MUSICIAN

Van Dyke Parks

1943 - Today

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Van Dyke Parks (born January 3, 1943) is an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer who has composed various film and television soundtracks. He is best known for his 1967 album Song Cycle and for his collaborations with Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys (particularly the album Smile). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Van Dyke Parks has received more than 1,092,478 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Van Dyke Parks is the 1,925th most popular musician (down from 1,867th in 2019), the 9,801st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,503rd in 2019) and the 753rd most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Van Dyke Parks ranks 1,925 out of 3,175. Before him are Tom Harrell, Red Mitchell, Harvey Mason, Guy Berryman, Adam Darski, and Richard Ashcroft. After him are Jack Casady, Sammy Cahn, Robert Lockwood Jr., The Proclaimers, Leeroy Thornhill, and Yuja Wang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Van Dyke Parks ranks 618. Before him are Ignacio Prieto, Udo Zimmermann, Klaus Köste, Alan Rudolph, Cosimo Pinto, and Johnny Höglin. After him are Mikhail Zhelev, Mike Ratledge, Tony Trimmer, Kevin Dobson, Manfred Wolke, and Max Jean.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Van Dyke Parks ranks 9,801 out of 20,380. Before him are LaVern Baker (1929), Ernie Kovacs (1919), Taissa Farmiga (1994), Rob Estes (1963), John L. Phillips (1951), and Larry Kramer (1935). After him are Robert Coover (1932), Beth Fowler (1940), Michael Constantine (1927), Sherry Turkle (1948), Michael Horse (1949), and Julianne Nicholson (1971).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Van Dyke Parks ranks 753. Before him are Michael Landau (1958), Reginald Arvizu (1969), Jack White (1975), Tom Harrell (1946), Red Mitchell (1927), and Harvey Mason (1947). After him are Jack Casady (1944), Sammy Cahn (1913), Robert Lockwood Jr. (1915), XXXTentacion (1998), Sylvia Robinson (1935), and George Lynch (1954).

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