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David Sanborn

1945 - Today

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David William Sanborn (born July 30, 1945) is an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He released his first solo album Taking Off in 1975, but has been playing the saxophone since before he was in high school and has been a session musician long before its release. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Sanborn has received more than 916,537 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). David Sanborn is the 1,025th most popular musician (down from 993rd in 2019), the 5,007th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,879th in 2019) and the 368th most popular American Musician.

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  • 920k

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  • 49.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, David Sanborn ranks 1,025 out of 2,662Before him are János Starker, Tony Visconti, Jason Becker, Dave Lombardo, Daevid Allen, and Ludacris. After him are Wynton Kelly, Woody Herman, Ivan Lins, Matisyahu, Louis Jordan, and Mark St. John.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, David Sanborn ranks 285Before him are Dragan Holcer, Sandro de América, Abdolkarim Soroush, Geoff Emerick, Gérard Lenorman, and John Rutter. After him are Tommy Franks, Ivan Lins, David A. Granger, Paul Kennedy, Yu Zhengsheng, and Burt Ward.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Sanborn ranks 5,007 out of 18,182Before him are Tracy Pollan (1960), Jenna Fischer (1974), Jesse Jane (1980), Sandra Brown (1948), Kenneth Arnold (1915), and Doug McClure (1935). After him are Roseanne Barr (1952), Tommy Franks (1945), Evelyn Keyes (1916), Wynton Kelly (1931), Lizzo (1988), and India Summer (1975).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, David Sanborn ranks 368Before him are Tony Joe White (1943), Mike Mangini (1963), Jimmy Cobb (1929), Tony Visconti (1944), Jason Becker (1969), and Ludacris (1977). After him are Wynton Kelly (1931), Woody Herman (1913), Matisyahu (1979), Louis Jordan (1908), Mark St. John (1956), and Fletcher Henderson (1897).

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