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Eric Dolphy

1928 - 1964

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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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  • 900k

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  • 52.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Eric Dolphy ranks 718 out of 2,662Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Eric Dolphy ranks 226Before 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 84Before 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.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eric Dolphy ranks 3,711 out of 18,182Before 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).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Eric Dolphy ranks 236Before 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).