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Earl Wild

1915 - 2010

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Earl Wild (November 26, 1915 – January 23, 2010) was an American pianist known for his transcriptions of jazz and classical music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Earl Wild has received more than 253,922 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Earl Wild is the 1,780th most popular musician (down from 1,566th in 2019), the 9,006th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,823rd in 2019) and the 677th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Earl Wild ranks 1,780 out of 3,175. Before him are Clarence White, Cal Tjader, Boris Brejcha, A. R. Rahman, Andraé Crouch, and Dave Edmunds. After him are Laurent Garnier, Mel Tormé, Tomoyasu Hotei, Ray Evans, Brian Downey, and Joe South.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Earl Wild ranks 242. Before him are Anita Lizana, Heinz Körvers, Georgy Tovstonogov, José Antonio Rodríguez, John Dobson, and Ramón Piñeiro López. After him are Ray Evans, Bruno Boni, Hellmuth Marx, Hanka Bielicka, Godfrey Brown, and Mady Rahl. Among people deceased in 2010, Earl Wild ranks 357. Before him are Marie Osborne Yeats, Antonio Ozores, Michael Foot, Bohumil Němeček, John Shepherd-Barron, and Yuri Chesnokov. After him are Dorothy Janis, Zbigniew Gut, Pyotr Demichev, James MacArthur, Manuel Alexandre, and Bill Erwin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Earl Wild ranks 9,006 out of 20,380. Before him are James Fifer (1930), John C. Malone (1941), Lloyd Ruby (1928), King Curtis (1934), Shane West (1978), and Mae Questel (1908). After him are William Varley (1880), Sheree North (1932), Richard DeVos (1926), Brad Friedel (1971), Logan Lerman (1992), and Loren Murchison (1898).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Earl Wild ranks 677. Before him are Charles Lloyd (1938), Gary Holt (1964), Big Walter Horton (1921), Clarence White (1944), Cal Tjader (1925), and Andraé Crouch (1942). After him are Mel Tormé (1925), Ray Evans (1915), Joe South (1940), Elizabeth Cotten (1893), Chris Hillman (1944), and Ray Bryant (1931).

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