1945 - Today
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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Among musicians, David Sanborn ranks 1,025 out of 2,662. Before 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.
1924 - 2013
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 1,019
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 1,020
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 1,021
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 1,022
1938 - 2015
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 1,023
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 1,024
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 1,025
1931 - 1971
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 1,026
1913 - 1987
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 1,027
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 1,028
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 1,029
1908 - 1975
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 1,030
1956 - 2007
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 1,031
Among people born in 1945, David Sanborn ranks 285. Before 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.
1945 - 2015
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 279
1945 - 2010
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 280
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 281
1945 - 2018
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 282
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 283
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 284
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 285
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 286
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 287
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 288
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 289
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 290
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 291
Among people born in United States, David Sanborn ranks 5,007 out of 18,182. Before 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).
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 5,001
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 5,002
1980 - 2024
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 5,003
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 5,004
1915 - 1984
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 5,005
1935 - 1995
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 5,006
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 5,007
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 5,008
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 5,009
1916 - 2008
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 5,010
1931 - 1971
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 5,011
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 5,012
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 5,013
Among musicians born in United States, David Sanborn ranks 368. Before 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).
1943 - 2018
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 362
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 363
1929 - 2020
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 364
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 365
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 366
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 367
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 368
1931 - 1971
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 369
1913 - 1987
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 370
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 371
1908 - 1975
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 372
1956 - 2007
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 373
1897 - 1952
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 374