Musician

Cecil Taylor

American jazz pianist and poet

1929 - 2018

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His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Cecil Taylor is the 1,043rd most popular musician (down from 1,033rd in 2024), the 5,430th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,039th in 2019) and the 354th most popular American Musician.

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Cecil Taylor's biography spans 26 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 58.62.

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Among Musicians

Among musicians, Cecil Taylor ranks 1,043 out of 3,445. Before him are Marcos Valle, Alexei Lubimov, Juan d'Arienzo, Ray Brown, Linda Perry, and Diana Krall. After him are Carl Cox, Tony Allen, Sean Paul, Charles Ingalls, Aurèle Nicolet, and George Shearing.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Cecil Taylor ranks 281. Before him are Vang Pao, Vija Artmane, Rudi Glöckner, Hermann Prey, Francesco Marchisano, and Piero Cappuccilli. After him are Nadja Tiller, Stanisław Mikulski, Germain Derycke, Dorothee Sölle, Antonino Zichichi, and Reino Börjesson. Among people deceased in 2018, Cecil Taylor ranks 235. Before him are Tatyana Kuznetsova, Ramón Chao, William Goldman, Dobri Dobrev, Barbara Harris, and Eunice Gayson. After him are Jigjidiin Mönkhbat, Joseph Joffo, Peter Mayle, Durward Knowles, Anneke Grönloh, and Rolf Hoppe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cecil Taylor ranks 5,430 out of 23,232. Before him are Charles David Keeling (1928), Harry Guardino (1925), Mercedes de Acosta (1892), Mae Jemison (1956), George Catlin (1796), and Doyle Brunson (1933). After him are Black Elk (1863), Howard Stern (1954), Courtney Hodges (1887), Chelsea Field (1957), Cotton Mather (1663), and Charles Jewtraw (1900).

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Among Musicians In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Cecil Taylor ranks 354. Before him are Albert Ayler (1936), Freddie Hubbard (1938), Matt Sorum (1960), J. J. Johnson (1924), Ray Brown (1926), and Linda Perry (1965). After him are Charles Ingalls (1836), Jack DeJohnette (1942), John Lurie (1952), Rick James (1948), George Duke (1946), and Buddy Bolden (1877).

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