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Hubert Sumlin

1931 - 2011

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Hubert Charles Sumlin (November 16, 1931 – December 4, 2011) was a Chicago blues guitarist and singer, best known for his "wrenched, shattering bursts of notes, sudden cliff-hanger silences and daring rhythmic suspensions" as a member of Howlin' Wolf's band. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hubert Sumlin has received more than 344,659 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Hubert Sumlin is the 1,432nd most popular musician (up from 1,459th in 2019), the 7,189th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,318th in 2019) and the 513th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Hubert Sumlin ranks 1,432 out of 3,175. Before him are Mick Thomson, Karel Halíř, Laurent Voulzy, Georg Kulenkampff, Timothy B. Schmit, and Christian Zacharias. After him are Bob Daisley, Slim Harpo, Francesco De Gregori, Nat Adderley, Janis Ian, and Luther Allison.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Hubert Sumlin ranks 399. Before him are Nadezhda Konyayeva, Regis Philbin, Larry Lieber, Jerry Van Dyke, Václav Hovorka, and Jaime Ramírez. After him are Nat Adderley, Sonny Clark, Norberto Boggio, Kiki Dimoula, Oleg Goncharenko, and Shuhrat Abbosov. Among people deceased in 2011, Hubert Sumlin ranks 321. Before him are Jack LaLanne, Jan van Beveren, Joanna Russ, Iván Menczel, Marie Ljalková, and Frances Bay. After him are Lewis Binford, Annie Easley, Robert Lamoureux, Henri Chammartin, Walter Breuning, and Sergo Kotrikadze.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hubert Sumlin ranks 7,189 out of 20,380. Before him are John Geiger (1873), Piper Perabo (1976), Steve Forbes (1947), Susan Anspach (1942), Leslie Uggams (1943), and Stoya (1986). After him are Jeane Dixon (1904), Meredith Baxter (1947), Alfred G. Knudson (1922), Phoebe Cates (1963), Miles Teller (1987), and Alison Arngrim (1962).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Hubert Sumlin ranks 513. Before him are Craig Jones (1972), Vinny Appice (1957), Steve Aoki (1977), Dizzy Reed (1963), Mick Thomson (1973), and Timothy B. Schmit (1947). After him are Slim Harpo (1924), Nat Adderley (1931), Janis Ian (1951), Luther Allison (1939), Sonny Clark (1931), and Diamanda Galás (1955).

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