1951 - 1987
John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III (; December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987) was an American jazz bassist who was a member of Weather Report from 1976 to 1981. He worked with Pat Metheny and Joni Mitchell, and recorded albums as a solo artist and band leader. His bass playing employed funk, lyrical solos, bass chords, and innovative harmonics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jaco Pastorius has received more than 2,712,401 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Jaco Pastorius is the 246th most popular musician (up from 288th in 2019), the 1,399th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,528th in 2019) and the 69th 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 246 out of 2,675. Before him are Roger Daltrey, Abdel Halim Hafez, Franz Berwald, Lars Ulrich, Alan Parsons, and Scott McKenzie. After him are Lenny Kravitz, Dolores O'Riordan, Mike Portnoy, Snoop Dogg, Sidney Bechet, and José Feliciano.
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 240
1929 - 1977
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 241
1796 - 1868
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 242
1963 - Present
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 243
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 244
1939 - 2012
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 245
1951 - 1987
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 246
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 247
1971 - 2018
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 248
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 249
1971 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 250
1897 - 1959
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 251
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 252
Among people born in 1951, Jaco Pastorius ranks 39. Before him are Traian Băsescu, Chesley Sullenberger, Chris Rea, Rob Halford, Roberto Durán, and Arturo Pérez-Reverte. After him are Olivia Hussey, Salva Kiir Mayardit, Mark Harmon, Jean-Claude Duvalier, René van de Kerkhof, and Johnny Rep. Among people deceased in 1987, Jaco Pastorius ranks 36. Before him are Georg Wittig, Nobusuke Kishi, James Baldwin, Peter Tosh, Yasuo Haruyama, and André Masson. After him are Liberace, Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover, Bob Fosse, Alistair MacLean, Henry Ford II, and Buddy Rich.
1951 - Present
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 33
1951 - Present
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 34
1951 - Present
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 35
1951 - Present
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 36
1951 - Present
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 37
1951 - Present
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 38
1951 - 1987
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 39
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 40
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 41
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 42
1951 - 2014
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 43
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 44
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 45
1897 - 1987
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 30
1896 - 1987
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 31
1924 - 1987
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 32
1944 - 1987
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 33
1906 - 1987
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 34
1896 - 1987
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 35
1951 - 1987
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 36
1919 - 1987
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 37
1914 - 1987
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 38
1927 - 1987
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 39
1922 - 1987
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 40
1917 - 1987
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 41
1917 - 1987
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 42
Among people born in United States, Jaco Pastorius ranks 1,399 out of 15,968. Before him are Scott McKenzie (1939), Gene Sharp (1928), Vera Wang (1949), Ben Gazzara (1930), Elias James Corey (1928), and Bernard Baruch (1870). After him are Robert Patrick (1958), Edward Snowden (1983), Ansel Adams (1902), Lenny Kravitz (1964), David O. Selznick (1902), and Dan Simmons (1948).
1939 - 2012
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 1,393
1928 - 2018
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 1,394
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,395
1930 - 2012
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,396
1928 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,397
1870 - 1965
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,398
1951 - 1987
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,399
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,400
1983 - Present
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,401
1902 - 1984
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 1,402
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 1,403
1902 - 1965
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 1,404
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 1,405
Among musicians born in United States, Jaco Pastorius ranks 69. Before him are Art Blakey (1919), Count Basie (1904), Duff McKagan (1964), Paul Stanley (1952), Marilyn Manson (1969), and Scott McKenzie (1939). After him are Lenny Kravitz (1964), Mike Portnoy (1967), Snoop Dogg (1971), Sidney Bechet (1897), Liberace (1919), and Kirk Hammett (1962).
1919 - 1990
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 63
1904 - 1984
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 64
1964 - Present
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 65
1952 - Present
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 66
1969 - Present
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 67
1939 - 2012
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 68
1951 - 1987
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 69
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 70
1967 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 71
1971 - Present
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 72
1897 - 1959
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 73
1919 - 1987
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 74
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 75