MUSICIAN

Taylor Hawkins

1972 - 2022

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Oliver Taylor Hawkins (February 17, 1972 – March 25, 2022) was an American musician who was the drummer and a vocalist of the rock band Foo Fighters, sharing vocals with Dave Grohl. He joined the band in 1997, and remained the band's drummer until his sudden death in 2022. He recorded eight studio albums with Foo Fighters between 1999 and 2021. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Taylor Hawkins has received more than 13,788,047 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Taylor Hawkins is the 1,189th most popular musician (up from 2,113th in 2019), the 5,839th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,091st in 2019) and the 419th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 14M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Taylor Hawkins ranks 1,189 out of 3,175. Before him are Szymon Goldberg, Peter Tägtgren, Jenő Jandó, Joe Henderson, Prince Buster, and John Abercrombie. After him are Cerrone, Ralph Towner, Geoff Downes, Steven Adler, Martin Birch, and John Steel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Taylor Hawkins ranks 128. Before him are Wil Wheaton, Jason O'Mara, Christian Ziege, Yoo Jae-suk, Jérôme Le Banner, and Umaro Sissoco Embaló. After him are Mario Stanić, Roberto Abbondanzieri, Kate del Castillo, Ricardo Sá Pinto, Kiko Loureiro, and Timbaland. Among people deceased in 2022, Taylor Hawkins ranks 310. Before him are Anatoly Kvashnin, Jean Philippe, François Remetter, Nélida Piñon, Herman Daly, and Kevin Conroy. After him are Lidiya Alfeyeva, Greg Bear, Rodri, Wilko Johnson, John Steiner, and Rafael Chimishkyan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Taylor Hawkins ranks 5,839 out of 20,380. Before him are Joe Henderson (1937), Andy Griffith (1926), Steven Zaillian (1953), Debra Messing (1968), Peter H. Gilmore (1958), and John Abercrombie (1944). After him are William Wharton (1925), Jonathan Pollard (1954), Jason Scott Lee (1966), Ellen Corby (1911), Ralph Towner (1940), and Jeanette MacDonald (1903).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Taylor Hawkins ranks 419. Before him are Kate Pierson (1948), Linda Perry (1965), Paul Gilbert (1966), Marty Balin (1942), Joe Henderson (1937), and John Abercrombie (1944). After him are Ralph Towner (1940), Steven Adler (1965), Benjamin Orr (1947), Donald Fagen (1948), Gram Parsons (1946), and Rosalyn Tureck (1914).

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