1904 - 1944
Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 – disappeared December 15, 1944) was an American big band trombonist, arranger, composer, and bandleader in the Swing era. He was the best-selling recording artist from 1939 to 1942, leading one of the best-known big bands. Miller's recordings include "In the Mood", "Moonlight Serenade", "Pennsylvania 6-5000", "Chattanooga Choo Choo", "A String of Pearls", "At Last", "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo", "American Patrol", "Tuxedo Junction", "Elmer's Tune", "Little Brown Jug", and "Anvil Chorus". In just four years, Miller scored 16 number-one records and 69 top-10 hits—more than Elvis Presley (40 top 10s) and the Beatles (33 top 10s) did in their careers.In 1942, Miller volunteered to join the U.S. military to entertain troops during World War II, ending up with the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Glenn Miller has received more than 3,973,516 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Glenn Miller is the 104th most popular musician (down from 59th in 2019), the 656th most popular biography from United States (down from 335th in 2019) and the 29th most popular American Musician.
Glenn Miller is most famous for his hit song, "In the Mood." He was a big band leader and arranger who led the Glenn Miller Orchestra. He was also a composer, and he wrote many popular songs including "Moonlight Serenade" and "Chattanooga Choo Choo." He was a pioneer in the development of the sound of the big band and in the use of arrangements.
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Among musicians, Glenn Miller ranks 104 out of 2,675. Before him are Hans von Bülow, Mike Oldfield, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Buddy Holly, Gheorghe Zamfir, and Paul Mauriat. After him are Andrés Segovia, John Bonham, Alice Cooper, Barry Gibb, Amir Khusrow, and Fernando Sor.
1830 - 1894
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 98
1953 - Present
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 99
1644 - 1704
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 100
1936 - 1959
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 101
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 102
1925 - 2006
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 103
1904 - 1944
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 104
1893 - 1987
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 105
1948 - 1980
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 106
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 107
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 108
1253 - 1325
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 109
1778 - 1839
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 110
Among people born in 1904, Glenn Miller ranks 26. Before him are Harry Martinson, John Hicks, Wendell Meredith Stanley, Gregory Bateson, Hans Albert Einstein, and Joan Crawford. After him are Odilo Globočnik, Hans Morgenthau, Ernst Mayr, Dmitry Kabalevsky, Willem de Kooning, and Witold Gombrowicz. Among people deceased in 1944, Glenn Miller ranks 33. Before him are Milena Jesenská, Florence Foster Jenkins, Friedrich Olbricht, Louis Renault, Aristide Maillol, and Wang Jingwei. After him are Henning von Tresckow, Nikolai Vatutin, Erich Hoepner, Giovanni Gentile, Bertha Benz, and Max Jacob.
1904 - 1978
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 20
1904 - 1989
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 21
1904 - 1971
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 22
1904 - 1980
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 23
1904 - 1973
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 24
1904 - 1977
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 25
1904 - 1944
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 26
1904 - 1945
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 27
1904 - 1980
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 28
1904 - 2005
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 29
1904 - 1986
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 30
1904 - 1997
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 31
1904 - 1969
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 32
1896 - 1944
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 27
1868 - 1944
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 28
1888 - 1944
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 29
1877 - 1944
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 30
1861 - 1944
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 31
1883 - 1944
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 32
1904 - 1944
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 33
1901 - 1944
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 34
1901 - 1944
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 35
1886 - 1944
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 36
1875 - 1944
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 37
1849 - 1944
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 38
1876 - 1944
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 39
Among people born in United States, Glenn Miller ranks 656 out of 15,968. Before him are Monica Lewinsky (1973), John Glenn (1921), John Malkovich (1953), Sidney Lumet (1924), Joan Crawford (1904), and Michael Bloomberg (1942). After him are Magic Johnson (1959), Walter Matthau (1920), Irving Langmuir (1881), Asaph Hall (1829), Larry Hagman (1931), and John Lee Hooker (1917).
1973 - Present
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 650
1921 - 2016
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 651
1953 - Present
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 652
1924 - 2011
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 653
1904 - 1977
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 654
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 655
1904 - 1944
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 656
1959 - Present
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 657
1920 - 2000
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 658
1881 - 1957
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 659
1829 - 1907
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 660
1931 - 2012
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 661
1917 - 2001
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 662
Among musicians born in United States, Glenn Miller ranks 29. Before him are Cliff Burton (1962), Yehudi Menuhin (1916), Nat King Cole (1919), Lou Reed (1942), Benny Goodman (1909), and Buddy Holly (1936). After him are Alice Cooper (1948), Ritchie Valens (1941), Bill Evans (1929), Don Shirley (1927), Ray Manzarek (1939), and Lady Gaga (1986).
1962 - 1986
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 23
1916 - 1999
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 24
1919 - 1965
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 25
1942 - 2013
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 26
1909 - 1986
HPI: 73.91
Rank: 27
1936 - 1959
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 28
1904 - 1944
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 29
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 30
1941 - 1959
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 31
1929 - 1980
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 32
1927 - 2013
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 33
1939 - 2013
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 34
1986 - Present
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 35