1919 - 1990
Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s.Blakey made a name for himself in the 1940s in the big bands of Fletcher Henderson and Billy Eckstine. He then worked with bebop musicians Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Art Blakey has received more than 1,062,250 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Art Blakey is the 222nd most popular musician (up from 245th in 2019), the 1,300th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,312th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular American Musician.
Art Blakey was a jazz drummer who is most famous for being the drummer for the Jazz Messengers.
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Among musicians, Art Blakey ranks 222 out of 2,675. Before him are Mauro Giuliani, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Eddie Cochran, Fats Domino, Klaus Nomi, and Ike Turner. After him are Peter Tosh, Louis Vierne, Carl Michael Bellman, Georges Prêtre, Count Basie, and Leslie Cheung.
1781 - 1829
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 216
1959 - 1997
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 217
1938 - 1960
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 218
1928 - 2017
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 219
1944 - 1983
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 220
1931 - 2007
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 221
1919 - 1990
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 222
1944 - 1987
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 223
1870 - 1937
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 224
1740 - 1795
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 225
1924 - 2017
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 226
1904 - 1984
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 227
1956 - 2003
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 228
Among people born in 1919, Art Blakey ranks 47. Before him are Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, Oleg Penkovsky, Chavela Vargas, Joseph Murray, Jennifer Jones, and Georges Duby. After him are Martin Balsam, Liberace, Lauri Törni, Merce Cunningham, Margaret Burbidge, and Hermine Braunsteiner. Among people deceased in 1990, Art Blakey ranks 41. Before him are Bruno Kreisky, Taiichi Ohno, Yiannis Ritsos, Lawrence Durrell, Vasili Kuznetsov, and Aaron Copland. After him are Ugo Tognazzi, Princess Sophie of Hohenberg, Edward A. Murphy Jr., Sammy Davis Jr., Ivan Serov, and Philippe Soupault.
1919 - 1983
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 41
1919 - 1963
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 42
1919 - 2012
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 43
1919 - 2012
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 44
1919 - 2009
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 45
1919 - 1996
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 46
1919 - 1990
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 47
1919 - 1996
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 48
1919 - 1987
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 49
1919 - 1965
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 50
1919 - 2009
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 51
1919 - 2020
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 52
1919 - 1999
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 53
1911 - 1990
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 35
1912 - 1990
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 36
1909 - 1990
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 37
1912 - 1990
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 38
1901 - 1990
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 39
1900 - 1990
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 40
1919 - 1990
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 41
1922 - 1990
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 42
1901 - 1990
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 43
1918 - 1990
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 44
1925 - 1990
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 45
1905 - 1990
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 46
1897 - 1990
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 47
Among people born in United States, Art Blakey ranks 1,300 out of 15,968. Before him are Harry Harrison (1925), Henry Norris Russell (1877), Douglas McGregor (1906), Ben Stiller (1965), Alan Alda (1936), and Wesley Snipes (1962). After him are Candice Bergen (1946), Bob Kahn (1938), Tony Lip (1930), Charles Eames (1907), Virginia Cherrill (1908), and David Morse (1953).
1925 - 2012
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 1,294
1877 - 1957
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 1,295
1906 - 1964
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 1,296
1965 - Present
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 1,297
1936 - Present
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 1,298
1962 - Present
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 1,299
1919 - 1990
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 1,300
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 1,301
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 1,302
1930 - 2013
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 1,303
1907 - 1978
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 1,304
1908 - 1996
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 1,305
1953 - Present
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 1,306
Among musicians born in United States, Art Blakey ranks 63. Before him are Joe Jackson (1928), Joe Satriani (1956), Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959), Eddie Cochran (1938), Fats Domino (1928), and Ike Turner (1931). After him are Count Basie (1904), Duff McKagan (1964), Paul Stanley (1952), Marilyn Manson (1969), Scott McKenzie (1939), and Jaco Pastorius (1951).
1928 - 2018
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 57
1956 - Present
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 58
1959 - 1997
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 59
1938 - 1960
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 60
1928 - 2017
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 61
1931 - 2007
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 62
1919 - 1990
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 63
1904 - 1984
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 64
1964 - Present
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 65
1952 - Present
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 66
1969 - Present
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 67
1939 - 2012
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 68
1951 - 1987
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 69