MUSICIAN

Wayne Kramer

1948 - 2024

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Wayne Stanley Kramer (né Kambes; April 30, 1948 – February 2, 2024) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer, and film and television composer. Kramer came to prominence in the 1960s as the lead guitarist of the Detroit rock band MC5. Kramer and guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith co-founded the MC5 in 1963, with vocalist Rob Tyner, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson joining shortly after. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wayne Kramer has received more than 35,362 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Wayne Kramer is the 1,327th most popular musician (up from 2,144th in 2019), the 6,591st most popular biography from United States (up from 11,249th in 2019) and the 472nd most popular American Musician.

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  • 35k

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  • 48.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Wayne Kramer ranks 1,327 out of 3,175. Before him are Steve Hogarth, Jon Hiseman, Richard Manuel, John Myung, Paweł Mąciwoda, and George Jones. After him are Ketil Bjørnstad, Brad Delson, Jukka Nevalainen, Buckethead, Manfred Eicher, and Dave Holland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Wayne Kramer ranks 428. Before him are Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan, Gabriele Seyfert, Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré, Ylli Bufi, Saul Rubinek, and Kathleen Battle. After him are Kim Hwang-sik, Marc Okrand, Aleksandr Baryshnikov, Akira Matsunaga, David Hungate, and Deborah Shelton. Among people deceased in 2024, Wayne Kramer ranks 180. Before him are Kagney Linn Karter, Ben Vautier, Lynn Conway, Brian Lumley, Robert Towne, and Yoshiko Kuga. After him are Gary Graham, Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, Mario Boljat, Bill Walton, James C. Scott, and Jean-Claude Gaudin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wayne Kramer ranks 6,591 out of 20,380. Before him are Mario Segale (1934), Michael Chapman (1935), George Jones (1931), Jared Kushner (1981), Kevin Feige (1973), and John P. Ryan (1936). After him are Ellen Albertini Dow (1913), Stephen Sommers (1962), Maury Chaykin (1949), James Lee Burke (1936), Brad Delson (1977), and Joel Stebbins (1878).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Wayne Kramer ranks 472. Before him are Steve Swallow (1940), Bernard Edwards (1952), Cliff Martinez (1954), James LoMenzo (1959), John Myung (1967), and George Jones (1931). After him are Brad Delson (1977), Buckethead (1969), Jo Jones (1911), Darryl Jones (1961), Dexter Holland (1965), and David Amram (1930).

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