1907 - 2003
Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career in the 1920s, he worked as an arranger including written charts for Fletcher Henderson's big band that shaped the swing style. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benny Carter has received more than 308,471 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Benny Carter is the 863rd most popular musician (down from 820th in 2019), the 4,308th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,986th in 2019) and the 309th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Benny Carter ranks 863 out of 2,675. Before him are Chaka Khan, Carl Tausig, Sabicas, Herbert Grönemeyer, Ralph Kirkpatrick, and Rita Lee. After him are Johann Gottfried Piefke, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Ruggiero Ricci, Alice, Big Bill Broonzy, and Pinchas Zukerman.
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 857
1841 - 1871
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 858
1912 - 1990
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 859
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 860
1911 - 1984
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 861
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 862
1907 - 2003
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 863
1815 - 1884
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 864
1935 - 1977
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 865
1918 - 2012
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 866
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 867
1903 - 1958
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 868
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 869
Among people born in 1907, Benny Carter ranks 175. Before him are Blagoje Marjanović, Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Sándor Veress, Jean Aerts, Jean Carzou, and Juan Carlos Corazzo. After him are Janusz Kusociński, Gordon Douglas, Ahmet Adnan Saygun, Mariam Aslamazian, Lydia Chukovskaya, and Georges Speicher. Among people deceased in 2003, Benny Carter ranks 156. Before him are Veikko Hakulinen, Herma Bauma, Albert Batteux, Noel Redding, Aleksandar Tišma, and Ahmadou Kourouma. After him are Art Carney, Garrett Hardin, Hope Lange, Marc-Vivien Foé, Christopher Hill, and Rachel Kempson.
1907 - 1984
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 169
1907 - 1964
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 170
1907 - 1992
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 171
1907 - 1992
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 172
1907 - 2000
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 173
1907 - 1986
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 174
1907 - 2003
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 175
1907 - 1940
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 176
1907 - 1993
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 177
1907 - 1991
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 178
1907 - 2006
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 179
1907 - 1996
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 180
1907 - 1978
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 181
1925 - 2003
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 150
1915 - 2003
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 151
1919 - 2003
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 152
1945 - 2003
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 153
1924 - 2003
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 154
1927 - 2003
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 155
1907 - 2003
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 156
1918 - 2003
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 157
1915 - 2003
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 158
1933 - 2003
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 159
1975 - 2003
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 160
1912 - 2003
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 161
1910 - 2003
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 162
Among people born in United States, Benny Carter ranks 4,308 out of 15,968. Before him are MC Hammer (1962), Kathleen Quinlan (1954), Ralph Kirkpatrick (1911), Ralph Boston (1939), Loretta Lynn (1932), and Randy Orton (1980). After him are John Mearsheimer (1947), Zelda Rubinstein (1933), James Drury (1934), John Henry Holland (1929), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935), and Walter Hunt (1796).
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 4,302
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 4,303
1911 - 1984
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 4,304
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 4,305
1932 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 4,306
1980 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 4,307
1907 - 2003
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 4,308
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 4,309
1933 - 2010
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 4,310
1934 - 2020
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 4,311
1929 - 2015
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 4,312
1935 - 1977
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 4,313
1796 - 1859
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 4,314
Among musicians born in United States, Benny Carter ranks 309. Before him are Krist Novoselic (1965), Daron Malakian (1975), Michael Brecker (1949), Ray Barretto (1929), Chaka Khan (1953), and Ralph Kirkpatrick (1911). After him are Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935), Ruggiero Ricci (1918), Big Bill Broonzy (1903), Yusef Lateef (1920), Bucky Pizzarelli (1926), and Art Farmer (1928).
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 303
1975 - Present
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 304
1949 - 2007
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 305
1929 - 2006
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 306
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 307
1911 - 1984
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 308
1907 - 2003
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 309
1935 - 1977
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 310
1918 - 2012
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 311
1903 - 1958
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 312
1920 - 2013
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 313
1926 - 2020
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 314
1928 - 1999
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 315