MUSICIAN

Grover Washington Jr.

1943 - 1999

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Grover Washington Jr. (December 12, 1943 – December 17, 1999) was an American jazz-funk and soul-jazz saxophonist and Grammy Award winner. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Grover Washington Jr. has received more than 1,148,900 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Grover Washington Jr. is the 783rd most popular musician (down from 714th in 2019), the 3,967th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,695th in 2019) and the 246th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Grover Washington Jr. ranks 783 out of 3,175. Before him are Paul van Dyk, Billy Sheehan, Stephen Heller, Gary Burton, Jean-Luc Ponty, and Andi Deris. After him are Jan Johansson, Haruomi Hosono, Mick Fleetwood, Scott Walker, Allan Holdsworth, and Stewart Copeland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Grover Washington Jr. ranks 281. Before him are Ronnie Spector, Charles P. Thacker, Robert Crumb, Antal Dunai, Gary Burton, and Kirin Kiki. After him are Ramón Grosso, Ignacio Ramonet, Scott Walker, Valerie Perrine, Frederick Chiluba, and Penny Marshall. Among people deceased in 1999, Grover Washington Jr. ranks 120. Before him are Bob Peck, Ron Wyatt, Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, Kazuo Sakamaki, Fritz Fischer, and Horst Frank. After him are Mario Soldati, Flávio Costa, Reiner Klimke, Paul Sacher, Theodore Hall, and Carlos Romero.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Grover Washington Jr. ranks 3,967 out of 20,380. Before him are Marianne Williamson (1952), Frank Marshall (1946), David Wilkerson (1931), Lepke Buchalter (1897), Larry Hankin (1940), and Laurens Hammond (1895). After him are Kelly Johnson (1910), Virginia Cherrill (1908), Mae Marsh (1894), Robert Mueller (1944), Steve Cropper (1941), and Randall Collins (1941).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Grover Washington Jr. ranks 246. Before him are Chrissie Hynde (1951), Bob Seger (1945), Sam Phillips (1923), Earl Hines (1903), Billy Sheehan (1953), and Gary Burton (1943). After him are Scott Walker (1943), Stewart Copeland (1952), Krist Novoselic (1965), Marky Ramone (1952), T-Bone Walker (1910), and Todd Rundgren (1948).

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