MUSICIAN
Baby Dodds
1898 - 1959
Baby Dodds
Warren "Baby" Dodds (December 24, 1898 – February 14, 1959) was an American jazz drummer born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is regarded as one of the best jazz drummers of the pre-big band era. He varied his drum patterns with accents and flourishes, and he generally kept the beat with the bass drum while playing buzz rolls on the snare. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Baby Dodds has received more than 134,354 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Baby Dodds is the 2,106th most popular musician (down from 1,860th in 2019), the 11,062nd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,469th in 2019) and the 838th most popular American Musician.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
42.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
2.97
Effective Languages (L*)
3.00
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Baby Dodds ranks 2,106 out of 3,175. Before him are Debbie Gibson, Eddie Condon, Lorenz Hart, Yip Harburg, Tom Scholz, and Post Malone. After him are Mike McCready, Al Foster, Barney Bigard, Herman Li, Omar Hakim, and SWV.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDebbie Gibson
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 2,100
Eddie Condon
1905 - 1973
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 2,101
Lorenz Hart
1895 - 1943
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 2,102
Yip Harburg
1896 - 1981
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 2,103
Tom Scholz
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 2,104
Post Malone
1995 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 2,105
Baby Dodds
1898 - 1959
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 2,106
Mike McCready
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 2,107
Al Foster
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 2,108
Barney Bigard
1906 - 1980
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 2,109
Herman Li
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 2,110
Omar Hakim
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 2,111
SWV
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 2,112
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, Baby Dodds ranks 301. Before him are Ernő Nagy, Norman Z. McLeod, Wiley Post, Clarence Walker, Molly Picon, and Harry Watson. After him are Lucy Morton, Yefim Dzigan, Bedřich Šupčík, Ludwig Bemelmans, Elemér Somfay, and David Jack. Among people deceased in 1959, Baby Dodds ranks 205. Before him are Vincenzo Cardarelli, G. D. H. Cole, Jaroslav Skobla, John August Anderson, Frank Vaughn, and Harold Hardwick. After him are Kenneth Anderson, James Gleason, Taylor Holmes, Bruce Harlan, Wayne Morris, and Paul Douglas.
Others Born in 1898
Go to all RankingsErnő Nagy
FENCER
1898 - 1977
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 295
Norman Z. McLeod
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1964
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 296
Wiley Post
EXPLORER
1898 - 1935
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 297
Clarence Walker
ATHLETE
1898 - 1957
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 298
Molly Picon
ACTOR
1898 - 1992
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 299
Harry Watson
ATHLETE
1898 - 1957
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 300
Baby Dodds
MUSICIAN
1898 - 1959
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 301
Lucy Morton
SWIMMER
1898 - 1980
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 302
Yefim Dzigan
ACTOR
1898 - 1981
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 303
Bedřich Šupčík
GYMNAST
1898 - 1957
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 304
Ludwig Bemelmans
WRITER
1898 - 1962
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 305
Elemér Somfay
ATHLETE
1898 - 1979
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 306
David Jack
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1958
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 307
Others Deceased in 1959
Go to all RankingsVincenzo Cardarelli
WRITER
1887 - 1959
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 199
G. D. H. Cole
ECONOMIST
1889 - 1959
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 200
Jaroslav Skobla
ATHLETE
1899 - 1959
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 201
John August Anderson
ASTRONOMER
1876 - 1959
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 202
Frank Vaughn
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1959
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 203
Harold Hardwick
SWIMMER
1888 - 1959
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 204
Baby Dodds
MUSICIAN
1898 - 1959
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 205
Kenneth Anderson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1959
HPI: 42.17
Rank: 206
James Gleason
ACTOR
1882 - 1959
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 207
Taylor Holmes
ACTOR
1878 - 1959
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 208
Bruce Harlan
ATHLETE
1926 - 1959
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 209
Wayne Morris
ACTOR
1914 - 1959
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 210
Paul Douglas
ACTOR
1907 - 1959
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 211
In United States
Among people born in United States, Baby Dodds ranks 11,062 out of 20,380. Before him are Valerie Bertinelli (1960), Phyllis Thaxter (1919), Harvey Pekar (1939), Neil Abercrombie (1938), Raymond Thorne (1887), and Burton Jastram (1910). After him are Mike McCready (1966), Jam Master Jay (1965), April Bowlby (1980), Lauren Weisberger (1977), Al Foster (1943), and Balthazar Getty (1975).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsValerie Bertinelli
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 11,056
Phyllis Thaxter
ACTOR
1919 - 2012
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 11,057
Harvey Pekar
COMIC ARTIST
1939 - 2010
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 11,058
Neil Abercrombie
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 11,059
Raymond Thorne
SWIMMER
1887 - 1921
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 11,060
Burton Jastram
ATHLETE
1910 - 1995
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 11,061
Baby Dodds
MUSICIAN
1898 - 1959
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 11,062
Mike McCready
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 11,063
Jam Master Jay
SINGER
1965 - 2002
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 11,064
April Bowlby
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 11,065
Lauren Weisberger
WRITER
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 11,066
Al Foster
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 11,067
Balthazar Getty
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 11,068
Among MUSICIANS In United States
Among musicians born in United States, Baby Dodds ranks 838. Before him are Debbie Gibson (1970), Eddie Condon (1905), Lorenz Hart (1895), Yip Harburg (1896), Tom Scholz (1947), and Post Malone (1995). After him are Mike McCready (1966), Al Foster (1943), Barney Bigard (1906), Omar Hakim (1959), Kim Fowley (1939), and Andy Timmons (1963).
Debbie Gibson
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 832
Eddie Condon
1905 - 1973
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 833
Lorenz Hart
1895 - 1943
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 834
Yip Harburg
1896 - 1981
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 835
Tom Scholz
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 836
Post Malone
1995 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 837
Baby Dodds
1898 - 1959
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 838
Mike McCready
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 839
Al Foster
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 840
Barney Bigard
1906 - 1980
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 841
Omar Hakim
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 842
Kim Fowley
1939 - 2015
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 843
Andy Timmons
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 844