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Robby Krieger

1946 - Today

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Robert Alan Krieger (born January 8, 1946) is an American guitarist and founding member of the rock band the Doors. Krieger wrote or co-wrote many of the Doors' songs, including the hits "Light My Fire", "Love Me Two Times", "Touch Me", and "Love Her Madly". When the Doors disbanded shortly after the death of lead singer Jim Morrison, Krieger continued to perform and record with other musicians including former Doors bandmates John Densmore and Ray Manzarek. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robby Krieger has received more than 2,589,425 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Robby Krieger is the 313th most popular musician (up from 334th in 2019), the 1,755th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,907th in 2019) and the 87th most popular American Musician.

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  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Robby Krieger ranks 313 out of 3,175. Before him are John Densmore, Phil Rudd, Joe Satriani, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Richard Z. Kruspe, and Jacques Dutronc. After him are Don Airey, Fats Domino, Manu Dibango, Stevie Young, Per Gessle, and Joe Zawinul.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Robby Krieger ranks 127. Before him are Riccardo Cocciante, Artur Jorge, Laurent Fabius, Shlomo Sand, Joop Zoetemelk, and Bigas Luna. After him are Brenda Blethyn, Ruth Fuchs, Kabir Bedi, Rodrigo Lara, Lars Vilks, and Peter Green.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robby Krieger ranks 1,755 out of 20,380. Before him are George Gaylord Simpson (1902), Margaret Keane (1927), Robert Moog (1934), Emilio Estevez (1962), Billy Crystal (1948), and Wolfgang Kapp (1858). After him are Lloyd Bridges (1913), Kenneth Waltz (1924), Daniel Nathans (1928), Virginia Henderson (1897), Fats Domino (1928), and Bob Newhart (1929).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Robby Krieger ranks 87. Before him are Eddie Cochran (1938), Art Tatum (1909), Sixto Rodriguez (1942), Jerry Reed (1937), John Densmore (1944), and Joe Satriani (1956). After him are Fats Domino (1928), Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954), Sonny Rollins (1930), Eric Carr (1950), Count Basie (1904), and Paul Desmond (1924).

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