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James P. Johnson

1894 - 1955

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James Price Johnson (February 1, 1894 – November 17, 1955) was an American pianist and composer. A pioneer of stride piano, he was one of the most important pianists in the early era of recording, and like Jelly Roll Morton, one of the key figures in the evolution of ragtime into what was eventually called jazz. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James P. Johnson has received more than 374,655 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). James P. Johnson is the 1,615th most popular musician (down from 1,540th in 2019), the 8,110th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,688th in 2019) and the 592nd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 370k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, James P. Johnson ranks 1,615 out of 3,175. Before him are Memphis Minnie, Daphne Oram, Daniel Viglietti, Alex Acuña, Mehdi Hassan, and Stefan Olsdal. After him are Steve Hillage, Mike Patton, Kyle Eastwood, Gilby Clarke, Jimmy Giuffre, and John Foxx.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, James P. Johnson ranks 223. Before him are Harry Cobby, Pelageya Shajn, Paul Costello, Paul Peter Meouchi, Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson, and Arthur Freed. After him are Abram Room, Oliver Leese, Ben Nicholson, Agnes von Krusenstjerna, Francisco Pagazaurtundúa, and ZaSu Pitts. Among people deceased in 1955, James P. Johnson ranks 141. Before him are Harry Cobby, Martha Norelius, Alexei Ivanovich Abrikosov, Constance Collier, José Antonio Remón Cantera, and Edwin Barclay. After him are Giuseppe Domenichelli, Matthew Henson, Anna Ostroumova-Lebedeva, Dimitrios Maximos, William C. deMille, and Aleksei Dikiy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James P. Johnson ranks 8,110 out of 20,380. Before him are Yvonne Rainer (1934), Martin Cruz Smith (1942), Elisabeth Moore (1876), Ty Hardin (1930), Carla Laemmle (1909), and The Fabulous Moolah (1923). After him are Ferde Grofé (1892), Laurel Clark (1961), Mary Brian (1906), Theodore Van Kirk (1921), Wilbur Ross (1937), and Donald Gibb (1954).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, James P. Johnson ranks 592. Before him are Lyle Mays (1953), Derek Sherinian (1966), Johnny Dodds (1892), Larry Williams (1935), Johnny Mandel (1925), and Memphis Minnie (1897). After him are Mike Patton (1968), Kyle Eastwood (1968), Gilby Clarke (1962), Jimmy Giuffre (1921), Daryl Stuermer (1952), and Mike Mills (1958).

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