MUSICIAN

Thurston Moore

1958 - Today

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Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter best known as a member of the rock band Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thurston Moore has received more than 2,160,295 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Thurston Moore is the 1,683rd most popular musician (down from 1,487th in 2019), the 8,479th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,428th in 2019) and the 622nd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Thurston Moore ranks 1,683 out of 3,175. Before him are Nick Jonas, Robert Del Naja, Barbara Thompson, Nigo, Marc Ribot, and Billy Strayhorn. After him are Johnny Marr, Pino Palladino, Dan Hartman, Jarvis Cocker, Seu Jorge, and Richie Kotzen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Thurston Moore ranks 337. Before him are Hugo de León, Luiz Carlos Ferreira, Miodrag Ješić, Sergei Garmash, Lyudmila Kondratyeva, and James C. Collins. After him are Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, Chris Buck, Tim Kaine, Lisa Fischer, Franco Forini, and Kuupik Kleist.

Others Born in 1958

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thurston Moore ranks 8,479 out of 20,380. Before him are Chill Wills (1902), Leslie Jordan (1955), Corine Mauch (1960), Helen Slater (1963), Annette Charles (1948), and Jay Silvester (1937). After him are Howard P. Robertson (1903), David Clennon (1943), Bonnie J. Dunbar (1949), Jaime Pressly (1977), Kayden Kross (1985), and Adam Scott (1973).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Thurston Moore ranks 622. Before him are Mary Wilson (1944), John Michael Talbot (1954), Vinnie Moore (1964), Nick Jonas (1992), Marc Ribot (1954), and Billy Strayhorn (1915). After him are Dan Hartman (1950), Richie Kotzen (1970), Butch Vig (1955), Bukka White (1906), Jimmy Miller (1942), and Lee Ranaldo (1956).

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