1940 - Today
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 4,859,349 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Herbie Hancock is the 170th most popular musician (down from 143rd in 2019), the 997th most popular biography from United States (down from 833rd in 2019) and the 50th most popular American Musician.
Herbie Hancock is most famous for being a jazz pianist and composer.
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Among musicians, Herbie Hancock ranks 170 out of 2,662. Before him are Anton Diabelli, Dave Brubeck, Björk, Cyndi Lauper, Brian Eno, and Willie Nelson. After him are Joni Mitchell, Nam June Paik, Gilberto Gil, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Keith Jarrett, and Wilhelm Kempff.
1781 - 1858
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 164
1920 - 2012
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 165
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 166
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 167
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 168
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 169
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 170
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 171
1932 - 2006
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 172
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 173
1813 - 1888
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 174
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 175
1895 - 1991
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 176
Among people born in 1940, Herbie Hancock ranks 67. Before him are Al Jarreau, Shahnaz Pahlavi, Mina, Jacques Rancière, Paolo Borsellino, and Annie Ernaux. After him are Dennis Tito, Roberto Cavalli, Abdurrahman Wahid, Burt Young, Fatema Mernissi, and Bruce Chatwin.
1940 - 2017
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 61
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 62
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 63
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 64
1940 - 1992
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 65
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 66
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 67
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 68
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 69
1940 - 2009
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 70
1940 - 2023
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 71
1940 - 2015
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 72
1940 - 1989
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 73
Among people born in United States, Herbie Hancock ranks 997 out of 18,182. Before him are Cyndi Lauper (1953), Richard Thaler (1945), Vera Rubin (1928), Elliott Gould (1938), Richard Dreyfuss (1947), and Willie Nelson (1933). After him are George E. Smith (1930), Frank B. Kellogg (1856), Madam C. J. Walker (1867), Kobe Bryant (1978), Jim Belushi (1954), and Walter Lippmann (1889).
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 991
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 992
1928 - 2016
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 993
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 994
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 995
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 996
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 997
1930 - Present
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 998
1856 - 1937
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 999
1867 - 1919
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 1,000
1978 - 2020
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 1,001
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 1,002
1889 - 1974
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 1,003
Among musicians born in United States, Herbie Hancock ranks 50. Before him are Thelonious Monk (1917), Stan Getz (1927), Don Cherry (1936), Dave Brubeck (1920), Cyndi Lauper (1953), and Willie Nelson (1933). After him are Keith Jarrett (1945), Chris Isaak (1956), Jerry Lee Lewis (1935), Alicia Keys (1981), Muddy Waters (1913), and Jaco Pastorius (1951).
1917 - 1982
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 44
1927 - 1991
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 45
1936 - 1995
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 46
1920 - 2012
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 47
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 48
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 49
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 50
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 51
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 52
1935 - 2022
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 53
1981 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 54
1913 - 1983
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 55
1951 - 1987
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 56