1928 - 2014
Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s. After playing tenor saxophone and piano at school in Connecticut, Silver got his break on piano when his trio was recruited by Stan Getz in 1950. Silver soon moved to New York City, where he developed a reputation as a composer and for his bluesy playing. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Horace Silver has received more than 797,677 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Horace Silver is the 618th most popular musician (down from 565th in 2019), the 3,234th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,965th in 2019) and the 192nd most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Horace Silver ranks 618 out of 2,662. Before him are Enrico Toselli, GG Allin, Michael Stipe, Chaka Khan, Kenny Clarke, and Robert Palmer. After him are Peter Cetera, Ric Ocasek, Robert Smith, Vladimir Sofronitsky, Frans Brüggen, and Nick Drake.
1883 - 1926
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 612
1956 - 1993
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 613
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 614
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 615
1914 - 1985
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 616
1949 - 2003
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 617
1928 - 2014
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 618
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 619
1949 - 2019
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 620
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 621
1901 - 1961
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 622
1934 - 2014
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 623
1948 - 1974
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 624
Among people born in 1928, Horace Silver ranks 197. Before him are Tom Sharpe, Howard S. Becker, Willy Mairesse, Vitaliy Masol, Line Renaud, and Orson Bean. After him are William Peter Blatty, Édouard Glissant, Tahir Salahov, Yury Yakovlev, Luigi Colani, and Dan Blocker. Among people deceased in 2014, Horace Silver ranks 132. Before him are Marie Dubois, Donatas Banionis, Cristina Deutekom, Magda Olivero, Tadeusz Różewicz, and Julian Rotter. After him are Frans Brüggen, Alice Babs, Juan Gelman, Ramón José Velásquez, U. R. Ananthamurthy, and Stanisław Mikulski.
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 191
1928 - 2023
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 192
1928 - 1969
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 193
1928 - 2018
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 194
1928 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 195
1928 - 2020
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 196
1928 - 2014
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 197
1928 - 2017
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 198
1928 - 2011
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 199
1928 - 2021
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 200
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 201
1928 - 2019
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 202
1928 - 1972
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 203
1937 - 2014
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 126
1924 - 2014
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 127
1931 - 2014
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 128
1910 - 2014
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 129
1921 - 2014
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 130
1916 - 2014
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 131
1928 - 2014
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 132
1934 - 2014
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 133
1924 - 2014
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 134
1930 - 2014
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 135
1916 - 2014
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 136
1932 - 2014
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 137
1929 - 2014
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 138
Among people born in United States, Horace Silver ranks 3,234 out of 18,182. Before him are Martin Ritt (1914), John Zerzan (1943), Warner Baxter (1889), Taylor Hackford (1944), Chuck Lorre (1952), and Del Shannon (1934). After him are Warren Weaver (1894), Seymour Martin Lipset (1922), William Peter Blatty (1928), Alvin Hansen (1887), Brenda Lee (1944), and Chris Gardner (1954).
1914 - 1990
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 3,228
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 3,229
1889 - 1951
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 3,230
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 3,231
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 3,232
1934 - 1990
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 3,233
1928 - 2014
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 3,234
1894 - 1978
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 3,235
1922 - 2006
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 3,236
1928 - 2017
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 3,237
1887 - 1975
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 3,238
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 3,239
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 3,240
Among musicians born in United States, Horace Silver ranks 192. Before him are Marty Friedman (1962), Frank Beard (1949), GG Allin (1956), Michael Stipe (1960), Chaka Khan (1953), and Kenny Clarke (1914). After him are Peter Cetera (1944), Ric Ocasek (1949), Suzanne Vega (1959), Max Roach (1924), Benny Golson (1929), and Alan Wilson (1943).
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 186
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 187
1956 - 1993
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 188
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 189
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 190
1914 - 1985
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 191
1928 - 2014
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 192
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 193
1949 - 2019
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 194
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 195
1924 - 2007
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 196
1929 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 197
1943 - 1970
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 198