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Art Pepper

1925 - 1982

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Arthur Edward Pepper Jr. (September 1, 1925 – June 15, 1982) was an American jazz musician, most known as an alto saxophonist. He occasionally performed and recorded on tenor saxophone, clarinet (his first instrument) and bass clarinet. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Art Pepper has received more than 757,182 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Art Pepper is the 547th most popular musician (up from 793rd in 2019), the 2,810th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,983rd in 2019) and the 164th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 760k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Art Pepper ranks 547 out of 3,175. Before him are Buddy Guy, Huey Lewis, Erroll Garner, Bismillah Khan, Chet Atkins, and Guido Cantelli. After him are Laurie Anderson, David A. Stewart, Johann Friedrich Fasch, Eugene Ormandy, Gene Krupa, and Paul Rodgers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Art Pepper ranks 139. Before him are John Guillermin, Henning Larsen, Flannery O'Connor, Maurice Pialat, Pavel Belyayev, and Aldo Ciccolini. After him are René Moawad, Jean d'Ormesson, Roger Hanin, Jean Raspail, Solomon Perel, and M. S. Swaminathan. Among people deceased in 1982, Art Pepper ranks 92. Before him are Isa Miranda, Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, Gara Garayev, Helene Deutsch, Savitri Devi, and Ahmad al-Khatib. After him are Vic Morrow, Giovanni Benelli, Randy Rhoads, Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, C. R. Swart, and Elio Petri.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Art Pepper ranks 2,810 out of 20,380. Before him are Carmen Dell'Orefice (1931), Helen Parkhurst (1886), Frank Miller (1957), Christopher Latham Sholes (1819), Marilyn Chambers (1952), and Denise Richards (1971). After him are Michael J. Sandel (1953), Ralph Nader (1934), Eddie Eagan (1897), Lea Thompson (1961), Tate Donovan (1963), and Ralph Macchio (1961).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Art Pepper ranks 164. Before him are Tom Fogerty (1941), Murray Perahia (1947), Buddy Guy (1936), Huey Lewis (1950), Erroll Garner (1923), and Chet Atkins (1924). After him are Laurie Anderson (1947), Gene Krupa (1909), Duane Allman (1946), Cannonball Adderley (1928), Randy Rhoads (1956), and Coleman Hawkins (1904).

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