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Charlie Christian

1916 - 1942

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Charles Henry Christian (July 29, 1916 – March 2, 1942) was an American swing and jazz guitarist. He was among the first electric guitarists and was a key figure in the development of bebop and cool jazz. He gained national exposure as a member of the Benny Goodman Sextet and Orchestra from August 1939 to June 1941. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charlie Christian has received more than 712,553 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Charlie Christian is the 891st most popular musician (down from 735th in 2019), the 4,375th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,769th in 2019) and the 283rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 710k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Charlie Christian ranks 891 out of 3,175. Before him are Paco Ibáñez, S. D. Burman, Maceo Parker, Fatboy Slim, Scott Bradley, and Benny Carter. After him are Kyung Wha Chung, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Aphex Twin, Clark Terry, Jimmy Buffett, and Eliades Ochoa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Charlie Christian ranks 140. Before him are Arno Peters, Dorothy McGuire, Iosif Shklovsky, Jackie Gleason, Movita Castaneda, and Rossano Brazzi. After him are Sudirman, José López Rega, Jurij Brězan, Carlo Rustichelli, Wan Li, and Keenan Wynn. Among people deceased in 1942, Charlie Christian ranks 137. Before him are Roberto María Ortiz, Otto Herschmann, Vladimir Petlyakov, Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, Lev Nussimbaum, and Gabriel Terra. After him are Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, Nikola Vaptsarov, Alberto Franchetti, J. B. M. Hertzog, Francis Younghusband, and Alexey Troitsky.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charlie Christian ranks 4,375 out of 20,380. Before him are Katherine Kelly Lang (1961), Evelyn Furtsch (1914), Scott Bradley (1891), Benny Carter (1907), Patty Duke (1946), and Wilson Bentley (1865). After him are Jon Cryer (1965), Booker T. Washington (1856), Helen Levitt (1913), Eileen Brennan (1932), Cathy Berberian (1925), and Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Charlie Christian ranks 283. Before him are Ray Brown (1926), James Burton (1939), Doug Clifford (1945), Maceo Parker (1943), Scott Bradley (1891), and Benny Carter (1907). After him are Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941), Clark Terry (1920), Jimmy Buffett (1946), Teddy Wilson (1912), Alan Wilson (1943), and Clarence Clemons (1942).

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