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Walter Murphy

1952 - Today

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Walter Anthony Murphy Jr. (born December 19, 1952) is an American composer, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for the instrumental "A Fifth of Beethoven", a disco adaptation of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony which topped the charts in 1976 and was featured on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack in 1977. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Murphy has received more than 455,087 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Murphy is the 1,321st most popular composer, the 12,594th most popular biography from United States and the 134th most popular American Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 460k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Walter Murphy ranks 1,321 out of 1,216. Before him are Gus Kahn, Randall Thompson, Ezio Bosso, Arturo Rodas, Steve Roach, and Marc Shaiman. After him are Olga Neuwirth, Gian Francesco Malipiero, Masashi Hamauzu, William Alwyn, Ludovic Bource, and Justin Hurwitz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Walter Murphy ranks 621. Before him are Nina Zyuskova, Franklin Graham, Ellen McLain, Hilkka Riihivuori, Leon Wilkeson, and Marco Aurélio. After him are Magdalena Álvarez, Harry Anderson, Sherrod Brown, Michael Brook, Walter Mosley, and Faye Kellerman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Murphy ranks 12,594 out of 18,182. Before him are Noah Centineo (1996), Hope Solo (1981), Mike Troy (1940), Graham Rogers (1990), Ken Page (1954), and Ashley Blue (1981). After him are James T. Farrell (1904), Al D'Amato (1937), Joseph Bernardin (1928), Josh Barnett (1977), Tom DiCillo (1953), and Dustin Lance Black (1975).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Walter Murphy ranks 134. Before him are Bernie Worrell (1944), Jeremy Soule (1975), Jimmy McHugh (1894), Randall Thompson (1899), Steve Roach (1955), and Marc Shaiman (1959). After him are Justin Hurwitz (1985), John Ottman (1964), Rhys Chatham (1952), Eric Whitacre (1970), Christopher Tin (1976), and Nicholas Britell (1980).

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