MUSICIAN

Rufus Wainwright

1973 - Today

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Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter, and composer. He has recorded eleven studio albums and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rufus Wainwright has received more than 4,169,821 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Rufus Wainwright is the 695th most popular musician (up from 702nd in 2019), the 3,520th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,652nd in 2019) and the 212th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rufus Wainwright ranks 695 out of 3,175. Before him are Scotty Moore, Yoshiki, Richard Galliano, Ricardo Viñes, Âşık Veysel, and Lee Morgan. After him are Steve Lukather, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Louis Prima, Hide, Rick Davies, and Jerry Garcia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Rufus Wainwright ranks 70. Before him are Pharrell Williams, Savo Milošević, David Blaine, Tyra Banks, Stephenie Meyer, and Matteo Salvini. After him are Rose McGowan, Sami Hyypiä, Christian Panucci, Fatih Akin, Matías Almeyda, and Al-Saadi Gaddafi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rufus Wainwright ranks 3,520 out of 20,380. Before him are Fiorello H. La Guardia (1882), Steve Bannon (1953), Kateri Tekakwitha (1656), Andrew Taylor Still (1828), James Forrestal (1892), and Aaron Paul (1979). After him are John Zerzan (1943), Wayne Knight (1955), Pernell Roberts (1928), Maria Tallchief (1925), Louis Farrakhan (1933), and Jim Simons (1938).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Rufus Wainwright ranks 212. Before him are Benny Golson (1929), Eddie Vedder (1964), Vinnie Vincent (1952), Lead Belly (1888), Scotty Moore (1931), and Lee Morgan (1938). After him are Steve Lukather (1957), Louis Prima (1910), Jerry Garcia (1942), Jeff Buckley (1966), Eric Dolphy (1928), and Elmore James (1918).

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