MUSICIAN

Tony Levin

1946 - Today

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Anthony Frederick Levin (born June 6, 1946) is an American musician and composer specializing in electric bass guitars, Chapman Stick and upright bass. He also sings and plays synthesizer. Levin is best known for his work with King Crimson (1981–2021) and Peter Gabriel (since 1977). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tony Levin has received more than 1,748,266 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Tony Levin is the 387th most popular musician (down from 384th in 2019), the 2,165th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,142nd in 2019) and the 111th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Tony Levin ranks 387 out of 3,175. Before him are Nick Cave, Christian Lorenz, Ginger Baker, Michael Schenker, Agustín Barrios, and Baden Powell. After him are Adrian Smith, Sérgio Mendes, András Schiff, Flea, Ian Anderson, and Martin Gore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Tony Levin ranks 159. Before him are Linda Ronstadt, Pēteris Vasks, Mohamed Abdelaziz, Jan Kodeš, Francisco Varela, and Queen Saleha of Brunei. After him are Fernando Filoni, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Malcolm McLaren, Ivan Reitman, Petre Roman, and Hanan Ashrawi.

Others Born in 1946

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tony Levin ranks 2,165 out of 20,380. Before him are William Sadler (1950), E. E. Cummings (1894), Joe Pantoliano (1951), Ted Danson (1947), Ken Wilber (1949), and Barry Seal (1939). After him are Vincent Schiavelli (1948), Jessye Norman (1945), Edgar Snow (1905), Alfred Vail (1807), Stefanie Powers (1942), and Sofia Coppola (1971).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Tony Levin ranks 111. Before him are Woody Guthrie (1912), Ry Cooder (1947), Liberace (1919), Wayne Shorter (1933), Jermaine Jackson (1954), and Ornette Coleman (1930). After him are Buddy Rich (1917), Dexter Gordon (1923), Billy Gibbons (1949), Ben Webster (1909), Dennis Wilson (1944), and Glenn Frey (1948).

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