MUSICIAN

Esperanza Spalding

1984 - Today

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Esperanza Emily Spalding (stylized in lowercase; born October 18, 1984) is an American bassist, singer, songwriter, and composer. Her accolades include five Grammy Awards, a Boston Music Award, a Soul Train Music Award, and two honorary doctorates: one from her alma mater Berklee College of Music and one from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Spalding began playing music professionally in her childhood, performing as a violinist in the Chamber Music Society of Oregon at age five. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Esperanza Spalding has received more than 2,363,737 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Esperanza Spalding is the 2,727th most popular musician (down from 2,446th in 2019), the 15,435th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,414th in 2019) and the 1,131st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Esperanza Spalding ranks 2,727 out of 3,175. Before her are Brain, Richard Lloyd, Alina Orlova, Pete Wentz, Imelda May, and James Murphy. After her are Trace Cyrus, Burial, Klaas, Brendon Urie, Hallucinogen, and Derek Trucks.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Esperanza Spalding ranks 467. Before her are Issam Jemâa, Kim Joon, Charles Michael Davis, Veronika Velez-Zuzulová, Taylor Cole, and Gabriel Enrique Gómez. After her are Simone Padoin, Katharine McPhee, Chris Lowell, Galina Voskoboeva, Valerie Adams, and Mimicat.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Esperanza Spalding ranks 15,435 out of 20,380. Before her are Zak Penn (1968), Sasha Calle (1995), Vera C. Bushfield (1889), John Wall (1990), Mark Patton (1959), and Terry W. Virts (1967). After her are Taryn Thomas (1983), Byron Dorgan (1942), Thomas Eagleton (1929), Ana Gasteyer (1967), Trace Cyrus (1989), and Stanley Andrews (1891).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Esperanza Spalding ranks 1,131. Before her are BT (1971), Mark Oliver Everett (1963), Brain (1963), Richard Lloyd (1951), Pete Wentz (1979), and James Murphy (1967). After her are Trace Cyrus (1989), Brendon Urie (1987), Derek Trucks (1979), James Carter (1969), Bob Mould (1960), and Ralph Stanley (1927).

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