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 304,218 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Gene Ammons is the 1,907th most popular musician (down from 1,863rd in 2019), the 9,710th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,476th in 2019) and the 744th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gene Ammons ranks 1,907 out of 3,175. Before him are Mr. Oizo, Chick Webb, Brad Wilk, Igor Presnyakov, Cherie Currie, and Jeff Healey. After him are Neil Innes, Les Brown, Lucky Dube, Alison Sudol, Jonas Berggren, and Rupert Holmes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Gene Ammons ranks 460. Before him are Atilio López, Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher, Otto Arosemena, Antonio Spallino, Axel Schandorff, and Joan Leslie. After him are Janet Rowley, Heinz Ulzheimer, Ravindra Kelekar, Václav Machek, Betty McKinnon, and Doc Pomus. Among people deceased in 1974, Gene Ammons ranks 233. Before him are Guy Simonds, Richard Lawrence, Leon Shamroy, Dušan Marković, Eduard Kainberger, and Nina Agadzhanova. After him are Tex Ritter, Charles Rosher, Maturino Blanchet, Harry Ricardo, Enrico Rivolta, and V. K. Krishna Menon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gene Ammons ranks 9,710 out of 20,380. Before him are Roger Allers (1949), Alfred Lunt (1892), John Nelson (1791), Nia Long (1970), Lester Bird (1938), and Edward Stevens (1932). After him are Les Brown (1912), Johnny Moss (1907), Mary L. Good (1931), Lawrence Tibbett (1896), Lola Glaudini (1971), and Faran Tahir (1963).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Gene Ammons ranks 744. Before him are Jimmy Van Heusen (1913), Albert Ammons (1907), Jimmie Vaughan (1951), Chick Webb (1905), Brad Wilk (1968), and Cherie Currie (1959). After him are Les Brown (1912), Alison Sudol (1984), Michael Landau (1958), Reginald Arvizu (1969), Jack White (1975), and Tom Harrell (1946).

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