MUSICIAN

Tom Fogerty

1941 - 1990

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Thomas Richard Fogerty (November 9, 1941 – September 6, 1990) was an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist for Creedence Clearwater Revival. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Fogerty has received more than 3,123,281 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Fogerty is the 537th most popular musician (down from 438th in 2019), the 2,758th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,393rd in 2019) and the 158th most popular American Musician.

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  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Tom Fogerty ranks 537 out of 3,175Before him are Van Cliburn, Freddie King, Rudolf Kempe, James Kottak, Tito Jackson, and Bebo Valdés. After him are Guy Bonnet, Aldo Ciccolini, Murray Perahia, Buddy Guy, Huey Lewis, and Erroll Garner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Tom Fogerty ranks 168Before him are Richard Holbrooke, Maurice White, Reine Wisell, Aldrich Ames, Robert Guéï, and Na Moon-hee. After him are Yuri Norstein, Josep Maria Fusté, Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, Mariangela Melato, Federico Faggin, and Jaan Kaplinski. Among people deceased in 1990, Tom Fogerty ranks 86Before him are Ronald Evans, George de Mestral, Michel Leiris, Eduard Streltsov, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, and Thorbjørn Egner. After him are Mariano Rumor, Alan Perlis, Lothar Collatz, Juan José Arévalo, Horst Sindermann, and Vaso Čubrilović.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Fogerty ranks 2,758 out of 20,380Before him are Ed Asner (1929), Walter Lantz (1899), James Kottak (1962), John Savage (1949), R. Kelly (1967), and Tito Jackson (1953). After him are Chris Kyle (1974), Scottie Pippen (1965), Roger Y. Tsien (1952), Alfred Bester (1913), Delmer Daves (1904), and Karl Malone (1963).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Tom Fogerty ranks 158Before him are Bobby McFerrin (1950), Don Henley (1947), Van Cliburn (1934), Freddie King (1934), James Kottak (1962), and Tito Jackson (1953). After him are Murray Perahia (1947), Buddy Guy (1936), Huey Lewis (1950), Erroll Garner (1923), Chet Atkins (1924), and Art Pepper (1925).