MUSICIAN

Clarence Clemons

1942 - 2011

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Clarence Anicholas Clemons Jr. (January 11, 1942 – June 18, 2011), also known as The Big Man, was an American saxophonist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clarence Clemons has received more than 2,795,950 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Clarence Clemons is the 904th most popular musician (down from 646th in 2019), the 4,431st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,347th in 2019) and the 289th most popular American Musician.

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  • 2.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Clarence Clemons ranks 904 out of 3,175Before him are Manny Charlton, Teddy Wilson, Würzel, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Alan Wilson, and Mick Ronson. After him are Albert Ayler, Larry Coryell, Sean Combs, Lili Kraus, Charley Patton, and David Paich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Clarence Clemons ranks 303Before him are Anneke Grönloh, Fatma Girik, B. J. Thomas, Imran N. Hosein, Carol Lynley, and Anatolijs Gorbunovs. After him are Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Taj Mahal, Kent Andersson, Charles Konan Banny, Joaquim Rifé, and John Thaw. Among people deceased in 2011, Clarence Clemons ranks 185Before him are Seve Ballesteros, M. F. Husain, Paulette Dubost, Lawrence Eagleburger, Romuald Klim, and Würzel. After him are Arnošt Lustig, Ricky Hui, Jagjit Singh, Bhimsen Joshi, Tatyana Lioznova, and Alfonso Cano.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clarence Clemons ranks 4,431 out of 20,380Before him are Mayim Bialik (1975), Bell hooks (1952), Alan Wilson (1943), Bud Abbott (1897), Cynthia Rhodes (1956), and H.D. (1886). After him are Gordon Bunshaft (1909), Jeffrey A. Hoffman (1944), Albert Ayler (1936), Brandi Love (1973), Larry Coryell (1943), and Benny Urquidez (1952).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Clarence Clemons ranks 289Before him are Charlie Christian (1916), Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941), Clark Terry (1920), Jimmy Buffett (1946), Teddy Wilson (1912), and Alan Wilson (1943). After him are Albert Ayler (1936), Larry Coryell (1943), Sean Combs (1969), Charley Patton (1891), David Paich (1954), and Ruggiero Ricci (1918).