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Phil Ochs

1940 - 1976

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Philip David Ochs (; December 19, 1940 – April 9, 1976) was an American songwriter, protest singer (or, as he preferred, "topical singer"), and political activist. Ochs was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, and political commentary. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phil Ochs has received more than 1,843,458 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Phil Ochs is the 234th most popular singer (up from 316th in 2019), the 1,444th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,993rd in 2019) and the 77th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Phil Ochs ranks 234 out of 4,381. Before him are Rita Pavone, Edita Gruberová, Ricky Martin, Van Morrison, Neil Diamond, and Engelbert Humperdinck. After him are Kim Carnes, Lara Fabian, Victoria de los Ángeles, Rashid Behbudov, Sabrina Salerno, and DJ Khaled.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Phil Ochs ranks 89. Before him are Stuart Sutcliffe, Toshihide Maskawa, George Akerlof, Robin Cook, Dionne Warwick, and Ali Hassan Salameh. After him are Jean-Luc Nancy, Vittorio Storaro, Gojko Mitić, Rudi Dutschke, James Brolin, and Mamnoon Hussain. Among people deceased in 1976, Phil Ochs ranks 50. Before him are Yonatan Netanyahu, João Goulart, Kazi Nazrul Islam, George Whipple, George Ostrogorsky, and Eileen Gray. After him are Carlo Gambino, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Carol Reed, Ivan Yakubovsky, Silvana Armenulić, and Mitsuo Fuchida.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Phil Ochs ranks 1,444 out of 20,380. Before him are Bernard Herrmann (1911), Robert Whittaker (1920), Peter Eisenman (1932), Rene Russo (1954), Andre Agassi (1970), and Annie Jump Cannon (1863). After him are Harry Harrison (1925), Kim Carnes (1945), Bob Gunton (1945), William Westmoreland (1914), Roberts Blossom (1924), and Gus Grissom (1926).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Phil Ochs ranks 77. Before him are Britney Spears (1981), Kris Kristofferson (1936), Etta James (1938), George Benson (1943), George Strait (1952), and Neil Diamond (1941). After him are Kim Carnes (1945), DJ Khaled (1975), Bessie Smith (1894), Sam Cooke (1931), Debbie Harry (1945), and Lil Wayne (1982).

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