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Jimmy Cobb

1929 - 2020

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Wilbur James "Jimmy" Cobb (January 20, 1929 – May 24, 2020) was an American jazz drummer. He was part of Miles Davis's First Great Sextet. At the time of his death, he had been the Sextet's last surviving member for nearly thirty years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimmy Cobb has received more than 445,118 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmy Cobb is the 1,251st most popular musician (down from 1,015th in 2019), the 6,153rd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,966th in 2019) and the 440th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 450k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jimmy Cobb ranks 1,251 out of 3,175. Before him are Bart Berman, Timbaland, Manu Katché, Mike Bloomfield, Shawn Crahan, and Roy Haynes. After him are Ralph Siegel, Thomas Quasthoff, Red Garland, Jack Nitzsche, Graham Gouldman, and 3T.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Jimmy Cobb ranks 340. Before him are Jeremy Thorpe, Sebastian Koto Khoarai, Germain Derycke, Karin Lindberg, Princess Alix of Luxembourg, and Birgitta Trotzig. After him are Zbigniew Messner, John Hejduk, Avet Terterian, Elizabeth Roemer, Naima Akef, and David Doyle. Among people deceased in 2020, Jimmy Cobb ranks 374. Before him are Inna Makarova, Murad Wilfried Hofmann, Allen Garfield, Tom Lister Jr., John Baldessari, and Karin Lindberg. After him are John Lewis, Vatroslav Mimica, John Ericson, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Germà Colón, and Belaid Abdessalam.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmy Cobb ranks 6,153 out of 20,380. Before him are Talisa Soto (1967), John Cregan (1878), Amiri Baraka (1934), Michael Beck (1949), Johnny Hayes (1886), and Philip Bailey (1951). After him are Graham Allison (1940), Hector Dyer (1910), Shane Black (1961), Jon Stewart (1962), Amanda Righetti (1983), and John Lewis (1940).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jimmy Cobb ranks 440. Before him are Michael Sembello (1954), Chico Hamilton (1921), Timbaland (1972), Mike Bloomfield (1943), Shawn Crahan (1969), and Roy Haynes (1925). After him are Red Garland (1923), Jack Nitzsche (1937), Jason Becker (1969), Jimmy Reed (1925), Gene Pitney (1940), and Lee Ritenour (1952).

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