson. After him are Simon Kirke, Samoth, José González, Alison Krauss, Billy Powell, and André 3000.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Phil Lesh ranks 573. Before him are John Hagee, Kiyoshi Tanabe, Miguel Ángel Loayza, Fontella Bass, Kenneth Clarke, and James Burrows. After him are Otacílio Gonçalves, Carole Ann Ford, Billy Fury, Mike Melvill, Trevor Nunn, and Mike Troy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Phil Lesh ranks 12,058 out of 20,380. Before him are Claudia Jennings (1949), Leon Wilkeson (1952), Chuck Daigh (1923), Brian Hallisay (1978), Hudson Leick (1969), and Al Sharpton (1954). After him are Salli Richardson (1967), Genesis Rodriguez (1987), Kathleen Sebelius (1948), Hank Greenberg (1911), Daniel Frank (1882), and Lacey Chabert (1982).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Phil Lesh ranks 919. Before him are Aaron Burckhard (1963), Dennis Chambers (1959), Jason White (1973), Kenny Garrett (1960), Meredith Brooks (1958), and Leon Wilkeson (1952). After him are Alison Krauss (1971), Billy Powell (1952), André 3000 (1975), Michael Romeo (1968), Art Taylor (1929), and Erich Kunzel (1935).

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