1897 - 1952
James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson (December 18, 1897 – December 29, 1952) was an American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, important in the development of big band jazz and swing music. He was one of the most prolific black musical arrangers and, along with Duke Ellington, is considered one of the most influential arrangers and bandleaders in jazz history. Henderson's influence was vast. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fletcher Henderson has received more than 519,341 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Fletcher Henderson is the 1,033rd most popular musician (down from 929th in 2019), the 5,056th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,597th in 2019) and the 374th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Fletcher Henderson ranks 1,033 out of 2,662. Before him are Woody Herman, Ivan Lins, Matisyahu, Louis Jordan, Mark St. John, and S. D. Burman. After him are Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński, Alex Van Halen, Charlie Mariano, Mike Bloomfield, Patti Scialfa, and Julius Klengel.
1913 - 1987
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 1,027
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 1,028
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 1,029
1908 - 1975
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 1,030
1956 - 2007
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 1,031
1906 - 1975
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 1,032
1897 - 1952
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 1,033
1807 - 1867
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 1,034
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 1,035
1923 - 2009
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 1,036
1943 - 1981
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 1,037
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 1,038
1859 - 1933
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 1,039
Among people born in 1897, Fletcher Henderson ranks 184. Before him are Henry Cowell, André Marie, Isabelino Gradín, Jimmie Rodgers, Moe Howard, and Higinio Morínigo. After him are Harald Sæverud, Ardito Desio, George Murdock, Janaki Ammal, Zhou Fohai, and Johannes Winkler. Among people deceased in 1952, Fletcher Henderson ranks 105. Before him are David Bergelson, Arturo Rawson, Alberto Hurtado, John Garfield, Petros Persakis, and Gino Fano. After him are Sergey Merkurov, Vladimir Albitsky, Solomon Lozovsky, Yitzhak Sadeh, Artur Kapp, and Itzik Feffer.
1897 - 1965
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 178
1897 - 1974
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 179
1897 - 1944
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 180
1897 - 1933
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 181
1897 - 1975
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 182
1897 - 1983
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 183
1897 - 1952
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 184
1897 - 1992
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 185
1897 - 2001
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 186
1897 - 1985
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 187
1897 - 1984
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 188
1897 - 1948
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 189
1897 - 1947
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 190
1884 - 1952
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 99
1885 - 1952
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 100
1901 - 1952
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 101
1913 - 1952
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 102
1879 - 1952
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 103
1871 - 1952
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 104
1897 - 1952
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 105
1881 - 1952
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 106
1891 - 1952
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 107
1876 - 1952
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 108
1890 - 1952
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 109
1878 - 1952
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 110
1900 - 1952
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 111
Among people born in United States, Fletcher Henderson ranks 5,056 out of 18,182. Before him are Michael Harner (1929), Marsha Mason (1942), Richard Petty (1937), C. J. Cherryh (1942), V. C. Andrews (1923), and Gina Carano (1982). After him are Zooey Deschanel (1980), Jon Hamm (1971), Julia Grant (1826), Dorothy Gish (1898), Arthur Cronquist (1919), and Gene Haas (1952).
1929 - 2018
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 5,050
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 5,051
1937 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 5,052
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 5,053
1923 - 1986
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 5,054
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 5,055
1897 - 1952
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 5,056
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 5,057
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 5,058
1826 - 1902
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 5,059
1898 - 1968
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 5,060
1919 - 1992
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 5,061
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 5,062
Among musicians born in United States, Fletcher Henderson ranks 374. Before him are David Sanborn (1945), Wynton Kelly (1931), Woody Herman (1913), Matisyahu (1979), Louis Jordan (1908), and Mark St. John (1956). After him are Charlie Mariano (1923), Mike Bloomfield (1943), Patti Scialfa (1953), Buddy Bolden (1877), Tony Williams (1945), and Billy Cox (1939).
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 368
1931 - 1971
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 369
1913 - 1987
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 370
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 371
1908 - 1975
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 372
1956 - 2007
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 373
1897 - 1952
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 374
1923 - 2009
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 375
1943 - 1981
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 376
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 377
1877 - 1931
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 378
1945 - 1997
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 379
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 380