MUSICIAN

Ric Ocasek

1949 - 2019

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Richard Theodore Otcasek (March 23, 1944 – September 15, 2019), known as Ric Ocasek ( oh-CASS-ik), was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was the primary vocalist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and frontman for the American new wave band the Cars. In addition to his work with the Cars, Ocasek recorded seven solo albums, and his song "Emotion in Motion" was a top 20 hit in the United States in 1986. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ric Ocasek has received more than 7,076,850 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Ric Ocasek is the 659th most popular musician (down from 618th in 2019), the 3,376th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,245th in 2019) and the 201st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ric Ocasek ranks 659 out of 3,175. Before him are Marcus Miller, Christian Ferras, Kenny G, Dick Dale, Michael Stipe, and Alec John Such. After him are Mark Evans, Vasco Rossi, Ma Rainey, Nicolas de Grigny, Giovanni Maria Bononcini, and Roger Hodgson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Ric Ocasek ranks 204. Before him are Rakesh Sharma, Paulo Cézar Caju, Judith Resnik, Papa Wemba, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and Roger Deakins. After him are Francis Rossi, Michel Djotodia, Philip Michael Thomas, Leslie Easterbrook, Dick Nanninga, and Yūsaku Matsuda. Among people deceased in 2019, Ric Ocasek ranks 159. Before him are Ken Kercheval, Stefano Delle Chiaie, Paul Volcker, Dick Dale, Edith González, and Altair Gomes de Figueiredo. After him are Krishna Sobti, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Peter Schreier, Luigi Colani, José Antonio Reyes, and Marie-José Nat.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ric Ocasek ranks 3,376 out of 20,380. Before him are Amy Irving (1953), Pharrell Williams (1973), Amanda Seyfried (1985), Michael Stipe (1960), William Goldman (1931), and Alec John Such (1951). After him are Michael Buffer (1944), Adolphe Menjou (1890), Michael Cunningham (1952), David Riesman (1909), Josh Hartnett (1978), and Mariska Hargitay (1964).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ric Ocasek ranks 201. Before him are Gerry Mulligan (1927), Marcus Miller (1959), Kenny G (1956), Dick Dale (1937), Michael Stipe (1960), and Alec John Such (1951). After him are Ma Rainey (1886), Mick Mars (1951), Jeff Hanneman (1964), Chaka Khan (1953), Benny Golson (1929), and Eddie Vedder (1964).

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