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MUSICIAN

Gene Ammons

1925 - 1974

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Eugene "Jug" Ammons (April 14, 1925 – August 6, 1974), also known as "The Boss", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gene Ammons has received more than 295,402 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Gene Ammons is the 1,870th most popular musician (down from 1,678th in 2019), the 9,497th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,510th in 2019) and the 754th most popular American Musician.

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  • 300k

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  • 42.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gene Ammons ranks 1,870 out of 2,662Before him are Richard Barbieri, Graham Coxon, Kenny Garrett, Baby Dodds, Rupert Holmes, and Pau Donés. After him are Eddie Harris, Seu Jorge, Bernard Edwards, Van Dyke Parks, Terry Callier, and Clive Bunker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Gene Ammons ranks 431Before him are Fernand Decanali, Howard Baker, Nelson Demarco, Anne V. Coates, Eric Fleming, and Otto Arosemena. After him are Slater Martin, Johnny Mandel, Martin David Kruskal, Ossi Reichert, Kurt Lundquist, and Margaret Oakley Dayhoff. Among people deceased in 1974, Gene Ammons ranks 211Before him are Leon Shamroy, V. K. Krishna Menon, Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, Angelo Zorzi, Giovanni D'Anzi, and Gösta Lilliehöök. After him are Tex Ritter, Léon Rosenfeld, Giuseppe Moro, Ralph Bishop, Gaston Mercier, and Zeffiro Furiassi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gene Ammons ranks 9,497 out of 18,182Before him are Dan White (1946), Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795), Terry Branstad (1946), Clu Gulager (1928), James Daly (1918), and Gillian Flynn (1971). After him are C. I. Lewis (1883), Juliet Landau (1965), Marc Blucas (1972), Torrey DeVitto (1984), Moira Kelly (1968), and Eddie Harris (1934).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Gene Ammons ranks 754Before him are Alison Krauss (1971), David Gates (1940), Victor Wooten (1964), Roy Estrada (1943), Kenny Garrett (1960), and Baby Dodds (1898). After him are Eddie Harris (1934), Bernard Edwards (1952), Van Dyke Parks (1943), Terry Callier (1945), Josh Homme (1973), and RZA (1969).