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Hank Jones

1918 - 2010

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Henry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hank Jones has received more than 378,964 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Hank Jones is the 1,023rd most popular musician (down from 861st in 2019), the 4,960th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,285th in 2019) and the 338th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 380k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Hank Jones ranks 1,023 out of 3,175. Before him are Boris Grebenshchikov, Gene Clark, Jack DeJohnette, John McVie, Larry Carlton, and Billie Joe Armstrong. After him are André Cluytens, Eddy Mitchell, Sonny Stitt, Andrew Latimer, André Navarra, and Zakk Wylde.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Hank Jones ranks 170. Before him are Hermann Zapf, Pyotr Masherov, Venetia Burney, Helen Stephens, Meir Vilner, and Ted Post. After him are Gottfried von Einem, Max Merkel, Antonio Janigro, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Kumar Pallana, and Jeff Chandler. Among people deceased in 2010, Hank Jones ranks 207. Before him are Jimmy Gardner, Simon MacCorkindale, Zelda Rubinstein, Hans Ørberg, Valentina Tolkunova, and Daniel Bensaïd. After him are Mohammed Mzali, Marcel Domingo, Gheorghe Apostol, Tewhida Ben Sheikh, Otmar Suitner, and Marina Semyonova.

Others Born in 1918

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hank Jones ranks 4,960 out of 20,380. Before him are Alice Hamilton (1869), Ann Wilson (1950), Mathew Brady (1822), Rockmond Dunbar (1974), Marianne Moore (1887), and Eric Bogosian (1953). After him are William D. Leahy (1875), Henry Russell (1904), Tracy Pollan (1960), Leontyne Price (1927), Charles Yerkes (1837), and Richard Speck (1941).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Hank Jones ranks 338. Before him are John Lewis (1920), Lennie Tristano (1919), Gene Clark (1944), Jack DeJohnette (1942), Larry Carlton (1948), and Billie Joe Armstrong (1972). After him are Sonny Stitt (1924), Zakk Wylde (1967), Cecil Taylor (1929), Don Felder (1947), Tony Williams (1945), and Charlie Mariano (1923).

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