1951 - 1987
John Francis "Jaco" Pastorius III (; December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987) was an American jazz bassist, composer, and producer. He recorded albums as a solo artist and band leader and was a member of the jazz fusion group Weather Report from 1976 to 1981. He also collaborated with numerous artists, including Pat Metheny and Joni Mitchell.His bass style was influenced by funk and employed the use of fretless bass, lyrical solos, bass chords and innovative use of harmonics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jaco Pastorius has received more than 4,289,803 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Jaco Pastorius is the 198th most popular musician (up from 246th in 2019), the 1,127th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,398th in 2019) and the 56th most popular American Musician.
Jaco Pastorius is most famous for being a jazz bassist and composer. He is also known for being the first electric bass player to utilize a five-string instrument.
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Among musicians, Jaco Pastorius ranks 198 out of 2,662. Before him are Amy Winehouse, Kitarō, Alfred Cortot, Alfred Brendel, Nikolai Rubinstein, and Gidon Kremer. After him are Violeta Parra, Rory Gallagher, Giovanni Battista Viotti, Maria João Pires, Georges Prêtre, and Joe Satriani.
1983 - 2011
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 192
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 193
1877 - 1962
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 194
1931 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 195
1835 - 1881
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 196
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 197
1951 - 1987
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 198
1917 - 1967
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 199
1948 - 1995
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 200
1755 - 1824
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 201
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 202
1924 - 2017
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 203
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 204
Among people born in 1951, Jaco Pastorius ranks 35. Before him are Gordon Brown, Kathryn Bigelow, Chris Rea, David Coverdale, Jill Biden, and Kenny Dalglish. After him are Blaise Compaoré, Chesley Sullenberger, Bertie Ahern, Salva Kiir Mayardit, Kevin Keegan, and Queen Noor of Jordan. Among people deceased in 1987, Jaco Pastorius ranks 30. Before him are Jacqueline du Pré, Lee Marvin, Joseph Campbell, Jacques Anquetil, Jean Anouilh, and Nobusuke Kishi. After him are Georg Wittig, Erskine Caldwell, André Masson, Anthony de Mello, Henry Ford II, and Douglas Sirk.
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 29
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 30
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 31
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 32
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 33
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 34
1951 - 1987
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 35
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 36
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 37
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 38
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 39
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 40
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 41
1945 - 1987
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 24
1924 - 1987
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 25
1904 - 1987
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 26
1934 - 1987
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 27
1910 - 1987
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 28
1896 - 1987
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 29
1951 - 1987
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 30
1897 - 1987
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 31
1903 - 1987
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 32
1896 - 1987
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 33
1931 - 1987
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 34
1917 - 1987
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 35
1897 - 1987
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 36
Among people born in United States, Jaco Pastorius ranks 1,127 out of 18,182. Before him are Jordan Belfort (1962), Mr. T (1952), Jeff Koons (1955), Jimmy Connors (1952), Liliʻuokalani (1838), and Robert Knepper (1959). After him are Lance Henriksen (1940), Richard Matheson (1926), Ron Jeremy (1953), Louis Ignarro (1941), Stephen Crane (1871), and James Brendan Connolly (1868).
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 1,121
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 1,122
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 1,123
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 1,124
1838 - 1917
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 1,125
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 1,126
1951 - 1987
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 1,127
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 1,128
1926 - 2013
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 1,129
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 1,130
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 1,131
1871 - 1900
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 1,132
1868 - 1957
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 1,133
Among musicians born in United States, Jaco Pastorius ranks 56. Before him are Herbie Hancock (1940), Keith Jarrett (1945), Chris Isaak (1956), Jerry Lee Lewis (1935), Alicia Keys (1981), and Muddy Waters (1913). After him are Joe Satriani (1956), Pete Seeger (1919), Snoop Dogg (1971), Lenny Kravitz (1964), Bill Haley (1925), and Duff McKagan (1964).
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
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 57
1919 - 2014
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 58
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 59
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 60
1925 - 1981
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 61
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 62