MUSICIAN

Art Tatum

1909 - 1956

Art Tatum

Arthur Tatum Jr. (, October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956) was an American jazz pianist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever. From early in his career, fellow musicians acclaimed Tatum's technical ability as extraordinary. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Art Tatum has received more than 1,145,937 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Art Tatum is the 290th most popular musician (down from 271st in 2019), the 1,643rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,582nd in 2019) and the 82nd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

1.1M
Page Views (PV)
59.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
4.94
Effective Languages (L*)
4.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Art Tatums by language

Over the past year Art Tatum has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 127,207 views, followed by French (13,653), and Italian (12,485). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Northern Sami (118.79%), Southern Azerbaijani (95.77%), and Ido (84.88%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Art Tatum ranks 290 out of 3,175. Before him are Bill Haley, Sidney Bechet, Kirk Hammett, John Mayall, Eddie Cochran, and Yanni. After him are Leopold Auer, Sixto Rodriguez, Terpander, André Previn, Riccardo Cocciante, and Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller.

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Bill Haley
1925 - 1981
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 284
Sidney Bechet
1897 - 1959
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 285
Kirk Hammett
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 286
John Mayall
1933 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 287
Eddie Cochran
1938 - 1960
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 288
Yanni
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 289
Art Tatum
1909 - 1956
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 290
Leopold Auer
1845 - 1930
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 291
Sixto Rodriguez
1942 - 2023
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 292
Terpander
712 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 293
André Previn
1929 - 2019
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 294
Riccardo Cocciante
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 295
Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller
1806 - 1874
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 296

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Art Tatum ranks 54. Before him are Stanisław Jerzy Lec, Rudolf Brandt, Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia, Rollo May, James Mason, and Otto Kumm. After him are Princess Ileana of Romania, Hideo Sakai, Aenne Burda, Joseph Losey, Nikolay Bogolyubov, and Grażyna Bacewicz. Among people deceased in 1956, Art Tatum ranks 47. Before him are Alfredo Ferrari, Alben W. Barkley, Mahmud Barzanji, Gustave Charpentier, Gianpiero Combi, and Walter Sydney Adams. After him are Lyonel Feininger, Savielly Tartakower, Erich Kleiber, Hiram Bingham III, Infante Alfonso of Spain, and Otto Schmidt.

Others Born in 1909

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Stanisław Jerzy Lec
WRITER
1909 - 1966
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 48
Rudolf Brandt
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1948
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 49
Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1909 - 1967
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 50
Rollo May
PSYCHOLOGIST
1909 - 1994
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 51
James Mason
ACTOR
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 52
Otto Kumm
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1909 - 2004
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 53
Art Tatum
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1956
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 54
Princess Ileana of Romania
COMPANION
1909 - 1991
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 55
Hideo Sakai
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1996
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 56
Aenne Burda
JOURNALIST
1909 - 2005
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 57
Joseph Losey
FILM DIRECTOR
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 58
Nikolay Bogolyubov
MATHEMATICIAN
1909 - 1992
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 59
Grażyna Bacewicz
COMPOSER
1909 - 1969
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 60