MUSICIAN

Richie Havens

1941 - 2013

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Richard Pierce Havens (January 21, 1941 – April 22, 2013) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music encompassed elements of folk, soul (both of which he frequently covered), and rhythm and blues. He had a rhythmic guitar style (often in open tunings). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richie Havens has received more than 1,688,144 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Richie Havens is the 864th most popular musician (down from 741st in 2019), the 4,263rd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,777th in 2019) and the 271st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Richie Havens ranks 864 out of 3,175. Before him are Freddie Hubbard, Johann Gottfried Piefke, Adam Clayton, Jordan Rudess, Ingo Schwichtenberg, and Åse Kleveland. After him are Pino Donaggio, Karl Bartos, Mel Collins, Daniel Steibelt, J. J. Johnson, and Layne Staley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Richie Havens ranks 266. Before him are Lothar Bisky, Andrea de Adamich, Pasqual Maragall, Robert McKee, Tania Mallet, and David Crystal. After him are Pino Donaggio, Bakili Muluzi, Cristina Peri Rossi, Wu Bangguo, Chieko Baisho, and Signe Toly Anderson. Among people deceased in 2013, Richie Havens ranks 212. Before him are Ignacio Eizaguirre, Lothar Bisky, Eric Ericson, Józef Glemp, Ricardo María Carles Gordó, and Aníbal Paz. After him are Nílton de Sordi, Franca Rame, Gérard de Villiers, Aleksei Yuryevich German, Vlatko Marković, and Torbjørn Falkanger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richie Havens ranks 4,263 out of 20,380. Before him are Eric Carmen (1949), Roy Rogers (1911), Chris Hardwick (1971), Morgan Robertson (1861), Connie Booth (1944), and Wallace Beery (1885). After him are Joseph A. Walker (1921), William Forsythe (1949), Clara Barton (1821), Rose Wilder Lane (1886), Julia Robinson (1919), and David Del Tredici (1937).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Richie Havens ranks 271. Before him are Son House (1902), Berry Gordy (1929), Michael Brecker (1949), Roy Buchanan (1939), Freddie Hubbard (1938), and Jordan Rudess (1956). After him are J. J. Johnson (1924), Layne Staley (1967), Hugh McDonald (1950), Pitbull (1981), Tommy Dorsey (1905), and Ray Brown (1926).

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