MUSICIAN

Fats Waller

1904 - 1943

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Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, and singer. His innovations in the Harlem stride style laid much of the basis for modern jazz piano. A widely popular star in the jazz and swing eras, he toured internationally, achieving critical and commercial success in the United States and Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fats Waller has received more than 2,086,061 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Fats Waller is the 954th most popular musician (down from 760th in 2019), the 4,651st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,848th in 2019) and the 311th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Fats Waller ranks 954 out of 3,175. Before him are Joey Jordison, Daevid Allen, Nani Bregvadze, D'arcy Wretzky, Ian McDonald, and Al Jardine. After him are Dan Balan, Mantovani, Sean Paul, Sammy Hagar, Scott Travis, and Amy Lee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Fats Waller ranks 176. Before him are Xenophon Zolotas, Dmitri Ivanenko, Abraham Alikhanov, Vlado Perlemuter, Bogdan Kobulov, and Robert Montgomery. After him are John Farrow, Vladimir Kokkinaki, Nancy Mitford, Alexander Gerschenkron, Mykola Bazhan, and Andrew Marton. Among people deceased in 1943, Fats Waller ranks 133. Before him are Curt Haase, Henner Henkel, Rutka Laskier, Harry Baur, Tōson Shimazaki, and Richard Sears. After him are Anita Augspurg, Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin, Kočo Racin, A. Merritt, Dora Gerson, and Kristjan Raud.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Fats Waller ranks 4,651 out of 20,380. Before him are Olivia Wilde (1984), Norman Holter (1914), Evelyne Hall (1909), Al Jardine (1942), Emmy Rossum (1986), and Louis Leon Thurstone (1887). After him are Lewis Terman (1877), Nathaniel Palmer (1799), Ellsworth Kelly (1923), Richard Carpenter (1946), Miriam Hopkins (1902), and Carol Kane (1952).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Fats Waller ranks 311. Before him are Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829), Tommy Aldridge (1950), Carmine Appice (1946), Joey Jordison (1975), D'arcy Wretzky (1968), and Al Jardine (1942). After him are Sammy Hagar (1947), Scott Travis (1961), Amy Lee (1981), Barney Kessel (1923), Dimebag Darrell (1966), and Matisyahu (1979).

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