1943 - Today
Aloysius Tyrone Foster (born January 18, 1943) is an American jazz drummer. Foster's professional career began in the mid-60s, when he played and recorded with hard bop and swing musicians including Blue Mitchell and Illinois Jacquet. Foster played jazz fusion with Miles Davis during the 70s and was one of the few people to have contact with Davis during his retirement from 1975 to 1980. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al Foster has received more than 164,843 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Al Foster is the 1,887th most popular musician (down from 1,813th in 2019), the 9,619th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,302nd in 2019) and the 768th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Al Foster ranks 1,887 out of 2,662. Before him are Robin Thicke, Malcolm Bilson, Ellis Marsalis Jr., Michael Landau, Nick Lowe, and Jimmy Heath. After him are Jimmy Buffett, Mr. Oizo, Elvin Bishop, Carita Holmström, A. R. Rahman, and Gem Archer.
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 1,881
1935 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 1,882
1934 - 2020
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 1,883
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.95
Rank: 1,884
1949 - Present
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 1,885
1926 - 2020
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 1,886
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 1,887
1946 - 2023
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 1,888
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 1,889
1942 - Present
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 1,890
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 1,891
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 1,892
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 1,893
Among people born in 1943, Al Foster ranks 560. Before him are Cosimo Pinto, John Casper, Roy Estrada, Veronica Hamel, Iñaki Azkuna, and Van Dyke Parks. After him are Bob Kerrey, John Pendry, Safi Faye, Geraldo Rivera, Mary Woronov, and Joe Namath.
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 554
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 555
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 556
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 557
1943 - 2014
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 558
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 559
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 560
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 561
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 562
1943 - 2023
HPI: 41.80
Rank: 563
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 564
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 565
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 566
Among people born in United States, Al Foster ranks 9,619 out of 18,182. Before him are AJ McLean (1978), Helen Twelvetrees (1908), Dorothea Dix (1802), Johnny Otis (1921), Eric Bischoff (1955), and Tommy Roe (1942). After him are Diana Lynn (1926), Mike Bookie (1904), Tim Gunn (1953), Cy Young (1928), Kenyon Cox (1856), and Paul Bartel (1938).
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 9,613
1908 - 1958
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 9,614
1802 - 1887
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 9,615
1921 - 2012
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 9,616
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 9,617
1942 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 9,618
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 9,619
1926 - 1971
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 9,620
1904 - 1944
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 9,621
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 9,622
1928 - 2017
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 9,623
1856 - 1919
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 9,624
1938 - 2000
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 9,625
Among musicians born in United States, Al Foster ranks 768. Before him are Larry Young (1940), Robin Thicke (1977), Malcolm Bilson (1935), Ellis Marsalis Jr. (1934), Michael Landau (1958), and Jimmy Heath (1926). After him are Jimmy Buffett (1946), Elvin Bishop (1942), Tom Paxton (1937), Steve Smith (1954), Woody Shaw (1944), and Sleepy John Estes (1899).
1940 - 1978
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 762
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 763
1935 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 764
1934 - 2020
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 765
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.95
Rank: 766
1926 - 2020
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 767
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 768
1946 - 2023
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 769
1942 - Present
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 770
1937 - Present
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 771
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 772
1944 - 1989
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 773
1899 - 1977
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 774