1904 - 1984
William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and their first recording. He led the group for almost 50 years, creating innovations like the use of two "split" tenor saxophones, emphasizing the rhythm section, riffing with a big band, using arrangers to broaden their sound, and others. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Count Basie has received more than 2,512,625 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Count Basie is the 299th most popular musician (down from 227th in 2019), the 1,728th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,315th in 2019) and the 85th most popular American Musician.
Count Basie is most famous for his work with the Count Basie Orchestra. He was a jazz pianist and bandleader who led one of the most popular jazz orchestras in the United States.
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Among musicians, Count Basie ranks 299 out of 2,662. Before him are Manu Dibango, Stig Anderson, Joe Jackson, Yngwie Malmsteen, Fela Kuti, and Terpander. After him are Lisa Gerrard, Glenn Frey, Chico Buarque, Moby, Avril Lavigne, and Khaled.
1933 - 2020
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 293
1931 - 1997
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 294
1928 - 2018
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 295
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 296
1938 - 1997
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 297
712 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 298
1904 - 1984
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 299
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 300
1948 - 2016
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 301
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 302
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 303
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 304
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 305
Among people born in 1904, Count Basie ranks 66. Before him are Elyesa Bazna, Arshile Gorky, Ralph Bellamy, František Plánička, Luigi Dallapiccola, and Arnold Gehlen. After him are Isamu Noguchi, Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta, Minoru Genda, Henri Cartan, Yves Congar, and Ba Jin. Among people deceased in 1984, Count Basie ranks 49. Before him are James Mason, Yılmaz Güney, Enrico Berlinguer, Pavel Batitsky, Walter Rauff, and Jiro Miyake. After him are Hans Speidel, Fikret Amirov, Chaïm Perelman, José Mauro de Vasconcelos, Raoul Salan, and Rodrigo Lara.
1904 - 1970
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 60
1904 - 1948
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 61
1904 - 1991
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 62
1904 - 1996
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 63
1904 - 1975
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 64
1904 - 1976
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 65
1904 - 1984
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 66
1904 - 1988
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 67
1904 - 1974
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 68
1904 - 1989
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 69
1904 - 2008
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 70
1904 - 1995
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 71
1904 - 2005
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 72
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 43
1937 - 1984
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 44
1922 - 1984
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 45
1910 - 1984
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 46
1906 - 1984
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 47
1900 - 1984
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 48
1904 - 1984
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 49
1897 - 1984
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 50
1922 - 1984
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 51
1912 - 1984
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 52
1920 - 1984
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 53
1899 - 1984
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 54
1946 - 1984
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 55
Among people born in United States, Count Basie ranks 1,728 out of 18,182. Before him are Norman Mailer (1923), Stephen Jay Gould (1941), Juliet Anderson (1938), Diana Gabaldon (1952), Patrick Dempsey (1966), and Roger Ebert (1942). After him are Benjamin Spock (1903), Bob Gunton (1945), Alfred Newman (1900), John Turturro (1957), Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848), and Roger D. Kornberg (1947).
1923 - 2007
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 1,722
1941 - 2002
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 1,723
1938 - 2010
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 1,724
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 1,725
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 1,726
1942 - 2013
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 1,727
1904 - 1984
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 1,728
1903 - 1998
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 1,729
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 1,730
1900 - 1970
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 1,731
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 1,732
1848 - 1933
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 1,733
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 1,734
Among musicians born in United States, Count Basie ranks 85. Before him are Dave Mustaine (1961), Ornette Coleman (1930), Sixto Rodriguez (1942), Eric Carr (1950), Charles Mingus (1922), and Joe Jackson (1928). After him are Glenn Frey (1948), Moby (1965), Johnny Ramone (1948), Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954), Fred Durst (1970), and Isaac Hayes (1942).
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 79
1930 - 2015
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 80
1942 - 2023
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 81
1950 - 1991
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 82
1922 - 1979
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 83
1928 - 2018
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 84
1904 - 1984
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 85
1948 - 2016
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 86
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 87
1948 - 2004
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 88
1954 - 1990
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 89
1970 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 90
1942 - 2008
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 91