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Barney Bigard

1906 - 1980

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Albany Leon "Barney" Bigard (March 3, 1906 – June 27, 1980) was an American jazz clarinetist known for his 15-year tenure with Duke Ellington. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barney Bigard has received more than 164,013 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Barney Bigard is the 2,112th most popular musician, the 11,079th most popular biography from United States and the 841st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Barney Bigard ranks 2,112 out of 3,175. Before him are Yip Harburg, Tom Scholz, Post Malone, Baby Dodds, Mike McCready, and Al Foster. After him are Herman Li, Omar Hakim, SWV, Jimmy McCulloch, Devin Townsend, and John Evan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Barney Bigard ranks 408. Before him are Ted Morgan, Paul Winter, Giovanni D'Anzi, Leo Halle, William Empson, and Jan Pijnenburg. After him are Peter Donlon, Leni Schmidt, Mauri Rose, Alfredo Pitto, James Corson, and Pat O'Callaghan. Among people deceased in 1980, Barney Bigard ranks 287. Before him are Pietro Genovesi, Tryggve Gran, Marion Zinderstein, Barbara Pym, Lillian Randolph, and Elliott Nugent. After him are Lucy Morton, Carmel Myers, George Tobias, Helen Gahagan Douglas, Frank Saker, and Emily Hood Westacott.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barney Bigard ranks 11,079 out of 20,380. Before him are Balthazar Getty (1975), Matt Hardy (1974), Richard Edson (1954), James H. Billington (1929), Soraya (1969), and Thane Baker (1931). After him are Kristine Lilly (1971), Oguchi Onyewu (1982), Sidney Wood (1911), Wilfred Benítez (1958), Eleanor Holm (1913), and Bob Sweikert (1926).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Barney Bigard ranks 841. Before him are Yip Harburg (1896), Tom Scholz (1947), Post Malone (1995), Baby Dodds (1898), Mike McCready (1966), and Al Foster (1943). After him are Omar Hakim (1959), Kim Fowley (1939), Andy Timmons (1963), Frank Ferrer (1966), Tyler Bates (1965), and Brian Welch (1970).

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