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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 17,302 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Wayne Kramer is the 2,152nd most popular musician (down from 2,009th in 2019), the 11,275th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,491st in 2019) and the 901st most popular American Musician.

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  • 39.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Wayne Kramer ranks 2,152 out of 2,662. Before him are Bela B., Sufjan Stevens, Denis Matsuev, Steve Khan, Geri Allen, and André 3000. After him are Robb Flynn, DJ Shadow, Ibrahim Maalouf, Uri Caine, Yoann Lemoine, and Tyler Joseph.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Wayne Kramer ranks 618. Before him are Byron K. Lichtenberg, Andy Fairweather Low, István Szívós, Annette Charles, Robert Taylor, and Javier Aguirresarobe. After him are Hans van Helden, Patrice Rio, Lewis Black, Edward Lachman, Lillian Board, and Trevor Brooking. Among people deceased in 2024, Wayne Kramer ranks 54. Before him are Allen J. Bard, Jean Petit, Terry Bisson, Chita Rivera, Christian Oliver, and Anatoli Polivoda. After him are John Bruton, N. Scott Momaday, Edward Lowassa, Luis Tejada, Basdeo Panday, and Jean Carnahan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wayne Kramer ranks 11,275 out of 18,182. Before him are Gene Fullmer (1931), Tony Ferguson (1984), Virginia Brown Faire (1904), Joe Fortenberry (1911), Norman Podhoretz (1930), and Shepard Fairey (1970). After him are Robb Flynn (1967), Charlie Ruggles (1886), Susan Saint James (1946), Jim Webb (1946), Jon Abrahams (1977), and Jimmy Butler (1989).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Wayne Kramer ranks 901. Before him are Glen Benton (1967), Mike Bordin (1962), Sufjan Stevens (1975), Steve Khan (1947), Geri Allen (1957), and André 3000 (1975). After him are Robb Flynn (1967), DJ Shadow (1972), Uri Caine (1956), Tyler Joseph (1988), Johnny Van Zant (1960), and Maria Schneider (1960).

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