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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 1,609,176 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Richie Havens is the 743rd most popular musician (down from 736th in 2019), the 3,787th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,735th in 2019) and the 244th most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Richie Havens ranks 743 out of 2,662. Before him are Charlie Christian, Giovanni Maria Bononcini, Pinchas Zukerman, Charlie Haden, Marcus Miller, and Danko Jones. After him are Gerry Rafferty, Francisco Canaro, Yakov Zak, Gábor Szabó, Brian Molko, and Jorge Bolet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Richie Havens ranks 227. Before him are Leonid Kizim, George Pell, Josep Maria Fusté, Walid Muallem, John Henry Schwarz, and Amir Pnueli. After him are Stephen J. Cannell, Salvador Sadurní, Aleksandar Shalamanov, Vyacheslav Vedenin, Daniel Schmid, and Miriam Margolyes. Among people deceased in 2013, Richie Havens ranks 179. Before him are Henrique Rosa, Jim Hall, Radu Vasile, Carlo Lizzani, Eileen Brennan, and Gérard de Villiers. After him are Ray Dolby, Pál Csernai, Saye Zerbo, Aleksei Yuryevich German, Jeff Hanneman, and Amedeo Amadei.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richie Havens ranks 3,787 out of 18,182. Before him are John Henry Schwarz (1941), Liz Sheridan (1929), William Powell (1892), Charlie Haden (1937), Marcus Miller (1959), and Charles Bickford (1891). After him are Linda Darnell (1923), Glenn Curtiss (1878), David D. Friedman (1945), Lunalilo (1835), Ray Dolby (1933), and Andrew Fire (1959).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Richie Havens ranks 244. Before him are Eric Singer (1958), James Burton (1939), Ron McGovney (1962), Charlie Christian (1916), Charlie Haden (1937), and Marcus Miller (1959). After him are Scott Bradley (1891), Elvin Jones (1927), Wanda Jackson (1937), Willie Dixon (1915), Krist Novoselic (1965), and Fats Waller (1904).

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