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David Sanborn

1945 - 2024

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David William Sanborn (July 30, 1945 – May 12, 2024) was an American alto saxophonist. Sanborn worked in many musical genres; his solo recordings typically blended jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He began playing the saxophone at the age of 11 and released his first solo album, Taking Off, in 1975. He was active as a session musician, and played on numerous albums by artists including Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, Sting, the Eagles, Rickie Lee Jones, James Brown, George Benson, Carly Simon, Elton John, Bryan Ferry and the Rolling Stones. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Sanborn has received more than 1,348,147 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). David Sanborn is the 1,079th most popular musician (down from 1,022nd in 2019), the 5,317th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,995th in 2019) and the 363rd most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, David Sanborn ranks 1,079 out of 3,175. Before him are Pino Daniele, Max von Schillings, Johnny Hodges, Ilaiyaraaja, Steven Wilson, and Albert Collins. After him are Grant Green, Dave Alexander, Paul Simonon, Ignaz von Seyfried, Mike Mangini, and Wage Rudolf Supratman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, David Sanborn ranks 344. Before him are Zygmunt Maszczyk, Faina Melnik, Roberta Bondar, Pakalitha Mosisili, Gianni Amelio, and Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel. After him are Kent Karlsson, Azim Premji, Meira Kumar, Alan Ball Jr., Steinar Amundsen, and Burt Ward. Among people deceased in 2024, David Sanborn ranks 227. Before him are Mihaela Peneș, Helen Fisher, Michael Verhoeven, Mísia, Albert S. Ruddy, and Janusz Majewski. After him are Willie Mays, Wolfgang Rihm, John Ashton, Paul Josef Cordes, Pete Rose, and Rachid Mekhloufi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Sanborn ranks 5,317 out of 20,380. Before him are Bret Harte (1836), Robert Axelrod (1943), Elizabeth Perkins (1960), Harry Langdon (1884), Bob Kiesel (1911), and Timothy Treadwell (1957). After him are James Redfield (1950), Grant Green (1935), Eugene V. Debs (1855), Dave Alexander (1947), Mark Blum (1950), and Bobby Driscoll (1937).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, David Sanborn ranks 363. Before him are Louis Jordan (1908), Kid Ory (1886), Ronnie Radke (1983), Gene Autry (1907), Johnny Hodges (1906), and Albert Collins (1932). After him are Grant Green (1935), Dave Alexander (1947), Mike Mangini (1963), David Ellefson (1964), Lauryn Hill (1975), and Michael Angelo Batio (1956).

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