MUSICIAN
Bud Shank
1926 - 2009
Bud Shank
Clifford Everett "Bud" Shank Jr. (May 27, 1926 – April 2, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist and flautist. He rose to prominence in the early 1950s playing lead alto and flute in Stan Kenton's Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra and throughout the decade worked in various small jazz combos. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bud Shank has received more than 171,641 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Bud Shank is the 2,315th most popular musician, the 12,396th most popular biography from United States and the 944th most popular American Musician.
Memorability Metrics
170k
Page Views (PV)
40.51
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
2.48
Effective Languages (L*)
2.82
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Bud Shank ranks 2,315 out of 3,175. Before him are Josh Freese, Naomi Munakata, Nate Mendel, Thomas Gabriel Fischer, Dave Greenfield, and Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad. After him are Uri Caine, Robin Thicke, James Iha, Mark Jansen, Charlie Benante, and John Parr.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJosh Freese
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 2,309
Naomi Munakata
1955 - 2020
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 2,310
Nate Mendel
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 2,311
Thomas Gabriel Fischer
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 2,312
Dave Greenfield
1949 - 2020
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 2,313
Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 2,314
Bud Shank
1926 - 2009
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 2,315
Uri Caine
1956 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 2,316
Robin Thicke
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 2,317
James Iha
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 2,318
Mark Jansen
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 2,319
Charlie Benante
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 2,320
John Parr
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 2,321
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Bud Shank ranks 531. Before him are Kenneth Richmond, Rusty Wailes, Hazel Court, Joe Kubert, Lurleen Wallace, and Gulab Bai. After him are Desmond Connell, André Testut, Lorenzo Wright, Dorothy E. Smith, Ann B. Davis, and Samuel Goldwyn Jr.. Among people deceased in 2009, Bud Shank ranks 384. Before him are Tohir Yoʻldosh, Griffin Bell, Erich Kunzel, Baitullah Mehsud, Hugo Berly, and Guillermo Ortiz. After him are Klára Fried-Bánfalvi, Ed McMahon, Noordin Mohammad Top, Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, José Carlos da Costa Araújo, and Vladimir Turchinsky.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsKenneth Richmond
WRESTLER
1926 - 2006
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 525
Rusty Wailes
ATHLETE
1926 - 2002
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 526
Hazel Court
ACTOR
1926 - 2008
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 527
Joe Kubert
COMIC ARTIST
1926 - 2012
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 528
Lurleen Wallace
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1968
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 529
Gulab Bai
ACTOR
1926 - 1996
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 530
Bud Shank
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2009
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 531
Desmond Connell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2017
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 532
André Testut
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2005
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 533
Lorenzo Wright
ATHLETE
1926 - 1972
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 534
Dorothy E. Smith
WRITER
1926 - 2022
HPI: 40.38
Rank: 535
Ann B. Davis
ACTOR
1926 - 2014
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 536
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
PRODUCER
1926 - 2015
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 537
Others Deceased in 2009
Go to all RankingsTohir Yoʻldosh
EXTREMIST
1967 - 2009
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 378
Griffin Bell
LAWYER
1918 - 2009
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 379
Erich Kunzel
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2009
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 380
Baitullah Mehsud
EXTREMIST
1974 - 2009
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 381
Hugo Berly
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2009
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 382
Guillermo Ortiz
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2009
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 383
Bud Shank
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2009
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 384
Klára Fried-Bánfalvi
ATHLETE
1931 - 2009
HPI: 40.24
Rank: 385
Ed McMahon
ACTOR
1923 - 2009
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 386
Noordin Mohammad Top
EXTREMIST
1968 - 2009
HPI: 40.01
Rank: 387
Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2009
HPI: 39.99
Rank: 388
José Carlos da Costa Araújo
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - 2009
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 389
Vladimir Turchinsky
PRESENTER
1963 - 2009
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 390
In United States
Among people born in United States, Bud Shank ranks 12,396 out of 20,380. Before him are Bryan Stevenson (1959), Ketanji Brown Jackson (1970), Tim Guinee (1962), Frank Brian (1923), Janet Napolitano (1957), and Jean Porter (1922). After him are Colson Whitehead (1969), Gertrude Mary Cox (1900), Uri Caine (1956), Ransom Riggs (1979), Anne Jeffreys (1923), and Bob McGrath (1932).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsBryan Stevenson
LAWYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 12,390
Ketanji Brown Jackson
JUDGE
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 12,391
Tim Guinee
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 12,392
Frank Brian
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1923 - 2017
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 12,393
Janet Napolitano
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 12,394
Jean Porter
ACTOR
1922 - 2018
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 12,395
Bud Shank
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2009
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 12,396
Colson Whitehead
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 12,397
Gertrude Mary Cox
STATISTICIAN
1900 - 1978
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 12,398
Uri Caine
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 12,399
Ransom Riggs
WRITER
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 12,400
Anne Jeffreys
ACTOR
1923 - 2017
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 12,401
Bob McGrath
ACTOR
1932 - 2022
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 12,402
Among MUSICIANS In United States
Among musicians born in United States, Bud Shank ranks 944. Before him are Alex Honnold (1985), John Kiffmeyer (1969), Ian MacKaye (1962), Jimmy Chamberlin (1964), Josh Freese (1972), and Nate Mendel (1968). After him are Uri Caine (1956), Robin Thicke (1977), James Iha (1968), Charlie Benante (1962), Eugene Wright (1923), and Erick Morillo (1971).
Alex Honnold
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 938
John Kiffmeyer
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 939
Ian MacKaye
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 940
Jimmy Chamberlin
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 941
Josh Freese
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 942
Nate Mendel
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 943
Bud Shank
1926 - 2009
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 944
Uri Caine
1956 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 945
Robin Thicke
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 946
James Iha
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 947
Charlie Benante
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 948
Eugene Wright
1923 - 2020
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 949
Erick Morillo
1971 - 2020
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 950