MUSICIAN

Buddy DeFranco

1923 - 2014

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Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco (February 17, 1923 – December 24, 2014) was an American jazz clarinetist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Buddy DeFranco has received more than 148,590 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Buddy DeFranco is the 1,451st most popular musician (down from 1,360th in 2019), the 7,307th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,768th in 2019) and the 523rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Buddy DeFranco ranks 1,451 out of 3,175. Before him are Oscar Pettiford, Maynard James Keenan, Nuno Bettencourt, Larry Graham, Issay Dobrowen, and Paul Kossoff. After him are Mr Lordi, Hyde, Roland Grapow, Joseph Williams, Alexander Brailowsky, and Yuri Bashmet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Buddy DeFranco ranks 344. Before him are Adolfo Schwelm Cruz, Rose Marie, Ferenc Sidó, Al Lewis, Alina Janowska, and Otar Korkia. After him are Samiha Khalil, Walter M. Miller Jr., Jean Stapleton, Imre Varga, Medea Japaridze, and Ivor Bueb. Among people deceased in 2014, Buddy DeFranco ranks 345. Before him are Lori Sandri, China Zorrilla, Efua Dorkenoo, Urs Widmer, Ben Bradlee, and João Ubaldo Ribeiro. After him are Anahita Ratebzad, Željko Šturanović, Géza Gulyás, Fiorenzo Angelini, Dale Gardner, and Juanita Moore.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Buddy DeFranco ranks 7,307 out of 20,380. Before him are Amy Smart (1976), Gilbert Strang (1934), Clarence Darrow (1857), Warren Farrell (1943), Olivia Harrison (1948), and Alan Taylor (1959). After him are William J. Casey (1913), Tony Trabert (1930), Nancy Walker (1922), Patrick St. Esprit (1954), Patrick Rothfuss (1973), and Barbara Morgan (1951).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Buddy DeFranco ranks 523. Before him are Luther Allison (1939), Sonny Clark (1931), Diamanda Galás (1955), Oscar Pettiford (1922), Maynard James Keenan (1964), and Larry Graham (1946). After him are Joseph Williams (1960), David Tudor (1926), Leslie West (1945), Michael Nesmith (1942), Oliver Nelson (1932), and Billy Hart (1940).

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