MUSICIAN

Herb Ellis

1921 - 2010

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Mitchell Herbert Ellis (August 4, 1921 – March 28, 2010) was an American jazz guitarist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herb Ellis has received more than 302,273 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Herb Ellis is the 1,580th most popular musician (down from 1,193rd in 2019), the 7,936th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,861st in 2019) and the 579th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Herb Ellis ranks 1,580 out of 3,175Before him are Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Kenny Barron, Ray Parker Jr., Brigitte Engerer, Tom DeLonge, and John Martyn. After him are Calixa Lavallée, Guru Josh, Imants Kalniņš, Dion DiMucci, Fito Páez, and Nujabes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Herb Ellis ranks 351Before him are Aldo Gordini, Cyrille Adoula, John Pritchard, Dennis Brain, Phạm Duy, and Denys de La Patellière. After him are Giorgio Scarlatti, Josef Holeček, Abdul Qadir al-Badri, Patricia Wrightson, Theodore Van Kirk, and Jimmy Giuffre. Among people deceased in 2010, Herb Ellis ranks 317Before him are Joseph Bessala, Audouin Dollfus, David Brown, Jorge González, Pavel Lednyov, and Yuri Maslyukov. After him are Ilene Woods, Pavel Kolchin, Lisa Blount, Nujabes, Jacques Swaters, and Kazimir Hnatow.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Herb Ellis ranks 7,936 out of 20,380Before him are David Malpass (1956), Eleanor Powell (1912), Dell Curry (1964), Tom DeLonge (1975), Donald Wuerl (1940), and McLean Stevenson (1927). After him are Ilene Woods (1929), Bruce M. Metzger (1914), Jeff Scott Soto (1965), Sherry Lansing (1944), Catherine Coleman (1960), and Devon Aoki (1982).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Herb Ellis ranks 579Before him are Michael Franks (1944), Skip James (1902), Peter Tork (1942), Kenny Barron (1943), Ray Parker Jr. (1954), and Tom DeLonge (1975). After him are Dion DiMucci (1939), Neal Hefti (1922), Barry McGuire (1935), Michael Anthony (1954), D. J. Fontana (1931), and Neal Schon (1954).