MUSICIAN

Jimi Hendrix

1942 - 1970

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James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, songwriter and singer. He is widely regarded as the greatest guitarist in the history of popular music and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music." Born in Seattle, Washington, Hendrix began playing guitar at age 15. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimi Hendrix has received more than 30,408,732 page views. His biography is available in 108 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 106 in 2019). Jimi Hendrix is the 12th most popular musician (down from 9th in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from United States (down from 86th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Musician.

Jimi Hendrix is most famous for his song "Purple Haze" and his guitar playing.

Memorability Metrics

  • 30M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 75.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 108

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jimi Hendrix ranks 12 out of 3,175. Before him are Niccolò Paganini, John Lennon, Clara Schumann, Louis Armstrong, Bob Dylan, and Elton John. After him are Madonna, George Harrison, Leonard Cohen, Jeff Beck, Władysław Szpilman, and Arcangelo Corelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Jimi Hendrix ranks 12. Before him are Stephen Hawking, Aretha Franklin, Amitabh Bachchan, Eusébio, Hu Jintao, and Harrison Ford. After him are Ratko Mladić, Scatman John, Ehud Barak, Dino Zoff, Isabel Allende, and Peter Handke. Among people deceased in 1970, Jimi Hendrix ranks 8. Before him are Janis Joplin, Bertrand Russell, Gamal Abdel Nasser, António de Oliveira Salazar, Erich Maria Remarque, and Abraham Maslow. After him are Yukio Mishima, Max Born, Sukarno, Alexander Kerensky, Mark Rothko, and Nelly Sachs.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimi Hendrix ranks 105 out of 20,380. Before him are Bob Dylan (1941), Crazy Horse (1840), Lyndon B. Johnson (1908), Frank Sinatra (1915), Nicolas Cage (1964), and Vin Diesel (1967). After him are Jim Morrison (1943), John Dewey (1859), Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929), Debbie Reynolds (1932), John Forbes Nash Jr. (1928), and Joan Baez (1941).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jimi Hendrix ranks 4. Before him are Michael Jackson (1958), Louis Armstrong (1901), and Bob Dylan (1941). After him are Madonna (1958), Ray Charles (1930), Scatman John (1942), Frank Zappa (1940), Brian Wilson (1942), Chuck Berry (1926), Ronnie James Dio (1942), and Miles Davis (1926).

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