MUSICIAN
Herbie Hancock
1940 - Today
Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herbie Hancock has received more than 5,354,974 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia. Herbie Hancock is the 210th most popular musician (down from 172nd in 2019), the 1,193rd most popular biography from United States (down from 997th in 2019) and the 55th most popular American Musician.
Herbie Hancock is most famous for being a jazz pianist and composer.
Memorability Metrics
5.4M
Page Views (PV)
61.50
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
51
Languages Editions (L)
4.08
Effective Languages (L*)
4.76
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Herbie Hancock ranks 210 out of 3,175. Before him are Stan Getz, Gidon Kremer, Clara Haskil, Ken Hensley, Violeta Parra, and Joe Jackson. After him are Stuart Sutcliffe, Lenny Kravitz, Snoop Dogg, Mike Portnoy, Dave Brubeck, and Izzy Stradlin.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsStan Getz
1927 - 1991
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 204
Gidon Kremer
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 205
Clara Haskil
1895 - 1960
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 206
Ken Hensley
1945 - 2020
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 207
Violeta Parra
1917 - 1967
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 208
Joe Jackson
1928 - 2018
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 209
Herbie Hancock
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 210
Stuart Sutcliffe
1940 - 1962
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 211
Lenny Kravitz
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 212
Snoop Dogg
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 213
Mike Portnoy
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 214
Dave Brubeck
1920 - 2012
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 215
Izzy Stradlin
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 216
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Herbie Hancock ranks 82. Before him are Lance Henriksen, Gudrun Ensslin, Milena Dravić, Ira von Fürstenberg, Tom Jones, and Marlène Jobert. After him are Stuart Sutcliffe, Toshihide Maskawa, George Akerlof, Robin Cook, Dionne Warwick, and Ali Hassan Salameh.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsLance Henriksen
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 76
Gudrun Ensslin
EXTREMIST
1940 - 1977
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 77
Milena Dravić
ACTOR
1940 - 2018
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 78
Ira von Fürstenberg
MODEL
1940 - 2024
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 79
Tom Jones
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 80
Marlène Jobert
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 81
Herbie Hancock
MUSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 82
Stuart Sutcliffe
MUSICIAN
1940 - 1962
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 83
Toshihide Maskawa
PHYSICIST
1940 - 2021
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 84
George Akerlof
ECONOMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 85
Robin Cook
PHYSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 86
Dionne Warwick
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 87
Ali Hassan Salameh
POLITICIAN
1940 - 1979
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 88
In United States
Among people born in United States, Herbie Hancock ranks 1,193 out of 20,380. Before him are Solomon R. Guggenheim (1861), Sissy Spacek (1949), George Papandreou (1952), George Stinney (1929), Edward Emerson Barnard (1857), and Edmund Kemper (1948). After him are Dwayne Johnson (1972), Little Richard (1932), Butch Cassidy (1866), Marshall Rosenberg (1934), Sam Shepard (1943), and John Denver (1943).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsSolomon R. Guggenheim
BUSINESSPERSON
1861 - 1949
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 1,187
Sissy Spacek
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 1,188
George Papandreou
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 1,189
George Stinney
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 1944
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 1,190
Edward Emerson Barnard
ASTRONOMER
1857 - 1923
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 1,191
Edmund Kemper
EXTREMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 1,192
Herbie Hancock
MUSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 1,193
Dwayne Johnson
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 1,194
Little Richard
SINGER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 1,195
Butch Cassidy
EXTREMIST
1866 - 1908
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 1,196
Marshall Rosenberg
WRITER
1934 - 2015
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 1,197
Sam Shepard
WRITER
1943 - 2017
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 1,198
John Denver
SINGER
1943 - 1997
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 1,199
Among MUSICIANS In United States
Among musicians born in United States, Herbie Hancock ranks 55. Before him are Muddy Waters (1913), Alicia Keys (1981), Ike Turner (1931), Willie Nelson (1933), Stan Getz (1927), and Joe Jackson (1928). After him are Lenny Kravitz (1964), Snoop Dogg (1971), Mike Portnoy (1967), Dave Brubeck (1920), Izzy Stradlin (1962), and Lady Gaga (1986).
Muddy Waters
1913 - 1983
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 49
Alicia Keys
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 50
Ike Turner
1931 - 2007
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 51
Willie Nelson
1933 - Present
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 52
Stan Getz
1927 - 1991
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 53
Joe Jackson
1928 - 2018
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 54
Herbie Hancock
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 55
Lenny Kravitz
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 56
Snoop Dogg
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 57
Mike Portnoy
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 58
Dave Brubeck
1920 - 2012
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 59
Izzy Stradlin
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 60
Lady Gaga
1986 - Present
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 61