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Phil Lesh

1940 - 2024

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Philip Chapman Lesh (March 15, 1940 – October 25, 2024) was an American musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he developed a unique style of playing improvised six-string bass guitar. He was their bassist throughout their 30-year career. After the group disbanded in 1995, Lesh continued the tradition of Grateful Dead family music with a side project, Phil Lesh and Friends, which paid homage to the Dead's music by playing their repertoire, as well as songs by members of his own group. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phil Lesh has received more than 2,345,832 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Phil Lesh is the 2,274th most popular musician (down from 2,060th in 2019), the 12,067th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,749th in 2019) and the 919th most popular American Musician.

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  • 2.3M

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  • 48.85

    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 2,274 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. Among people deceased in 2024, Phil Lesh ranks 443. Before him are Emilio Correa, Robert Paul, Bernard Baudoux, Hugo Villanueva, Jan Furtok, and Emi Shinohara. After him are Peter Lundgren, Stan Bowles, David Seidler, Ilke Wyludda, Daniel Williams, and Robert Dill-Bundi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Phil Lesh ranks 12,067 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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