1928 - 1964
Eric Allan Dolphy Jr. (June 20, 1928 – June 29, 1964) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist and bandleader. Primarily an alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist, and flautist, Dolphy was one of several multi-instrumentalists to gain prominence during the same era. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric Dolphy has received more than 900,482 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Eric Dolphy is the 718th most popular musician (down from 681st in 2019), the 3,711th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,462nd in 2019) and the 236th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Eric Dolphy ranks 718 out of 2,662. Before him are Trevor Horn, Nicolas de Grigny, Âşık Veysel, Giovanni Sgambati, Grover Washington Jr., and Zino Francescatti. After him are Jean-Baptiste Arban, Alan Price, Euronymous, Allan Holdsworth, Hermeto Pascoal, and Jim Hall.
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 712
1672 - 1703
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 713
1894 - 1973
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 714
1841 - 1914
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 715
1943 - 1999
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 716
1902 - 1991
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 717
1928 - 1964
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 718
1825 - 1889
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 719
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 720
1968 - 1993
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 721
1946 - 2017
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 722
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 723
1930 - 2013
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 724
Among people born in 1928, Eric Dolphy ranks 226. Before him are Franciszek Pieczka, Eugenio Monti, Peter Hans Kolvenbach, Ethel Kennedy, Hubert Selby Jr., and Nils Christie. After him are Helen Frankenthaler, Shulamit Aloni, Robert Brout, Amata Kabua, Maynard Ferguson, and Bengt Gustavsson. Among people deceased in 1964, Eric Dolphy ranks 84. Before him are Otto Schniewind, Sofoklis Venizelos, Guillermo Subiabre, Joseph Marx, Jean Ray, and Ebbe Schwartz. After him are Khawaja Nazimuddin, Dmitry Dmitrievich Maksutov, Abbās al-Aqqād, Francisco Canaro, Aloïse Corbaz, and Carel Godin de Beaufort.
1928 - 2022
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 220
1928 - 2003
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 221
1928 - 2016
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 222
1928 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 223
1928 - 2004
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 224
1928 - 2015
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 225
1928 - 1964
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 226
1928 - 2011
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 227
1928 - 2014
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 228
1928 - 2011
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 229
1928 - 1996
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 230
1928 - 2006
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 231
1928 - 2017
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 232
1887 - 1964
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 78
1894 - 1964
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 79
1903 - 1964
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 80
1882 - 1964
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 81
1887 - 1964
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 82
1901 - 1964
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 83
1928 - 1964
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 84
1894 - 1964
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 85
1896 - 1964
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 86
1889 - 1964
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 87
1888 - 1964
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 88
1886 - 1964
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 89
1934 - 1964
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 90
Among people born in United States, Eric Dolphy ranks 3,711 out of 18,182. Before him are Grover Washington Jr. (1943), Ansel Adams (1902), Paula Abdul (1962), Lois Smith (1930), James M. Gavin (1907), and Russ Tamblyn (1934). After him are Scott Carpenter (1925), Richard Thomas (1951), John Astin (1930), James Gunn (1966), Leontyne Price (1927), and Eric Allin Cornell (1961).
1943 - 1999
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 3,705
1902 - 1984
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 3,706
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 3,707
1930 - Present
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 3,708
1907 - 1990
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 3,709
1934 - Present
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 3,710
1928 - 1964
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 3,711
1925 - 2013
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 3,712
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 3,713
1930 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 3,714
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 3,715
1927 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 3,716
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 3,717
Among musicians born in United States, Eric Dolphy ranks 236. Before him are Steven Van Zandt (1950), Chrissie Hynde (1951), Rufus Wainwright (1973), Elmore James (1918), Stewart Copeland (1952), and Grover Washington Jr. (1943). After him are Jim Hall (1930), Eric Singer (1958), James Burton (1939), Ron McGovney (1962), Charlie Christian (1916), and Charlie Haden (1937).
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 230
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 231
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 232
1918 - 1963
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 233
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 234
1943 - 1999
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 235
1928 - 1964
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 236
1930 - 2013
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 237
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 238
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 239
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 240
1916 - 1942
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 241
1937 - 2014
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 242