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Scott McKenzie

1939 - 2012

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Scott McKenzie (born Philip Wallach Blondheim III; January 10, 1939 – August 18, 2012) was an American singer and songwriter who recorded the 1967 hit single and generational anthem "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Scott McKenzie has received more than 1,369,931 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Scott McKenzie is the 324th most popular musician (down from 245th in 2019), the 1,849th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,392nd in 2019) and the 96th most popular American Musician.

Scott McKenzie is most famous for his song "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" which was written and recorded in 1967.

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  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Scott McKenzie ranks 324 out of 2,662. Before him are Djivan Gasparyan, Franco Battiato, Woody Guthrie, Steve Vai, Salif Keita, and Albert King. After him are Ry Cooder, André Previn, John Densmore, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Ray Conniff, and Carl Michael Bellman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Scott McKenzie ranks 95. Before him are Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, Guntis Ulmanis, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Lily Tomlin, and Daniel C. Tsui. After him are Krzysztof Zanussi, Yaphet Kotto, Carmen Salinas, Nikola Pilić, Michael Moorcock, and Ruggero Deodato. Among people deceased in 2012, Scott McKenzie ranks 75. Before him are Paul L. Smith, Sergio Oliva, Chaleo Yoovidhya, David Kelly, Bingu wa Mutharika, and Teófilo Stevenson. After him are Hans Werner Henze, Carl Johan Bernadotte, Gore Vidal, Griselda Blanco, Santiago Carrillo, and Maurice Herzog.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Scott McKenzie ranks 1,849 out of 18,182. Before him are Leonard Bloomfield (1887), Henry Hathaway (1898), Rick Riordan (1964), Theda Bara (1885), Leo McCarey (1898), and Albert King (1923). After him are Eartha Kitt (1927), Bill Withers (1938), Edward James Olmos (1947), Philip José Farmer (1918), Kalākaua (1836), and Ry Cooder (1947).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Scott McKenzie ranks 96. Before him are Fred Durst (1970), Isaac Hayes (1942), Paul Desmond (1924), Woody Guthrie (1912), Steve Vai (1960), and Albert King (1923). After him are Ry Cooder (1947), John Densmore (1944), Ray Conniff (1916), Robby Krieger (1946), Buddy Rich (1917), and Billy Gibbons (1949).

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