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Sammy Hagar

1947 - Today

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Sam Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947), also known as the Red Rocker, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose before launching a successful solo career, scoring a hit in 1984 with "I Can't Drive 55". He enjoyed further commercial success as the lead vocalist of Van Halen from 1985 through 1996, and from 2003 to 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sammy Hagar has received more than 8,126,987 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Sammy Hagar is the 958th most popular musician (down from 794th in 2019), the 4,664th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,992nd in 2019) and the 312th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sammy Hagar ranks 958 out of 3,175. Before him are Ian McDonald, Al Jardine, Fats Waller, Dan Balan, Mantovani, and Sean Paul. After him are Scott Travis, Amy Lee, Fou Ts'ong, Phil Manzanera, Simon Wright, and Dave Lombardo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Sammy Hagar ranks 347. Before him are Alan Lee, Leszek Balcerowicz, John Bruton, Egberto Gismonti, Omar Larrosa, and George Lam. After him are Alain Bashung, Nobuo Kawakami, Tiit Vähi, Sylvia Nasar, Daishiro Yoshimura, and Kim Campbell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sammy Hagar ranks 4,664 out of 20,380. Before him are Arthur Cronquist (1919), Chip Taylor (1940), Barbara Walters (1929), Jorja Fox (1968), Adolph Gottlieb (1903), and Donald Lippincott (1893). After him are Milo Ventimiglia (1977), Misha Collins (1974), William Christie (1944), Rachel Ticotin (1958), Steve Kanaly (1946), and W. C. Fields (1880).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sammy Hagar ranks 312. Before him are Tommy Aldridge (1950), Carmine Appice (1946), Joey Jordison (1975), D'arcy Wretzky (1968), Al Jardine (1942), and Fats Waller (1904). After him are Scott Travis (1961), Amy Lee (1981), Barney Kessel (1923), Dimebag Darrell (1966), Matisyahu (1979), and Corey Taylor (1973).

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