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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 330,001 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Chico Hamilton is the 1,252nd most popular musician (up from 1,400th in 2019), the 6,214th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,912th in 2019) and the 466th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 330k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Chico Hamilton ranks 1,252 out of 2,662. Before him are Blind Willie McTell, Ivan Král, Jenő Jandó, Jaromír Nohavica, Mary Travers, and Trevor Rabin. After him are Pat Smear, Andy Bown, Nikos Xilouris, Ralph Towner, John Myung, and Issay Dobrowen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Chico Hamilton ranks 282. Before him are János Pilinszky, Ferenc Karinthy, George Nader, Jan Sterling, Walter Rudin, and Heinrich Schmid. After him are Karen Hoff, H. C. Artmann, Michel Boisrond, Phạm Duy, Ettore Chimeri, and Dominique Mbonyumutwa. Among people deceased in 2013, Chico Hamilton ranks 293. Before him are Bill Sharman, Princess Margarita of Baden, Vivi Bach, Amparo Rivelles, Ramon Dekkers, and Vladimir Yengibaryan. After him are Zdeněk Zikán, Lorenzo Antonetti, Joseph Paul Franklin, Antonio Puchades, Helen Thomas, and Nino Bibbia.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chico Hamilton ranks 6,214 out of 18,182. Before him are Alice Hamilton (1869), Scott Fahlman (1948), Mary Travers (1936), Frank Lubin (1910), Silas Weir Mitchell (1969), and Norman Bel Geddes (1893). After him are Preston Sturges (1898), Joe Rogan (1967), Dan Duryea (1907), Brian Doyle-Murray (1945), Lucas Black (1982), and Pat Smear (1959).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Chico Hamilton ranks 466. Before him are Tim Hardin (1941), Zoot Sims (1925), Joe Sample (1939), Charlie Byrd (1925), Blind Willie McTell (1898), and Mary Travers (1936). After him are Pat Smear (1959), Ralph Towner (1940), John Myung (1967), Memphis Slim (1915), Bernie Leadon (1947), and Mark Isham (1951).

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