MUSICIAN

David Crosby

1941 - 2023

Photo of David Crosby

Icon of person David Crosby

David Van Cortlandt Crosby (August 14, 1941 – January 18, 2023) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He first found fame as a member of the Byrds, with whom he helped pioneer the genres of folk rock and psychedelia in the mid-1960s, and later as part of the supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash, who helped popularize the California sound of the 1970s. In addition to his music, Crosby was known for his outspoken personality, politics, and personal troubles; he was sometimes depicted as emblematic of the counterculture of the 1960s. After a short time performing in the folk music scene, Crosby co-founded the Byrds in 1964. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Crosby is the 456th most popular musician (down from 354th in 2019), the 2,675th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,972nd in 2019) and the 134th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of David Crosby by language

Loading...

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, David Crosby ranks 456 out of 3,175. Before him are Ellie Goulding, Billy Gibbons, Eliso Virsaladze, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Carl Tausig, and Scott McKenzie. After him are Maurice André, Theodor Leschetizky, Alan Menken, Paul Desmond, Alexander Siloti, and Milton Nascimento.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, David Crosby ranks 163. Before him are Nangolo Mbumba, Federico Faggin, Nora Ephron, Barbet Schroeder, Josef Jelínek, and Sergio Oliva. After him are George Lakoff, Ron Brown, Takayuki Kuwata, Fabio Testi, Gunpei Yokoi, and Mirosław Hermaszewski. Among people deceased in 2023, David Crosby ranks 108. Before him are Roberto Dinamite, John Romita Sr., Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Stockton Rush, Frank Borman, and Betty Boothroyd. After him are Kaija Saariaho, Menahem Pressler, Petar Zhekov, Ruslan Khasbulatov, Matteo Messina Denaro, and Roger Whittaker.

Others Born in 1941

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2023

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, David Crosby ranks 2,675 out of 20,380. Before him are John Carroll (1735), Jasper Johns (1930), James Whitmore (1921), Patty McCormack (1945), James Newton Howard (1951), and Scott McKenzie (1939). After him are Yaphet Kotto (1939), David Farragut (1801), George Antheil (1900), Elizabeth Bishop (1911), Frances Conroy (1953), and Wilbur Scoville (1865).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, David Crosby ranks 134. Before him are Glenn Frey (1948), Albert King (1923), Floyd Westerman (1936), Robert Trujillo (1964), Billy Gibbons (1949), and Scott McKenzie (1939). After him are Alan Menken (1949), Paul Desmond (1924), Buddy Rich (1917), The Game (1979), Bo Diddley (1928), and Bobby McFerrin (1950).

American born Musicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous