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Jan Garbarek

1947 - Today

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Jan Garbarek (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈjɑːn ɡɑɾˈbɑ̀ːɾək]) (born 4 March 1947) is a Norwegian jazz saxophonist, who is also active in classical music and world music. Garbarek was born in Mysen, Østfold, southeastern Norway, the only child of a former Polish prisoner of war, Czesław Garbarek, and a Norwegian farmer's daughter. He grew up in Oslo, stateless until the age of seven, as there was no automatic grant of citizenship in Norway at the time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan Garbarek has received more than 432,140 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Garbarek is the 357th most popular musician (down from 323rd in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Norway (up from 86th in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 430k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jan Garbarek ranks 357 out of 2,662Before him are Liberace, Florian Schneider, Farid al-Atrash, Gregor Piatigorsky, Domenico Alberti, and Leonardo De Lorenzo. After him are David Crosby, Agustín Barrios, Peter Criss, Leopold Godowsky, John Entwistle, and Mick Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Jan Garbarek ranks 109Before him are Marc Bolan, Saskia Sassen, David Byron, Florian Schneider, Princess Christina of the Netherlands, and Hou Hsiao-hsien. After him are Jean-Yves Le Drian, Ted Danson, Lucas Papademos, Haji Mohammad Chamkani, Gérard Houllier, and Muhyiddin Yassin.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Jan Garbarek ranks 79 out of 927Before him are Sigurd the Crusader (1090), Johan Svendsen (1840), Magnus IV of Norway (1115), Anders Behring Breivik (1979), Arne Næss (1912), and Herbjørg Wassmo (1942). After him are Stein Rokkan (1921), Eiríkr Hákonarson (957), Magnus, Duke of Saxony (1042), Christian Michelsen (1857), Otto Sverdrup (1854), and Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway (1973).

Among MUSICIANS In Norway

Among musicians born in Norway, Jan Garbarek ranks 1After him are Varg Vikernes (1973), Ole Bull (1810), Euronymous (1968), John Norum (1964), Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847), Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (1961), Magne Furuholmen (1962), Ketil Bjørnstad (1952), Rolf Løvland (1955), Jan Axel Blomberg (1969), and Terje Rypdal (1947).