SINGER

Roger McGuinn

1942 - Today

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James Roger McGuinn (born James Joseph McGuinn III; July 13, 1942) is an American musician, best known for being the frontman and leader of the Byrds. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with the Byrds. As a solo artist he has released 10 albums and collaborated with, among others, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Chris Hillman. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roger McGuinn has received more than 2,138,222 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Roger McGuinn is the 1,184th most popular singer (down from 1,046th in 2019), the 6,047th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,689th in 2019) and the 301st most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Roger McGuinns by language

Over the past year Roger McGuinn has had the most page views in the with 274,869 views, followed by German (16,965), and Japanese (9,437). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hungarian (59,850.00%), Norwegian (Nynorsk) (157.40%), and Basque (136.83%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Roger McGuinn ranks 1,184 out of 4,381. Before him are Lightnin' Hopkins, Spagna, Jonathan Davis, Juan Pons, Willie Colón, and Arne Bendiksen. After him are Susana Baca, Kenny Dorham, Tom Verlaine, Katri Helena, Paul Day, and Marc Almond.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Roger McGuinn ranks 418. Before him are Guo Boxiong, Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino, Jeffrey Ullman, Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Lupe Ontiveros, and Tomasz Stańko. After him are Terenci Moix, Sergey Shakurov, C. J. Cherryh, Richard O'Brien, Chris Hani, and Rildo da Costa Menezes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roger McGuinn ranks 6,047 out of 20,380. Before him are Ben Sharpsteen (1895), Willie Colón (1950), W. C. Handy (1873), Al Corley (1956), Anthony Downs (1930), and Justin Gatlin (1982). After him are Jack Northrop (1895), Nicky Hayden (1981), Anna Harrison (1775), David A. Huffman (1925), Larry Brown (1940), and Delia Owens (1949).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Roger McGuinn ranks 301. Before him are Junior Wells (1934), Terence Trent D'Arby (1962), Ted Neeley (1943), Lightnin' Hopkins (1912), Jonathan Davis (1971), and Willie Colón (1950). After him are Kenny Dorham (1924), Tom Verlaine (1949), Grace Bumbry (1937), Hoagy Carmichael (1899), Phil Anselmo (1968), and Sonny Boy Williamson II (1912).

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