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Gerald Wilson

1918 - 2014

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Gerald Stanley Wilson (September 4, 1918 – September 8, 2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, big band bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator. Born in Mississippi, he was based in Los Angeles from the early 1940s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerald Wilson has received more than 181,788 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Gerald Wilson is the 2,411th most popular musician (down from 2,162nd in 2019), the 13,048th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,334th in 2019) and the 994th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gerald Wilson ranks 2,411 out of 3,175. Before him are Cindy Blackman Santana, DJ Shadow, Nocturno Culto, Naushad, Madonna Wayne Gacy, and Patricia Kopatchinskaja. After him are Rick Savage, David Axelrod, Zico, TheFatRat, Terry Balsamo, and Gene Hoglan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Gerald Wilson ranks 332. Before him are Allenby Chilton, Walt Faulkner, Otis Bowen, Fedor Samokhin, Roberta Cowell, and Arnold Stang. After him are Bobby Troup, Fred Wacker, Bill Talbert, Helen Wagner, Milt Schmidt, and Henry M. Morris. Among people deceased in 2014, Gerald Wilson ranks 526. Before him are Bobby Collins, Kathleen Ollerenshaw, K. Balachander, Philippe Mahut, Paul Horn, and Daisuke Oku. After him are Robert Ashley, Reyhaneh Jabbari, Sandy Jardine, Bob Houbregs, Krzysztof Krauze, and Mary Ann Mobley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gerald Wilson ranks 13,048 out of 20,380. Before him are Estes Kefauver (1903), Rachel Brosnahan (1990), Domonique Simone (1971), Joanne Chory (1955), Carol Bartz (1948), and Jonathan Tucker (1982). After him are Conrad Janis (1928), August Wilson (1945), Cynthia Gibb (1963), James S. Voss (1949), Robert Ashley (1930), and Chris Zylka (1985).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Gerald Wilson ranks 994. Before him are Jeff Baxter (1948), Josh White (1914), Bob Ludwig (1945), Cindy Blackman Santana (1959), DJ Shadow (1972), and Madonna Wayne Gacy (1964). After him are David Axelrod (1931), Terry Balsamo (1972), Gene Hoglan (1967), Bobby Hackett (1915), Mike Inez (1966), and Jerry Harrison (1949).

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