Composer

Sun Ra

American jazz composer and bandleader

1914 - 1993

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Sun Ra

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). Sun Ra is the 739th most popular composer (down from 657th in 2024), the 3,989th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,113th in 2019) and the 41st most popular American Composer.

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250k

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Past 12 months

60.95

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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35

Sun Ra's biography appears in 35 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 81% of all Composers.

May 22

Sun Ra shares a May 22 birthday with Richard Wagner, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Charles Aznavour.

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Among Composers

Among composers, Sun Ra ranks 739 out of 1,451. Before him are Andreas Werckmeister, John Stanley, Lodovico Grossi da Viadana, Emil von Reznicek, Gabriel Yared, and Joseph Jongen. After him are Stephen Sondheim, Giacomo Antonio Perti, Edward MacDowell, Ernest Gold, Aribert Reimann, and Aristides Quintilianus.

Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia

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Andreas Werckmeister
1645 - 1706
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 733
John Stanley
1712 - 1786
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 734
Lodovico Grossi da Viadana
1560 - 1627
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 735
Emil von Reznicek
1860 - 1945
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 736
Gabriel Yared
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 737
Joseph Jongen
1873 - 1953
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 738
Sun Ra
1914 - 1993
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 739
Stephen Sondheim
1930 - 2021
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 740
Giacomo Antonio Perti
1661 - 1756
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 741
Edward MacDowell
1860 - 1908
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 742
Ernest Gold
1921 - 1999
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 743
Aribert Reimann
1936 - 2024
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 744
Aristides Quintilianus
150 - 250
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 745

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Sun Ra ranks 158. Before him are Arno Schmidt, Jens Otto Krag, Hernán Siles Zuazo, Harry F. Byrd Jr., Kazimierz Świątek, and Albrecht Brandi. After him are Domènec Balmanya, Budd Schulberg, Magda Frank, Adolf Diekmann, Maxim of Bulgaria, and Giorgio Almirante. Among people deceased in 1993, Sun Ra ranks 106. Before him are Joseph Serchuk, Leo Löwenthal, Józef Czapski, Ugo Locatelli, Wolfgang Lotz, and Shovkat Alakbarova. After him are Monte Melkonian, William L. Shirer, Andrey Nikolayevich Tikhonov, John Tuzo Wilson, Richard Jordan, and Guido Masetti.

Others Born in 1914

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Arno Schmidt
WRITER
1914 - 1979
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 152
Jens Otto Krag
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1978
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 153
Hernán Siles Zuazo
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1996
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 154
Harry F. Byrd Jr.
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2013
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 155
Kazimierz Świątek
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1914 - 2011
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 156
Albrecht Brandi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1966
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 157
Sun Ra
COMPOSER
1914 - 1993
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 158
Domènec Balmanya
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 2002
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 159
Budd Schulberg
WRITER
1914 - 2009
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 160
Magda Frank
SCULPTOR
1914 - 2010
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 161
Adolf Diekmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1944
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 162
Maxim of Bulgaria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 2012
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 163
Giorgio Almirante
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1988
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 164

Others Deceased in 1993

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Joseph Serchuk
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1993
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 100
Leo Löwenthal
PHILOSOPHER
1900 - 1993
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 101
Józef Czapski
WRITER
1896 - 1993
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 102
Ugo Locatelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1993
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 103
Wolfgang Lotz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 1993
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 104
Shovkat Alakbarova
SINGER
1922 - 1993
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 105
Sun Ra
COMPOSER
1914 - 1993
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 106
Monte Melkonian
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1957 - 1993
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 107
William L. Shirer
WRITER
1904 - 1993
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 108
Andrey Nikolayevich Tikhonov
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1993
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 109
John Tuzo Wilson
GEOLOGIST
1908 - 1993
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 110
Richard Jordan
ACTOR
1937 - 1993
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 111
Guido Masetti
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1993
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 112