MUSICIAN

Chico Hamilton

1921 - 2013

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Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton (September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He came to prominence as sideman for Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Count Basie, and Lena Horne. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chico Hamilton has received more than 350,777 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Chico Hamilton is the 1,241st most popular musician (up from 1,249th in 2019), the 6,091st most popular biography from United States (up from 6,201st in 2019) and the 435th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Chico Hamilton ranks 1,241 out of 3,175. Before him are Hélène Grimaud, Wynton Kelly, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, Noddy Holder, Tommy Flanagan, and Michael Sembello. After him are Vladimir Spivakov, Kiko Loureiro, Shavo Odadjian, Bart Berman, Timbaland, and Manu Katché.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Chico Hamilton ranks 279. Before him are Yuri Ozerov, Fred Buscaglione, Jacques Martin, Piero Carini, Giuseppe Delfino, and Carol Channing. After him are Chuck Connors, Joe Fagan, Karl Aage Hansen, Verghese Kurien, Tommy Cooper, and Michel Boisrond. Among people deceased in 2013, Chico Hamilton ranks 292. Before him are Harold Agnew, John Thomas, Hennadiy Udovenko, Moses Blah, Amparo Rivelles, and Rossella Falk. After him are Ann-Britt Leyman, Manna Dey, Lorenzo Antonetti, Ingvar Rydell, Hal Needham, and Imre Nagy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chico Hamilton ranks 6,091 out of 20,380. Before him are Ethelda Bleibtrey (1902), Lawrence M. Krauss (1954), Michael Sembello (1954), Timothy Zahn (1951), Mike D'Antoni (1951), and Glenn Morris (1912). After him are Norman Spinrad (1940), Clive Davis (1932), Tom Lister Jr. (1958), Seth Godin (1960), Matt Reeves (1966), and Frederic Remington (1861).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Chico Hamilton ranks 435. Before him are Steve Stevens (1959), Norah Jones (1979), Mark Isham (1951), Wynton Kelly (1931), Tommy Flanagan (1930), and Michael Sembello (1954). After him are Timbaland (1972), Mike Bloomfield (1943), Shawn Crahan (1969), Roy Haynes (1925), Jimmy Cobb (1929), and Red Garland (1923).

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