MUSICIAN

Ricky Skaggs

1954 - Today

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Rickie Lee Skaggs (born July 18, 1954), known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American neotraditional country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, mandocaster, and banjo.Skaggs was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016 and both the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2018. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ricky Skaggs has received more than 1,748,748 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ricky Skaggs is the 2,899th most popular musician (down from 2,644th in 2019), the 16,927th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,181st in 2019) and the 1,204th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 32.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Ricky Skaggs by language

Over the past year Ricky Skaggs has had the most page views in the with 217,856 views, followed by German (2,744), and French (1,452). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Norwegian (Nynorsk) (32.06%), Italian (27.12%), and Egyptian Arabic (17.86%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ricky Skaggs ranks 2,899 out of 3,175. Before him are Jen Ledger, Shellback, Ray Toro, Oren Lavie, James MacDonough, and Dave Baksh. After him are Anna Rossinelli, Kungs, Johanna Beisteiner, Oh Land, Terry Butler, and Misako Uno.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Ricky Skaggs ranks 742. Before him are Joshua Bolten, Al Roker, Mo Brooks, Rickey Green, Kevin P. Chilton, and Greta Van Susteren. After him are John Gregory, Quinn Buckner, Gina McCarthy, John Cygan, Helen Volk, and Scott May.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ricky Skaggs ranks 16,927 out of 20,380. Before him are Cody Garbrandt (1991), Cassidy Freeman (1982), Vanessa Taylor (1970), Katy Mixon (1981), Clark Duke (1985), and Hunter Doohan (1994). After him are Liv Morgan (1994), David Lowery (1980), Susan Tedeschi (1970), Hassan Whiteside (1989), C. J. Hunter (1968), and Jamie Hector (1975).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ricky Skaggs ranks 1,204. Before him are Stephen Carpenter (1970), Liz Phair (1967), Phoebe Bridgers (1994), Atom Willard (1973), Ray Toro (1977), and James MacDonough (1970). After him are Terry Butler (1967), DJ Quik (1970), Howard Benson (1956), Rob Barrett (1969), Andrew Bird (1973), and Saul Williams (1972).

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