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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 1,070,169 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Grover Washington Jr. is the 716th most popular musician (up from 804th in 2019), the 3,705th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,046th in 2019) and the 235th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Grover Washington Jr. ranks 716 out of 2,662. Before him are Jean-Luc Ponty, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Trevor Horn, Nicolas de Grigny, Âşık Veysel, and Giovanni Sgambati. After him are Zino Francescatti, Eric Dolphy, Jean-Baptiste Arban, Alan Price, Euronymous, and Allan Holdsworth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Grover Washington Jr. ranks 245. Before him are Osamu Dezaki, Surayud Chulanont, Jack Nance, Albert Pintat, Ma'ruf Amin, and Andrew Yeom Soo-jung. After him are Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, Maurice Bishop, Don Simpson, Christine McVie, Bjørn Wirkola, and Nasr Abu Zayd. Among people deceased in 1999, Grover Washington Jr. ranks 105. Before him are Ron Wyatt, Morris West, Sylvia Sidney, Fritz Fischer, Carlos Romero, and Vazgen Sargsyan. After him are Reiner Klimke, Horst Frank, Oswaldo Guayasamín, Ri Jong-ok, Hendrick Chin A Sen, and Karekin I.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Grover Washington Jr. ranks 3,705 out of 18,182. Before him are Katherine Jackson (1930), Ann Miller (1923), John Milius (1944), Jennifer Morrison (1979), Vince Neil (1961), and James A. Michener (1907). After him are Ansel Adams (1902), Paula Abdul (1962), Lois Smith (1930), James M. Gavin (1907), Russ Tamblyn (1934), and Eric Dolphy (1928).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Grover Washington Jr. ranks 235. Before him are John Petrucci (1967), Steven Van Zandt (1950), Chrissie Hynde (1951), Rufus Wainwright (1973), Elmore James (1918), and Stewart Copeland (1952). After him are Eric Dolphy (1928), Jim Hall (1930), Eric Singer (1958), James Burton (1939), Ron McGovney (1962), and Charlie Christian (1916).

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