MUSICIAN

Spencer Dryden

1938 - 2005

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Spencer Charles Dryden (April 7, 1938 – January 11, 2005) was an American musician best known as the drummer for Jefferson Airplane and New Riders of the Purple Sage. He also played with Dinosaurs, and the Ashes (later known as the Peanut Butter Conspiracy). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Spencer Dryden has received more than 664,600 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Spencer Dryden is the 1,709th most popular musician (up from 1,722nd in 2019), the 8,597th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,699th in 2019) and the 638th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 660k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Spencer Drydens by language

Over the past year Spencer Dryden has had the most page views in the with 83,480 views, followed by French (5,364), and German (3,808). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Low Saxon (63.70%), Simple English (60.07%), and French (32.28%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Spencer Dryden ranks 1,709 out of 3,175. Before him are Chuck Mangione, Jennifer Batten, Boz Burrell, Sly Stone, Doug Aldrich, and Paddy Moloney. After him are Stanley Turrentine, Yang Hyun-suk, Ian McLagan, Bernie Leadon, RZA, and Michael Steele.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Spencer Dryden ranks 464. Before him are Lewis Teague, Árpád Orbán, Alan Rees, Bobby Hebb, David Canary, and Paddy Moloney. After him are Carlos Garaikoetxea, Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko, Stephen F. Cohen, Gyula Rákosi, Herb Elliott, and John Prescott. Among people deceased in 2005, Spencer Dryden ranks 285. Before him are Carl Amery, Maria Vierdag, Renée Faure, Tetsuo Hamuro, José Azcona del Hoyo, and Debra Hill. After him are Mario Luzi, Matthew McGrory, Ariel Nogueira, Hubert Curien, Ruth Hussey, and Sheree North.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Spencer Dryden ranks 8,597 out of 20,380. Before him are William Blum (1933), Alexander Berzin (1944), Jim Pollard (1922), Paul Bearer (1954), Cathy Moriarty (1960), and William C. deMille (1878). After him are Emily Donelson (1807), Ann Harding (1902), Danny Lloyd (1972), Ross Bagdasarian (1919), Joseph Kruskal (1928), and Stanley Turrentine (1934).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Spencer Dryden ranks 638. Before him are Mamie Smith (1891), Paul Bostaph (1964), Chuck Mangione (1940), Jennifer Batten (1957), Sly Stone (1943), and Doug Aldrich (1964). After him are Stanley Turrentine (1934), Bernie Leadon (1947), RZA (1969), Michael Steele (1955), Arto Lindsay (1953), and Shelly Manne (1920).

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