MUSICIAN

Warren Zevon

1947 - 2003

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Warren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer and songwriter. His most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money" and "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner". All three songs are featured on his third album, Excitable Boy (1978), the title track of which is also well-known. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Warren Zevon has received more than 5,506,169 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Warren Zevon is the 1,542nd most popular musician (up from 1,628th in 2019), the 7,745th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,153rd in 2019) and the 560th most popular American Musician.

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  • 5.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Warren Zevon ranks 1,542 out of 3,175. Before him are David Cross, Marc-André Hamelin, Zoot Sims, John Levén, Joe Hahn, and Rick Allen. After him are Noel Rosa, John Legend, Anders Johansson, Ronnie Lane, Jason Orange, and Randy Edelman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Warren Zevon ranks 576. Before him are André Heller, Bill Smitrovich, Richard J. Evans, Nikolai Volkoff, Ntare V of Burundi, and Bilal Philips. After him are John Lipsky, Randy Edelman, Jerónimo de Sousa, Cindy Williams, Frank Shorter, and Nurlan Balgimbayev. Among people deceased in 2003, Warren Zevon ranks 263. Before him are Donald Nicol, Rick Husband, Jonathan Brandis, Elliott Smith, Arne Månsson, and Joseph Saidu Momoh. After him are Melitta Brunner, Wolfgang Peters, Sydney Lassick, Bruno Heim, Stan Brakhage, and Abdul Qadir al-Badri.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Warren Zevon ranks 7,745 out of 20,380. Before him are Florence Ballard (1943), Bubba Ray Dudley (1971), Joe Hahn (1977), Marc Davis (1913), Jamey Sheridan (1951), and Michael Rosenbaum (1972). After him are Karl Warner (1908), Silas Weir Mitchell (1969), Jennifer Carpenter (1979), Ivan Fuqua (1909), Hank Mann (1888), and John Stockwell (1961).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Warren Zevon ranks 560. Before him are Tim Bogert (1944), Hal David (1921), Nils Lofgren (1951), Elliott Smith (1969), Zoot Sims (1925), and Joe Hahn (1977). After him are John Legend (1978), Randy Edelman (1947), Arthur Crudup (1905), Richie Ramone (1957), Brian Setzer (1959), and Julieta Venegas (1970).

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