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Clifford Brown

1930 - 1956

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Clifford Benjamin Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956) was an American jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer. He died at the age of 25 in a car crash, leaving behind four years' worth of recordings. His compositions "Sandu", "Joy Spring", and "Daahoud" have become jazz standards. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clifford Brown has received more than 785,194 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Clifford Brown is the 489th most popular musician (down from 472nd in 2019), the 2,655th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,511th in 2019) and the 146th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 790k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Clifford Brown ranks 489 out of 2,662. Before him are Alexander Gradsky, Tommy Bolin, Pat Metheny, Coleman Hawkins, Steve Hackett, and Rick Davies. After him are Tito Puente, Billy Cobham, Carlos Puebla, Randy Rhoads, Henri Herz, and Varg Vikernes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Clifford Brown ranks 159. Before him are Manuel Marulanda, Michel Rocard, Ernst Albrecht, Marshall Sahlins, Anthony Steffen, and Thomas P. Stafford. After him are Carolyn Jones, Miljan Miljanić, Todor Veselinović, Harold Bloom, Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, and June Almeida. Among people deceased in 1956, Clifford Brown ranks 69. Before him are Guido Cantelli, Ernst Robert Curtius, Erhard Raus, Nikolaj Velimirović, Mir Jafar Baghirov, and Reşat Nuri Güntekin. After him are Samad Vurgun, Jimmie Angel, Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia, Alexander Gretchaninov, Harold Bride, and Helmer Hanssen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clifford Brown ranks 2,655 out of 18,182. Before him are Howard Zinn (1922), Dyanne Thorne (1936), Dennis Farina (1944), Bo Derek (1956), Zendaya (1996), and Jerome Powell (1953). After him are Lew Wallace (1827), Daniel Davis (1945), Baruch Goldstein (1956), David Farragut (1801), Keith Carradine (1949), and John Connally (1917).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Clifford Brown ranks 146. Before him are Captain Beefheart (1941), Jason Newsted (1963), Dee Dee Ramone (1951), Tommy Bolin (1951), Pat Metheny (1954), and Coleman Hawkins (1904). After him are Tito Puente (1923), Randy Rhoads (1956), Joan Jett (1958), Lionel Hampton (1908), Mick Mars (1951), and Ira Gershwin (1896).

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