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Archie Shepp

1937 - Today

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Archie Shepp (born May 24, 1937) is an American jazz saxophonist, educator and playwright who since the 1960s has played a central part in the development of avant-garde jazz. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Archie Shepp has received more than 422,890 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Archie Shepp is the 480th most popular musician (up from 508th in 2019), the 2,528th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,717th in 2019) and the 138th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Archie Shepp ranks 480 out of 3,175. Before him are Mikkey Dee, Edwin Fischer, Ivry Gitlis, Trevor Horn, Matt Cameron, and Henri Herz. After him are Peter Cetera, Willy DeVille, Isao Tomita, Maria Yudina, Yann Tiersen, and Greg Lake.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Archie Shepp ranks 129. Before him are Ratan Tata, Sami Frey, Andrés Gimeno, Félix Miélli Venerando, Carlo Mazzone, and Jovan Divjak. After him are Viacheslav Chornovil, Guy Marchand, Bella Akhmadulina, Alberto Spencer, Amos Tversky, and Aslan Usoyan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Archie Shepp ranks 2,528 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Roundtree (1942), Pam Grier (1949), George Chakiris (1934), Jane Darwell (1879), Annie Sprinkle (1954), and Donald Judd (1928). After him are James Franco (1978), Peter Cetera (1944), Dusty Hill (1949), John L. Sullivan (1858), Ellison Onizuka (1946), and Dennis Farina (1944).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Archie Shepp ranks 138. Before him are John Frusciante (1970), Bud Powell (1924), Richie Sambora (1959), James Ingram (1952), Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915), and Matt Cameron (1962). After him are Peter Cetera (1944), Willy DeVille (1950), Pat Metheny (1954), Billy Ray Cyrus (1961), Chad Smith (1961), and Suzanne Vega (1959).

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