MUSICIAN

Bukka White

1906 - 1977

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Booker T. Washington "Bukka" White (born on November 12, 1906; died February 26, 1977) was an American Delta blues guitarist and singer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bukka White has received more than 374,229 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Bukka White is the 1,693rd most popular musician (down from 1,536th in 2019), the 8,526th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,676th in 2019) and the 626th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 370k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bukka White ranks 1,693 out of 3,175. Before him are Jarvis Cocker, Seu Jorge, Richie Kotzen, Butch Vig, Harry Winter, and Uli Kusch. After him are Jimmy Miller, Lee Ranaldo, Chad Channing, Hal Blaine, Laura Nyro, and Mamie Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Bukka White ranks 344. Before him are Stefan Andres, Károly Kárpáti, Jan Diddens, William Feller, Käthe Krauss, and Snorri Hjartarson. After him are Andrei Abrikosov, Alberto Soria, Vera Maretskaya, Satchel Paige, Hans Mock, and Steve Anderson. Among people deceased in 1977, Bukka White ranks 221. Before him are Jorge Pardon, Américo Tesoriere, Philibert Smellinckx, Edgar Basel, José Naya, and Terence Rattigan. After him are Marston Morse, Helen Ferguson, H. A. Rey, Nunnally Johnson, Hans Pulver, and Gersh Budker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bukka White ranks 8,526 out of 20,380. Before him are Gardiner Greene Hubbard (1822), James Burnham (1905), Rashida Jones (1976), Henry van Dyke Jr. (1852), Julie Taymor (1952), and Terry Kinney (1954). After him are Jimmy Miller (1942), Mamie Till (1921), Gail Russell (1924), Clarke Peters (1952), John Wanamaker (1838), and Tipper Gore (1948).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bukka White ranks 626. Before him are Marc Ribot (1954), Billy Strayhorn (1915), Thurston Moore (1958), Dan Hartman (1950), Richie Kotzen (1970), and Butch Vig (1955). After him are Jimmy Miller (1942), Lee Ranaldo (1956), Chad Channing (1967), Hal Blaine (1929), Laura Nyro (1947), and Mamie Smith (1891).

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