MUSICIAN

George Shearing

1919 - 2011

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Sir George Albert Shearing (13 August 1919 – 14 February 2011) was a British jazz pianist who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for Discovery Records, MGM Records and Capitol Records. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Shearing has received more than 527,520 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). George Shearing is the 941st most popular musician (down from 849th in 2019), the 2,565th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,399th in 2019) and the 158th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 530k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, George Shearing ranks 941 out of 3,175. Before him are James Galway, Tommy Aldridge, Sabicas, Carmine Appice, Johnny Clegg, and Mordechai Gebirtig. After him are Bernie Marsden, Suga, Simon Phillips, Holger Czukay, Zoltán Kocsis, and Adolf Busch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, George Shearing ranks 173. Before him are Mohammad Yunus Khalis, Pál Losonczi, Tatyana Baramzina, Rocky Graziano, Angelo Felici, and John Ljunggren. After him are Hans Hass, Gayatri Devi, Arthur Cronquist, Gert Fredriksson, François Bordes, and Gilles Andriamahazo. Among people deceased in 2011, George Shearing ranks 199. Before him are Imre Makovecz, Kurt Nielsen, Jacques Fatton, Otakar Vávra, Max van der Stoel, and Attilio Pavesi. After him are Virgilio Noè, José Alencar, Juan Arza, Erhard Loretan, Shammi Kapoor, and Sargent Shriver.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Shearing ranks 2,565 out of 8,785. Before him are Freddie Highmore (1992), Robert Liston (1794), Æthelfrith (600), Graham Hancock (1950), Johnny Clegg (1953), and Ben Miller (1966). After him are Banastre Tarleton (1754), Jonathan Edwards (1966), T. H. Marshall (1893), Bernie Marsden (1951), Bryan Robson (1957), and I. A. Richards (1893).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, George Shearing ranks 158. Before him are Würzel (1949), Mick Ronson (1946), Carl Cox (1962), Simon Le Bon (1958), James Galway (1939), and Johnny Clegg (1953). After him are Bernie Marsden (1951), Simon Phillips (1957), Ian McDonald (1946), Phil Manzanera (1951), Simon Wright (1963), and Phil Campbell (1961).

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