MUSICIAN

David Murray

1955 - Today

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David Keith Murray (born February 19, 1955) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer who performs mostly on tenor and bass clarinet. He has recorded prolifically for many record labels since the mid-1970s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Murray has received more than 38,109 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. David Murray is the 2,249th most popular musician (down from 2,088th in 2019), the 11,944th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,934th in 2019) and the 905th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 38k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of David Murrays by language

Over the past year David Murray has had the most page views in the with 3,775 views, followed by French (3,084), and English (2,705). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (41.44%), Polish (35.47%), and Swedish (33.50%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, David Murray ranks 2,249 out of 3,175. Before him are Oleksandr Ponomariov, DJ Hell, Susanna Mälkki, Gil Shaham, Earl Hooker, and Andy Fairweather Low. After him are Farin Urlaub, Michael Moran, Shawn Drover, Dave Sabo, Hughie Thomasson, and Rupert Hine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, David Murray ranks 553. Before him are Heribert Weber, Philippe Lafontaine, Steven M. Greer, Klas Östergren, Barbara Kingsolver, and Natalya Petrusyova. After him are Dorji Wangmo, Thelma Aldana, Hans-Jürgen Riediger, Douglas Crockford, Egidio Miragoli, and Galina Murašova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Murray ranks 11,944 out of 20,380. Before him are James Rector (1884), Aimee Mann (1960), Blair Underwood (1964), Greg Valentine (1951), George Walsh (1889), and Grant Hill (1972). After him are John R. Leonetti (1956), John McLean (1878), Daniel Handler (1970), Klay Thompson (1990), Vivian Blaine (1921), and Marie Mosquini (1899).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, David Murray ranks 905. Before him are Muhal Richard Abrams (1930), Roy Z (1963), James Williamson (1949), Tim Commerford (1968), Gil Shaham (1971), and Earl Hooker (1930). After him are Dave Sabo (1964), Hughie Thomasson (1952), Dave Bartholomew (1918), Carl W. Stalling (1891), Duke Pearson (1932), and Dan Fogelberg (1951).

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